There’s a really good chance we did this exact blog post last year too.
Major League Baseball’s Field of Dreams game is back for a second year, though it’s taking 2023 off due to construction according to Frank Thomas, who evidently owns the complex (I learned a lot of things in the last two minutes). How should they replace it? Ideas:
Bad News Bears Game
Another great baseball movie? Bad News Bears (at least the original, can’t remember whether I liked the reboot or not, I was twelve when I watched it). Make a replica of that field, but on a Major League scale. And get WWE refs to be the umpires. And make Carlos Correa’s team play in it and let one of them bodyslam him.
Dock Ellis Game
Doesn’t matter where you play this one, just make everybody playing in it, watching it, officiating it, etc. drop LSD before the first pitch. “Count of three” kind of thing. And get a sober Jason Benetti and a sober-or-high-I-don’t-think-it-matters Bill Walton to do the TV broadcast.
Baseball on an Aircraft Carrier
Ever heard of the troops?
This is something that hasn’t worked very well for college basketball, and I can’t imagine it would work much better for baseball. In fact, I bet it’s worse. But we have to try.
Cooperstown Game
Obviously. This one might actually be happening. Feels like it’s in the works.
Arena Baseball
Play inside a really small park sometime, by which I mean a really small dome, by which I mean The Kennel at Gonzaga. Just see what happens if you cram a baseball field in there. Make minor leaguers do the pitching so no one loses arbitration money.
Baseball on Ice?
Ok this is probably a bad idea, actually. Baseball’s a summer sport.
Baseball on Pikes Peak
Here we go. Pikes Peak is tall. Not a lot of atmosphere, so the ball will sail. Also, you can drive up there so they can bring trucks with all the pieces of the ballpark (I assume).
Negro Leagues Game
This one is hopefully actually in the works. Six Negro Leagues ballparks evidently still exist. It’s a layup, MLB. Take it. Make it.
