Mets Movie Of The Week
Last week's off the field events had a movie-of-the-week feel. Surely ABC Family, the Hallmark Channel, or Lifetime could throw together a 2 hour dramatization of the Bernazard-Minaya-Rubin saga. Some title possibilities:
- The Pen Is Mightier
- Rubin Crosses The Rubicon
- Funnyball
- Spanglish
Next up is casting. These types of TV movies generally don't attract the highest quality acting talent, but we'll conveniently disregard that. Some possibilities, with my choice listed first:
Omar Minaya - Benicio Del Toro, Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Edward James Olmos
Tony Bernazard - Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo, Daniel Sunjata, Danny Trejo
Adam Rubin - Seth MacFarlane, Mark Ruffalo, Kyle Chandler, Andy Samberg
Jerry Manuel - Morgan Freeman, Don Cheadle, Kenan Thompson, Spike Lee
Fred Wilpon - Donald Sutherland, Ed Harris, Richard Dreyfuss, John Terry
Jeff Wilpon - Kiefer Sutherland, Bill Paxton, Bill Pullman, Matthew Fox
My favorite casting choice is the father and son Sutherland team as the Wilpons. A separate movie or television show detailing the Fred-Jeff relationship might be necessary. Think Sanford and Son or Christian and Jack Shephard. Benicio as Omar was the toughest decision, but I think he would really throw himself into the role and nail it. Downey Jr. is a close second. MacFarlane, of "Family Guy" fame, does not have much live action acting experience but he would bring some humor to the Rubin character. Bratt has a history playing tough guys, first on "Law & Order" and on the current show "The Cleaner".
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Morgan Freeman playing Jerry
would make it nearly impossible for me to hate him.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
by squid92 on Aug 6, 2009 1:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Love love love Freeman as an actor but...
He did some weird thing like get together with his 20-something step-granddaughter. Creepy.
by DannyMetsGeek on Aug 6, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My choice for Freddy Coupons

"If I ever decide to do a book, I've already got the title...The bases were loaded and so was I."
-Jim Fregosi
by Schmidtxc on Aug 6, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jeff...sorry
"If I ever decide to do a book, I've already got the title...The bases were loaded and so was I."
-Jim Fregosi
by Schmidtxc on Aug 6, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff chillin with Omar...

"If I ever decide to do a book, I've already got the title...The bases were loaded and so was I."
-Jim Fregosi
by Schmidtxc on Aug 6, 2009 1:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kenan as Jerry Manuel?!?!?
Wouldn’t Kenan have to drop like 100 lbs for that role?
Also, Adam Rubin and Seth MacFarlane have to be related, they look so much alike. Almost like Omar Epps and Steeler coach Mike Tomlin.
Just know, if there's ever a riot at Citi Field and Oliver Perez was the starter, I started the riot.
by meigs1414 on Aug 6, 2009 1:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Awesome idea
but I think this would work best as a low-budg, cheesy ESPN movie, like the Bob Knight one or the Yankee one. A couple of other acting suggestions:
Bernazard: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000849/ (this guy can play a psycho)
Minaya: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689237/ (you may remember this guy as the landlord in a Seinfeld episode).
by David G on Aug 6, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is fantastic....
The Sutherlands playing the Wilpons was particularly inspired.
by DannyMetsGeek on Aug 6, 2009 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Danny Trejo as Tony B
would be awesome. He could rip off his shirt and throw machetes at B-Mets.
by dtro on Aug 6, 2009 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hugh laurie
wait, he’s an effective doctor
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
by firejerrynow on Aug 6, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've got to ask you about the penis mightier
Because I’ve ordered devices like that before, wasted quite a pretty penny, I don’t mind telling you. And if this penis mightier of yours really works, I’ll order a dozen!
by JoshNY on Aug 6, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That reminds me of one of the greatest Daily News headlines ever!
Yankees New Pen Is Out Of Control
Of course in the print edition the headline ran across two pages. The first three words were on one page and the last three on the other. They were separated only by the page break which wasn’t quite big enough.
BTW: Let’s go Sharks? Did Brashear send you over the edge too?
by Reg Dunlop on Aug 6, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, Brashear did it
And I’ve got some reasons to pick the Sharks instead until the Rangers are off my shit list
by JoshNY on Aug 6, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was either "The Pen Is Mightier"
or “Buck Futter” for the title suggestions.
by James Kannengieser on Aug 6, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You need a female role
I think there is a rule that Meridith Baxter or Tori Spelling has to be in one of these movies
by Reg Dunlop on Aug 6, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
mrs benson could play herself
otherwise imperative to cast Mrs Lima as Adam Rubin’s love interest
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Aug 7, 2009 2:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome
Simply awesome putting this together. funny as hell.
by dyhrdmet on Aug 6, 2009 7:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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