Effectively Wild Episode 1518: The Field of Dreams Debate

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller revisit Sam’s tradition of viewing the beloved and despised 1989 film Field of Dreams on the eve of Opening Day (or in this case, what would have been Opening Day) and examine how their perceptions of the movie have evolved, what makes Field of Dreams the most divisive baseball movie, the many aspects of the movie that make little sense, and its redeeming qualities. Audio intro: James Horner, "The Place Where Dreams Come True" Audio outro: James Horner, "End Credits" Link to Ebert’s Field of Dreams review Link to Goldman on Field of Dreams Link to Calcaterra on Field of Dreams Link to Posnanski on Field of Dreams Link to Offerman on Field of Dreams Link to research on the legend of Shoeless Joe Link to research on Jackson’s attempted reinstatement Link to research on Black Sox batting Link to research on Weaver’s case Link to Emma Span article Link to order The MVP Machine  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Effectively Wild Wiki  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source