Today in Combining the Awesome
Batman and Game Winning Grand Slams
oldtimefamilybaseball:
In honor of the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises a mere three hours away, please enjoy the greatest baseball game ever played featuring Justice League International squaring off against the Legion of Doom.
This video has it all. It’s got:
- Spandex
- Bad calls from umpires
- Intentional walks
- Bunting
- Performance-enhancing robotics, quite similar to what Bartolo Colon used on his shoulder
- Inspirational speeches
Say what you will about Christopher Nolan, but even his artistic vision didn’t manage to squeeze in this uplifting scene:
Side note, had Nolan wanted to include a baseball scene instead of a (shudder) football one, he would have had plenty of teams to choose from. As passed along by Matt Johnson of Des Moine’s comics-and-coffee shop, Cup O Kryptonite, here are the baseball teams in the DC Universe:
- The Gotham Griffins - NL
- Metropolis Meteors - NL
- Midway City Chiefs - NL
- Star City Rockets - NL
- Metropolis Monarchs - AL
- Gotham Knights - AL
- Coast City Angels - AL
- Central City Stars - AL
Even stranger, the Minnesota Twins are also part of that list, making Booster Gold’s appearance at the Metrodome in continuity. Comics and baseball, everybody!
