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Appreciating sports' underappreciated people, places, things...Notre Dame games … which we do. 'Eight Men Out' When people list the greatest baseball movies, they usually pick Bull Durham, The Natural and Field of Dreams, and for good reason. They're must-sees. But there's never enough love for John... In this article: Brett Favre, Dodger Stadium, Florida State League, Black Sox Scandal, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr, Hank Stram, Steve Kerr, and Michael Jordan |
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UFC | November 13, 2009
Randy Couture Fighting like its The First Time
...with fans who will be seeing UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture fight on British shores for the first time, and like DiMaggio, you can expect 'The Natural' will be giving each and every one of them his best. "I just always try to go out the...
In this article: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Joe DiMaggio, Tim Sylvia, Brandon Vera, Randy Couture, UFC 105, UFC 102, and Zuffa, LLC
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L.A. Times - The Envelope - Ultimate Awards Site | November 05, 2009
Globes vs. Oscars: Who's got the better host?
...Achievement Award on Feb. 27. This five-time Oscar nominee could not be more deserving. His Oscar noms came for "The Right Stuff," "The Natural," "Fly Away Home," "The Patriot" and "The Passion Of The Christ," For my money he should have won...
In this article: Oscar, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, Ricky Gervais, Jeff Bridges, Henry Selick, Colin Firth, Lymelife, and Bruce Cohen
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Bleacher Report | November 05, 2009
The Drought Is Over: Hideki Matsui Fuels Yankees' 27th Championship
...missed the mark, instead firing 89 right down the pipe. Matsui, holding an eerily clean white bat similar to that of Roy Hobbs in The Natural, swung powerfully. The ball rocketed off the sweet spot, right on the barrel, and shot off towards...
In this article: Pedro Martinez, New York Yankees, Mariano Rivera, World Series, Charlie Manuel, Philadelphia Phillies, Shane Victorino, Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, and Mark Teixeira
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L.A. Times - The Envelope - Ultimate Awards Site | November 02, 2009
Caleb Deschanel to receive ASC Lifetime Achievement Award
...directorial debut, "The Escape Artist," in 1982. Deschanel received Oscar nominations for his work on "The Right Stuff," "The Natural," Fly Away Home," "The Patriot" and "The Passion of the Christ"; his most recent efforts include...
In this article: Caleb Deschanel, American Society of Cinematographers, Oscar, Zeitgeist, Stanley Cortez, Vittorio Storaro, Gordon Willis, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
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The Hollywood Reporter | November 02, 2009
Caleb Deschanel set for ASC award
...at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Century City. Deschanel has earned Oscar nominations for his work on "The Right Stuff," "The Natural," "Fly Away Home," "The Patriot" and "The Passion of the Christ." He most recently worked on...
In this article: Caleb Deschanel, Oscar, Nick Cassavetes, Fly Away Home, The Passion of the Christ, and The Patriot
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MTV.com | October 29, 2009
Yankees Vs. Phillies In The World Series? Give Me The Best Fictional Baseball Teams In Movie History!
...some of the great fictional baseball teams in movie history to forget about this season. Here are my picks: The New York Knights in "The Natural": Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) coulda been the greatest there ever was until a silver bullet to...
In this article: Richard Pryor, World Series, Phillies, Yankees, Marty McFly, Bulls, The Rachel Zoe Project, DVD, and George Costanza
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NBC | October 27, 2009
The World Series of Politics
...-- something he never did during the Bush years. Is it possible that Barack Obama really is "The One" (not to be confused with "The Natural")? Does the Republican Yankee fan silently thank the Fates that there is a Democrat president...
In this article: Yankees, World Series, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, White House, George Steinbrenner, Alex Rodriguez, Philadelphia Phillies, and Republican Party
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Boston Herald | October 27, 2009
Fans' rooting interest more than anti-Yankees
...better-known as the player who in 1949 was shot in the chest by an obsessed female fan, an event that was woven into the plot of "The Natural" by writer Bernard Malamud. Waitkus, who received the Bronze Star in World War II, is buried in the...
In this article: Phillies, Red Sox, Yankees, Jed Lowrie, World Series, Jon Lester, Red Sox, Eddie Waitkus, Charlie Manuel, and Pedro Martinez
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New York Post | October 27, 2009
Despite sweep, Phillies played
...hit .311. The first baseman was Eddie Waitkus, better known as the model for Roy Hobbs in Bernard Malamud's essential baseball novel "The Natural," who hit a solid .284 a year after he was shot in the chest in a Chicago hotel room by an...
In this article: Phillies, Yankees, Jim Konstanty, Curt Simmons, Richie Ashburn, Dick Sisler, Casey Stengel, Vic Raschi, and Allie Reynolds
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The Daily Barometer | October 04, 2009
Special Collections receives The Natural
...also donated two other Malamud books, a signed copy of "Magic Barrel" and a copy of the first paperback edition of "The Natural." "The Natural" was on Sport's Illustrated's list of 100 greatest sports books at number 24 in 2002, and is...
In this article: Bernard Malamud, Corvallis, Literature, IP Address, Time Magazine, Oregon State College, and The Mills
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The Natural is a 1952 novel about baseball written by Bernard Malamud. The book follows Roy Hobbs, a baseball prodigy whose career is sidetracked when he is shot by a sociopathic serial killer. Most of the story concerns itself with his attempts to return to baseball later in life, when he plays for the fictional New York Knights with his legendary bat 'Wonderboy'. Based upon the bizarre shooting incident and subsequent comeback of Philadelphia Phillies player Eddie Waitkus, the story of Roy Hobbs takes some poetic license and embellishes what was truly a strange, but memorable account of a career lost too soon.
It has been alternately suggested that the shooting incident might have been inspired by Chicago Cubs shortstop Billy Jurges, who was shot by a showgirl with whom he was romantically linked.
A film adaptation of The Natural starring Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs was released in 1984.
- Name:
- The Natural
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Genre:
- Novel
- Written By:
- Bernard Malamud
- Published By:
- Harcourt Brace and Company
- ISBN:
- 9780380506095
- Media Type:
- Print (Hardback & Paperback)
- Language:
- English
- Published Date:
- 1952
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