07 Feb 1963
This Sporting Life
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
The Rookie
Sometimes dreams come back to life.
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.
Top Billed Cast
Dennis Quaid Jimmy Morris
Rachel Griffiths Lorri Morris
Jay Hernandez Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
Beth Grant Olline
Angus T. Jones Hunter Morris
Brian Cox Jim Morris Sr.
Rick Gonzalez Rudy Bonilla
Chad Lindberg Joe David West
Angelo Spizzirri Joel De La Garza
Royce D. Applegate Henry
Russell Richardson Brooks
Raynor Scheine Frank
Chris Sheffield Catcher
Brandon Smith Orlando Manager
Trevor Morgan Young Jimmy
David Blackwell Cal
Blue Deckert Baseball Scout Dave Patterson
Danny Kamin Durham Manager Mac
Rebecca Spicher Jessica
Raymond Rivera Ray - Janitor
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