The Rookie

The Rookie by John Lee Hancock

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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.

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Cast

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid as Jimmy Morris

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths as Lorri Morris

Jay Hernandez

Jay Hernandez as Joaquin 'Wack' Campos

Beth Grant

Beth Grant as Olline

Angus T. Jones

Angus T. Jones as Hunter Morris

Brian Cox

Brian Cox as Jim Morris Sr.

Rick Gonzalez

Rick Gonzalez as Rudy Bonilla

Chad Lindberg

Chad Lindberg as Joe David West

Angelo Spizzirri

Angelo Spizzirri as Joel De La Garza

Royce D. Applegate

Royce D. Applegate as Henry

Russell Richardson

Russell Richardson as Brooks

Raynor Scheine

Raynor Scheine as Frank

Chris Sheffield

Chris Sheffield as Catcher

Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith as Orlando Manager

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