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 as Jimmy Morris
Rachel Griffiths as Lorri Morris
Jay Hernandez as Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
Beth Grant as Olline
Angus T. Jones as Hunter Morris
Brian Cox as Jim Morris Sr.
Rick Gonzalez as Rudy Bonilla
Chad Lindberg as Joe David West
Angelo Spizzirri as Joel De La Garza
Royce D. Applegate as Henry
Russell Richardson as Brooks
Raynor Scheine as Frank
Chris Sheffield as Catcher
Brandon Smith as Orlando Manager
Trevor Morgan as Young Jimmy
David Blackwell as Cal
Blue Deckert as Baseball Scout Dave Patterson
Danny Kamin as Durham Manager Mac
Rebecca Spicher as Jessica
Raymond Rivera as Ray - Janitor
Marco Sanchez as Sanchez
Cynthia Dorn as Esther
Robert Lewis as Steve Dearborn
Seth Spiker as Tryout Catcher
Beau Holden as Orlando Heckler
Cam Banfield as Jimmy's Brother
Barbie Burke as Female Student
Carlos A. Gonzalez as David
Kyle Scott Jackson as Baseball Scout
Bert Beatson as Player with Headphones
Anthony Moore as Kenny Justin
Brian Shoop as Durham PR Director
Mark Ciardi as Tim Stewart
Willie Dirden as Locker Room Attendant
Chuck Morgan as Texas Rangers PA Announcer
Eric Nadel as Texas Rangers Radio Announcer
Richard Dillard as Devil Rays Manager
James Fletcher as Devil Rays Pitching Coach
John Wayne Shafer as Reporter #1
Charles Sanders as Reporter #2
Randall Wallace as Texas Oilman
Tim Jackson as High School Umpire
John Williams as Orland Umpire #1
Jim Morris as Orlando Umpire #2
J.D. Evermore as Relief Pitcher #1
Mark Robert Ellis as Relief Pitcher #2
Julio Cesar Cedillo as Relief Pitcher #3
Lindsay Cady as Baseball Fan
Deborah Abbott as Baseball Fan
Patty Allieri as Baseball Fan
Johnny Bartee as Baseball Fan
Jason Bohn as Baseball Fan
Fred Bothwell as Little League Dad
Matthew Brown as Baseball Fan
Royce Clayton as Self
Peter Cornwell as Baseball Fan
Rhett Ashley Crosby as Tampa Bay Devil Ray
Lisa Del Dotto as Baseball Fan
Gareth B. DePutron as Baseball Fan
Mark Falvo as Reporter
Archie Fields as Baseball Fan
Charles Gibson as Self
Ryan Hancock as High School 3rd Baseman
Jade Hanley as Baseball Fan
John C. Hogwood as Baseball Fan
Michael S. Koenig as Texas Ranger Baseball Player
Nora J. Moore as Customer
Dan Murphy as Baseball Fan
Ray L. Perez as Townsperson
Jess Price as Rangers 3rd Baseman Tim Holden
George Renteria as Baseball Fan
Robert Rosado as Anthony Morgan
Bobby Shue as Baseball Fan
Brent Smiga as Hippie Fan
Gary Teague as Baseball Fan
Aaron Wells as Student
Christine Wolf as Restaurant Patron
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