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1) The Rookie
Pub. Date
2002
Description
When a shoulder injury ended his minor league pitching career twelve years ago, Jim Morris resorted to the next best thing: coaching. But Jim's team, knowing their coach is a great ball player, makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, they want Jim to try out for a major-league organization. Going from worst to first, the team makes it to state, and Jim is forced to live up to his end of the deal.
Description
Morris Buttermaker is an alcoholic pest removal worker and for a very short period of time a former professional baseball player, is recruited to coach and train a failing baseball team. All of these twelve-year-olds have been thrown out of the league. After losing every game they have played in so far, the kids force the coach to straighten up and teach them how to win before the season is over.
Author
Pub. Date
1990
Description
Danny Glover plays the frustrated coach of the California Angels, a ragtag team of major-league misfits who are down on their luck. Things begin to look up when 11 year-old Roger, their biggest fan, starts giving the coach winning tips from a real live angel named Al. Alsostars Tony Danza, Brenda Fricker , Ben Johnson and Christopher Lloyd. 103 min.
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