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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.
as Jimmy Morris
as Lorri Morris
as Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
as Olline
as Hunter Morris
as Jim Morris Sr.
as Rudy Bonilla
as Joe David West
as Joel De La Garza
as Henry
as Brooks
as Frank
as Catcher
as Orlando Manager
as Young Jimmy
as Cal
as Baseball Scout Dave Patterson
as Durham Manager Mac
as Jessica
as Ray - Janitor
as Sanchez
as Esther
as Steve Dearborn
as Tryout Catcher
as Orlando Heckler
as Jimmy's Brother
as Female Student
as David
as Baseball Scout
as Player with Headphones
as Kenny Justin
as Durham PR Director
as Tim Stewart
as Locker Room Attendant
as Texas Rangers PA Announcer
as Texas Rangers Radio Announcer
as Devil Rays Manager
as Devil Rays Pitching Coach
as Reporter #1
as Reporter #2
as Texas Oilman
as High School Umpire
as Orland Umpire #1
as Orlando Umpire #2
as Relief Pitcher #1
as Relief Pitcher #2
as Relief Pitcher #3
as Baseball Fan
as Baseball Fan
as Baseball Fan
as Baseball Fan
as Baseball Fan
as Little League Dad
as Baseball Fan
as Self
as Baseball Fan
as Tampa Bay Devil Ray
as Baseball Fan
as Baseball Fan
as Reporter
as Baseball Fan
as Self
as High School 3rd Baseman
as Baseball Fan
as Baseball Fan
as Texas Ranger Baseball Player
as Customer
as Baseball Fan
as Townsperson
as Rangers 3rd Baseman Tim Holden
as Baseball Fan
as Anthony Morgan
as Baseball Fan
as Hippie Fan
as Baseball Fan
as Student
as Restaurant Patron
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