In the movie, Jim Morris was called up at the same time as a player identified as "Brooks". Was this a real player or Hollywood drama?
2007-02-20 06:44:04 · 10 answers · asked by Lewis 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Everyone else seems to be focused on Morris, rather than Brooks.
Morris got called up to the Devil Rays on September 19, 1999. There was no player named Brooks with the Rays that year. If it was intended to be a real character, Steve Cox is the only guy it could be: he's the only position player that made his debut with Tampa Bay that month. (If I remember correctly, Brooks wasn't a pitcher; if he was, there is nobody on the Rays that it could have been.)
2007-02-20 08:44:27 · answer #1 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Movie The Rookie
2016-12-15 18:23:42 · answer #2 · answered by defranco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twelve years prior to the setting of the movie, Jimmy Morris (played by Dennis Quaid) injured his shoulder, putting an end to his Minor League Baseball career as a pitcher. After that, he became a chemistry teacher, head baseball coach, and assistant football coach at a Texas high school. In an attempt to motivate and encourage his currently struggling high school team, he makes a deal with his players: if the team reaches the district playoffs, he will try out for Major League Baseball.
The team performs well, makes it to the playoffs, forcing Jimmy to meet his end of the bargain. When he does, the professional scouts discover his ability to throw the ball at 98 miles per hour, a feat that less than ten professional baseball players at the time could accomplish. This ability gives him the opportunity to play professional baseball and he signs on with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He then is assigned to the Durham Bulls, but is later called up to the Major Leagues.
James Morris spent two seasons with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, as a relief pitcher. He pitched 15 innings in 21 games, with an earned run average of 4.80.
2007-02-20 07:36:45 · answer #3 · answered by D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Rookie is about the real life story of Jimmy Morris.
2007-02-20 08:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by modeledge 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jim Morris Baseball Player
2016-09-29 22:21:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True Story!
2007-02-21 03:29:19 · answer #6 · answered by Christina A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was a true life story.
2007-02-20 06:47:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, they said that the character is an actual person. I love that movie...one of my favortie baseball movies...http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/therookie.php
2007-02-20 08:13:57 · answer #8 · answered by *<i:o) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
true life story
2007-02-20 07:49:33 · answer #9 · answered by notredame57909 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
true story
2007-02-23 17:05:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋