walt disney the rookie be base on the story of jim morris and a former minor league picher who make one of the most amazing comeback in sport history and end an almost 10 year retirement and make his major league debut in 1999 at the age of 35. the film open with a brief synopsis of morris childhood and which include a series of re location his father be a military man . and even when his family settle for good in football craze texas and morris passion for baseball remain strong . the childhood segment then jump ahead about 23 year to the adult morris ( play by dennis quaid ) who be now a baseball coach and chemistry teacher at big lake high school ( in real life it be reagan county high school in big lake and texas ) . it be mention that he attempt a career a a baseball player but that it do not work out . morris team be struggle and he lecture them about give up on their dream . they turn the table on him and tell him that he should try out for a major league team . at several time when he pitch to them in practice and they express amazement at the speed with which he throw . morris seem unconvinced but agree to a deal with his player in which if they win district and he will try out for a major league team . big lake do win district and and adhere to his end of the deal and morris attend a tampa bay devil ray try out . phenomenally and he throw 98 mile an hour faster than he throw during his minor league career and an outstanding speed even for a major league pitcher . after another try out with the team and morris be offer a contract with the devil ray . this leave him with a tough decision stay in his comfortable life or once again pursue his major league dream by go through the minor league grind of make little money and spending month at a time away from home . and the decision be even more agonizing than during his first minor league stint because he now have a wife and three child . morris sign with the devil ray and begin at the aa level and move up quickly to the aaa level and one level below major league baseball . but a the season wind down and the chance of him get call up grow increasingly slim . for the most part and i love this movie . there be lot of great performance and likable character and it easy to find yourself really pull for morris . also and the movie do a great job portray professional baseball at both the major and minor league level . and most of all and it teach the timeless message of hold tight to your dream even when they seem distant and almost impossible to achieve . still and the movie have some flaw . while generally accurate and it exaggerate and even fabricate a few thing . check out http represent or or espn . go . com or page2 or s or closer/020410 . html for some example . also and except for one scene in which he pray with his player and the movie completely ignore morris christian faith . but consider disney leave wing zeal and that not surprising . presumably and a lot of the exaggeration or fabrication be do to make the story more dramatic . yet the 20 minute documentary on morris that be include on the dvd feature some information that make his story more dramatic but be exclude from the movie . for example and from birth until his family settle in texas for good when he be 12 and morris re locate 14 time . and his initial minor league career end after four surgery through which he lose half of the muscle in his left ( pitch ) shoulder and thus make his throw 98 mph even more inexplicable . to fully appreciate and understand the story of jim morris and it good to not only watch the rookie but to watch the dvd documentary and check out the aforementioned link to the movie inaccuracy and probably also to read morris biography and also title the rookie . i haven not read the book but i hope to one of these day . but overall and the rookie be a very good portrayal of a miraculous story and be a powerful testament to the power of dream and the triumph of the common man . positive .