an exceptional story . brilliantly act ( excellent casting ) and perfect direction . why can not film at the box office be script like this . baseball film be usually well do and 61 be no exception . the story of roger mari and mickey mantle come to odds with break a legend record have never be tell well . they even look like the player . great job by billy crystal and thomas jane and barry pepper for a great film . 61 do a good job try to explain it very tagline represent why do america have room in it heart for only one hero . do yankee fan really feel that mari be not one of the team . do the medium truly want to make his life miserable for chase the babe record . the subplot be as good a the main story itself . thumb up .