this film capture the spirit of america official pastime and baseball and america real pastime and romance and combine the two in a seamless and engaging and heartfelt manner . i enter the theatre with guarded optimism know this be the feature directorial debut for writer or director johnson . i leave the theatre very pleasantly surprise . this young filmmaker accomplish far more with few resource than most seasoned pro accomplish with far more . but johnson have succeed in create much more than a mere call card . this film succeed on it own merit and deserves to be see and to live on . a bit longish in spot and the engage mood will cause all but the most jaded cynic to overlook this fact and give this gem the praise it so richly deserves .