Truly a great movie of America's Pasttime

Rating: 9/10 (10 August 2008)

Kevin Costner plays Billy Chapel who is nearing the end of his career. The film does a great job bouncing between the present and past for Chapel. Costner does a great job dealing with the pressures of a deteriorating relationship and a career that is just about finished. This movie ranks up there with Pride of the Yankees, Field of Dreams, and Bull Durham. The supporting cast does a nice job of selling the story. Preston plays Costner's love interest in the movie and you can feel her pain as she has to decide between her love of Chapel and her career. Another outstanding supporting actor is John C. Reilly of Talledaga Nights and Step Brothers fame. Reilly plays Gus Sinski who is the catcher for Chapel. Reilly seems to be Chapel's conscious. This is a movie that if you love a good drama mixed in with sports.