Big disappointment for both Costner and Baseball fans

Rating: 1/10 (27 September 1999)

I love baseball and have loved most of Costner's movies, but this one stunk! I am shocked by so many positive reviews! The movie was very disappointing. Here are the top 10 reasons:
1) No chemistry between leads 2) Kelly Preston's career, free-lance writer for "fluff" magazines (reeks of shallowness) 3) Never got to know other characters in film 4) Too much so-called romance, too little baseball 5) Stupid phrases like "clear the mechanism" 6) Music or other sound effects drown out speaking 7) The ending should have been the last out of the game 8) Costner talking to batters out loud, pitcher's don't do that. 9) Meaningful (not!) dialog between leads, inane questions, like do you like white or dark meat, chopped or torn. 10) Too long.