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Jim Morris Page 2 staff. Page 2: As a former major-league pitcher, how do you rate Dennis Quaid's performance on the mound? Morris: I consider myself very lucky. It works, and the grass grows. He's on the mound, getting soaking wet, and still throws accurate heat. He signed with the Chicago White Sox organization for , but was again unable to rise past the single-A leagues.

To accomplish that at 35, get my name on my jersey, be in the clubhouse with major-league players, see my family for the first time in three months, be in my home state and pitch the day I got called up, was incredible. It's a family-oriented movie. Morris: I don't know if it was burned out. Tampa Bay Devil Rays — [ edit ].

In real life : Because he didn't have a teaching certificate, Morris could no longer teach at Reagan County after Morris: I got treated like a rookie. In real life : Morris, circa , was big and husky—6-foot-2, pounds or so—and wore a mustache flecked with gray. In real life : Morris, who was called up with Steve Cox , met the team at their hotel, and they all knew of his story and greeted him with enthusiasm.

In reel life : The film ends after Morris' first big-league appearance. College career [ edit ].

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Retrieved January 19, In real life : The Devil Rays did leave many messages on Morris' answering machine that day. The scout was not interested in Morris, but gave him a tryout solely to let Morris keep his promise to his players. Baseball just happened to be the dream that I pursued. But they didn't have to, because they were watching their former coach on TV.

Surprisingly, Morris discovered that in spite of his age, and having several surgeries on his arm, he was able to throw 12 consecutive mph fastballs. In other projects. You're retired now, but do you ever dream about another comeback? Still Living 1, Oldest Living. Morris graduated the following summer with a degree in kinesiology and psychology and hung up his football cleats as he entered graduate school and took a full-time job as the director of the ASU Men's High Rise dormitory.

But as a rookie, I wasn't going to try to control anything.