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It Isn't easy to be in the seventh grade; with a father who's abandoned you and a mother who's too busy to show you any interest. But José has an escape -- baseball! He idolizes professional baseball players and dreams of the day when he can join their ranks. If only he were playing pro ball instead of little league, he wouldn't have to put up with players like Wilbur. Wilbur is hopeless. He can't catch. He can't bat. He can't throw. Frankly, he can't do anything but lose the game, and José is disgusted. But, he is also envious Wilbur's mother shows up for every game, while his own mom is always a no=show. So, José is primed and ready when his friend, Carl, suggests playing a mean trick on the unsuspecting Wilbur. But Wilbur's reaction surprises everyone!
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Wilbur's Mother
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.
