what happened at the ending
i couldn't read what they said at the end on the screen, all I saw was he pitched for 2 more seasons and I missed the rest.Could someone fill in the end. Thanks in advance!
shareGlad to...but with the truth. 2 more years they said, LOL, like his career was longer? That's all he played in, the 2 years. He appeared in 5 games in 1999, and then 16 games in 2000, for a career total of 21 games played. He pitched a grand total of just 15 innings. While he did strike out 13 batters, he also gave up 13 hits, walked 9, hit one batter, and gave up 12 runs with 8 of them earned. These are very poor statistics for a pitcher and so they were not mentioned in the movie.
shareIf you're focused on his lack of success at the major league level, you've entirely missed the point of the movie. The closing credits were correct, in any case. He pitched for two seasons. He won't be enshrined in Cooperstown as a great pitcher, but he did something few people ever even attempt, much less accomplish, at his age.
shareYes, his overall stats are not very good. But to strike out 13 batters in 15 innings takes more than a smokescreen.
He is no Cy Young, but he whiffed almost one guy per inning.
He should've kept trying out.....I mean if he had a arm like that at 40 or how ever old he was in the movie I would think at 35 maybe he had the same heat.
Nolan Ryan pitched till he was nearly fifty so I wonder why he only pitched for a couple of seasons???
I guess he didn't have Roger Clemens' HGH connections.
shareOn the dvd, it explained that he had messed up his arm after high school when he was in the minor leagues. I believe he said he had "tommy john" surgery, and shortly after he couldn't pitch without being in tremendous pain. By this time he was in his early 20's and started college, trying out for and making the college football team as a punter.
Over time, his arm became stronger, which led him to pitch possibly even better than before. The reason he was only able to pitch just 2 more seasons was due to pain in his arm...the same pain that forced him to quit years earlier.
Should have??? He DID keep trying to get the job LOL. You are using the movie and assuming that he was a talented pitcher, so that teams should have wanted him. The fact is that Morris was a lousy pitcher. There are lots of guys who can throw with heat, but it takes much more than speed to be a good pitcher especially at the major league level. Try and ignore the movie's bogus portrayal of this guy and just look up his record and you may start to realize that nobody was interested in him.
shareYour clearly an idiot who missed the point of this story.
To make you Major League debut at the age of 35 is special. He was the 'fan' who became a 'player', years after the thought of this dream had died.
Its a great story. Shame on you.
I'm waiting for them to make a movie about Pete Gray, the one-armed outfielder.
Supermodels...spoiled stupid little stick figures mit poofy lips who sink only about zemselves.
The 'Real' story to me wasnt that TBay called him up in Sept as many considered it a publicity stunt. The next spring, he made the club out of spring training meaning he earned it on merit. That part is what made the story to me.
shareHe had arm troubles again and couldnt pitch without pain. His last batter he faced was Paul ONeil whom he walked with the bases loaded in the 9th inning to end the game. He tried to catch on with the Dodgers in 2000, but wasn't healthy enough to throw without pain.
shareA Winner Never Quits (1986 TV movie)
Starring Keith Carradine. Saw this movie when I was about 13.
They did make a tv movie about Pete Gray. It starred Keith Carradine.
shareIt's been said his performance, and the premature ending of his career, may have been due in part to the manager and/or pitching coach burning out his arm through poor handling.
Managers are known for being either poor or good in handling a pitching staff...
I know this is over 4 years out but the fact is this is still America and still where the unexplained can happen. So what if he had a short career. All of you people want perfection for others but not yourselves.
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