Hard Ball
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Conor O'Neill is a gambler who has bet on his dead father's account and is now severely in debt. In order to repay the debt he must coach a baseball team of troubled kids in the Cabrini-Green housing projects of Chicago. He had decided that once he repaid his debts he would leave the team but soon Connor connects with the kids and finds it harder to leave than he thought. Reluctant at first, Conor slowly begins to enjoy his new authority role, especially when he makes the acquaintance of his players' attractive teacher, Elizabeth Wilkes.
[edit] Trivia
- Coach O'Neill has two players on the team, named Jamal and Andre. Keanu Reeves (O'Neill) starred in the football movie The Replacements which he played quarterback and had his 2 main blockers called Jamal and Andre.
- The Major League game took place not at Comiskey Park or Wrigley Field, but at Tiger Stadium.
- The movie was filmed in the ABLA Homes in Chicago
- The movie was also based on a true story
- Sammy Sosa makes a cameo
