In real life: Morris writes in "The Rookie" that in 1999 Big Lake had 55 ... West Texas," he recently told the Dallas Morning News. Jim Morris was 0-0 with a 4.80 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 21 ...

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 ...