这是美国棒球史上传奇人物比利·卓彪的故事。这位职业的投球手,在他棒球职业生涯即将结束之际,却发现他人生里许多风光已经不再:不单是他呆了整整20年的球队将他与其他球队交换,最令他不能接受的是与他一起多年的女友,简·奥比莉,要离他而去,因为简觉得比利虽然爱她,但却娶了“棒球”,在经过这么多年的等待和忍让之后,她最终决定离开。 站在曾经满是他的球迷的球场中央,比利百感交集,这位曾经是底特律老虎队(Detroit Tiger)的灵魂与心脏的人物,回想起他整个风光一时的棒球生涯以及他与女友争吵不断的关系时,比利这位老球员意识到他的生活已经开始面临着人生的另一急剧的转变,他知道他将要作的决定不仅影响他整个运动生涯,而且最重要的是,他作为一个男人的一生。 Baseball great Billy Chapel, 40, wants nothing more than to reconnect with his one-time lover, Jane Aubrey. On the morning he's to pitch the last game of the season, she tells him she's leaving that evening for a job in London; he also learns that the Detroit Tigers' new owners plan to trade him. As he pitches that night, he must decide whether to accept the trade or quit the game he loves, and between innings, he recalls meeting Jane, their first date, happy times, miscommunication, and what may be a final break. Meanwhile, with Vin Scully announcing, one Yankee batter after another fails to reach first base. Can Billy pitch a perfect game, and if so, what does it matter if he loses Jane? |