

It is a well-made film and a profoundly sad story about how two young African-American men, one a power hitter and the other a pitcher, arrived in New York a season apart, bringing wondrous talents that were briefly realized before their careers were derailed by drug suspensions, arrests and jail time. I wouldn’t do another one unless it was the complete opposite story.”


Women to Watch: In a pair of significant firsts, Genevieve Beacom pitched professionally for one of Australia’s top teams and Rachel Balkovec was named as the manager of a team in the Yankees’ minor league system.Delays could eventually impact spring training or the start of the regular season. Little Movement: In a pair of negotiating sessions, M.L.B.and its player union unable to come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement, the league enacted a lockout, freezing all transactions and starting baseball’s first work stoppage since the 1994-95 strike.
