One of my favorite movies of all time has Hardball. It is a true story about a group of younger boys from the city that have to deal with the “hood life.” These boys are only eleven and twelve years old trying to put up with the hardships of broken families, gang violence and living scared in their neighborhoods.
The main character is played by Keanu Reeves who also has some problems of his own. He has a gambling problem and is caught up with some bookies. So to get some extra money towards paying them back, he has to take over a little league baseball team in the city.
The team starts off with many problems and can barely fill in all the spots on the field. Coach (Keanu Reeves) does whatever he can to make it easier for him and the team. Throughout the entire season, the team is looked down upon and isn’t expected much from. After a couple games, the season starts to get a little better. The team even beats a number one seeded team that beat them earlier in the year with a hit from a ten year old (G-Baby) to win the game. After the game, G-baby is shot and killed in the projects by a drive-by shooter.
His brother, Coffey is crushed and gets the team together and tells them to win the championship for his brother. And they do that with no problem.
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