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	The Rookie (2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The tone in these films is sometimes so sentimental and so reverential that one begins to view baseball more as a type of pseudo religion - with the stadium functioning as a sort of temple where people gather to participate in a communal spiritual experience - than as a form of entertainment.
		`The Rookie' certainly falls into this category, yet the film itself has such an air of comforting familiarity about it that it manages to override much of the conventionality of the storyline.
		There may be nothing much new in it for adults, but `The Rookie' has the skill to make what was old seem somehow new again.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0265662 (752 words)

	Duties of the rookie
		The rookie will cooperate with the mentor in conducting the class and fulfilling the assigned duties.
		The rookie should also borrow a copy of the textbook and solutions manual from the front desk in MSCS 401.
		Rookies should observe the faculty member's lectures carefully and keep his/her format, pacing, and level in mind when planning.
	www.math.okstate.edu /~mantini/mentor/node2.html (896 words)

	The Rookie Reviews
		Disney's THE ROOKIE is that rare cinematic treat, a G-rated family film that really is good for all ages, not just the youngsters.
		As baseball movies go, Disney's "The Rookie" isn't in the same league as, say, "Bull Durham" or "For the Love of the Game," but it plays from the heart and that, I believe, is its major strength.
		The Rookie, as you may have figured out from its television advertising blitz, is the true story of Jimmy Morris, a 35-year-old high school science teacher and baseball coach that takes one last shot at his dream of playing in the Major Leagues.
	www.killermovies.com /r/therookie/reviews (482 words)

	Howie the Rookie
		Howie the Rookie is an energetic piece with plenty of substance beneath its lean exterior.
		Rookie has been described as "Trainspotting meets The Weir": Better to describe it as Rumblefish meets Disco Pigs.
		Padraic McIntyre is engaging in his portrayal of The Howie Lee, despite an occasional lack of emotional depth, and Graeme Hawley tackles The Rookie Lee with a similar sense of energy.
	www.rockettheatre.co.uk /p_howie.htm (2409 words)

	The Rookie
		We waited at all the appropriate spots, and the rookie would always come along, perhaps slowing his pace some as the sleeves were torn from his new jersey.
		The whole group, save the rookie, had already conquered the two foot deep river crossing and waited on the far side of the stream.
		When the rookie finally pulled up to the bank, he practically had a break down, “going postal” as we’ve come to call it after some past trail rides in the Bertino swamp.
	www.trailrider.com /article_21.shtml (936 words)

	Untitled Document
		Rookies, in general, take awhile to incorporate this aspect into their game, so don't feel retarded if it takes you awhile to get the hang of it.
		Rookies: remember, if you are tackled you MUST release the ball or its PENALTY time once again.
		Woe to the rookie who gleefully gallops over the line and in her excitement forgets these key factors.
	hcs.harvard.edu /~radrugby/rookie_primer.html (4316 words)

	The Rookie and The Rookie Sidekick; Portable Fire Hose Rollers
		The Rookie is a motorized, portable, easy to operate unit which fits in the back of a pickup truck and rolls hundred-foot sections of hose in less than 30 seconds.
		The Rookie SideKick is a smaller but more powerful version of The Rookie with a direct drive system that requires even less effort to operate.
		The Rookie Sidekick LDH is specifically constructed to handle 5" large diameter fire hose and mounts on any receiver hitch.
	www.the-rookie.com (265 words)

	Spirituality & Health: Movie Review: The Rookie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The spirit of The Rookie is somewhat similar to this African tradition, only the force that guides a boy into fulfilling the mission of his life is not an elder but St. Rita, the patron saint of impossible dreams.
		One of the best things about The Rookie is that screenplay writer Rich and director Hancock demonstrate a deep respect for the Texans in Big Lake who stand behind Jim and his dream.
		The Rookie salutes the singular power of yearning in our lives while also paying tribute to the unique ways in which we're always dependent on others to make our dreams come true.
	www.spiritualityhealth.com /newsh/items/moviereview/item_4081.html (554 words)

	Review: Rookie, The (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Such is the case with The Rookie, and, while this outing will not challenge the likes of The Natural for the title of the best baseball movie ever made, it's a solid effort in its own right.
		The Rookie is faithful to its source material - the novel co-written by Morris and Joel Engel.
		The Rookie's lead, Dennis Quaid, belongs to the Kevin Costner school of acting, which is to say that he can be effective in a role as long as he isn't required to stretch beyond the strong, silent persona.
	movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/r/rookie02.html (834 words)

	DVD Review: The Rookie
		While David Fincher's "Panic Room" may have won the opening weekend, "The Rookie"'s $16m open was a suprise and continued word-of-mouth took the $22m film north of the $75m mark.
		In a time where audiences are dismayed about a possible baseball strike and the sport's fan-base is quickly falling apart, "The Rookie" does an admirable job recreating the sort of sights, sounds and emotions that made the sport so beloved in the first place.
		When his players find out the kind of pitches their coach is capable of, they make him a deal: if they actually win the division, Jimmy has to try out for the majors.
	www.currentfilm.com /dvdreviews4/rookiedvd.html (1392 words)

	The Rookie \| VHS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Rookie is at its best throughout this first chapter in Morris's midlife adventure, though the rest of the film finds fresh angles on more familiar baseball-movie conventions.
		The team went from worst to first, and Jim, living up to his end of the bargain, threw caution to the wind and was on the road to becoming the oldest rookie in the major leagues.
		Disney's "The Rookie," was a true story based on the life of Jimmy Morris who had inspired to play professional baseball since he was five.
	office-products.globalgiftshopping.com /the-rookie,B000068NNT_i.htm (1782 words)

	Ski & snowboard instructor courses, Rookie Academy - Wanaka New Zealand & Keystone Colorado USA
		The Rookie Academy based in Wanaka New Zealand and Keystone Colorado offers a range of ski instructor courses and snowboard instructor courses specifically developed to provide a range of internationally recognised ski instructor and snowboard instructor qualifications.
		Operating from Wanaka New Zealand and Keystone Colorado, the Rookie Academy has over 12 years experience in providing high quality ski instructor and snowboard instructor courses and has developed an enviable reputation with industry employers worldwide.
		Our mission is to provide practical, high quality ski instructor and snowboard instructor courses that ensure a complete range of technical and teaching skills, that will allow Rookie Academy graduates to obtain employment at ski schools worldwide.
	www.rookieacademy.com (324 words)

	The Rookie
		If baseball has a touch of magic The Rookie gives evidence to the phenomenon as two catholic nuns begin the story in the dry west Texas town of Big Lake where oil riggers played baseball to pass the time at the turn of the century.
		There is no more baseball in his future, until his high school baseball team challenges him with the idea that if they make the state playoffs he must try out for the major leagues again.
		But don't expect only baseball, Morris faces the challenge of a better coaching offer, keeping his word to his team, caring for his kids, resolving his uncomfortable relationship with his distant father and most of all his determined commitment to remain close to his eldest son in contrast with his distant relationship with his dad.
	www.projections-movies.com /reviews/rookie.html (386 words)

	THE ROOKIE (2002) - WIDESCREEN DVD
		The first half of the mildly overlong The Rookie features montages of swinging bats interspersed with newspaper headlines, inspirational speeches delivered on baseball diamonds, and what seems to be a pitch-by-pitch recreation of all seven innings of a pivotal match.
		When the town's good ol' boys spread their barbershop's hair around the outfield of the school's baseball field so as to keep deer from eating the grass seed, there is a magical evocation of a time and place that is as romantic as it is heartening.
		Far from a perfect movie, The Rookie nevertheless feels like an old friend or even baseball itself: sort of boring, sort of stately, yet possessed of an ineffable poetry in its peaks that speaks to the young heart of old men and their sons.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/rookie2002.htm (837 words)

	Amazon.ca: DVD: The Rookie (Widescreen) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		"The Rookie" is this type of picture, taking ample time to inhale the fresh outfield grass, to peel the clay out of the cleats and to feels the rigid red stitches on a baseball.
		The film could've easily taken the route in which Jim's arm is reinjured in the second act of the film, only to have him reemerge in the last act beaten, but now willing to fight for his dreams.
		After all the ways "The Rookie" reminds you of other films, it makes a decision with this restraint that is vital to its overall success.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000068DBE (1608 words)

	TNMC Movie Reviews: The Rookie
		The Rookie is a movie about one man's dream coming true in baseball.
		The story is a fascinating one, made even better by being based on true events, but what makes this movie even better is a format that understands baseball and everything that is beautiful and important about it.
		It may not be the greatest baseball movie ever made but it is a solid drama about a man getting an improbable opportunity to achieve his dream.
	www.tnmc.org /batcave/rookie.shtml (1020 words)

	THE ROOKIE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Rookie The Rookie's heart pounds with fear, he hastily puts on his gear, The Rookie is ready to go and he does not let his fear show.
		Is it fer is it excitement that The Rookie feels as the fire bites at his heels.
		When the fire is out they head back to the station The Rookie has his first "Knock Down", so now it's time for initation.
	www.avfd.com /poems/112.htm (152 words)

	ESPN.com - Page2 - Outside the Lines: The Rookie Rules
		This is the fifth year all rookies have been required to attend these four days of classes and discussion, this year under pain of a $10,000 fine.
		Between the April draft and this late June meeting, three drafted rookies had already been released by their teams because of their conduct.
		Thompson grew up in a gang-infested neighborhood in the South and was stabbed in the arm before his rookie season because he refused to give a gang member $7,000.
	sports.espn.go.com /page2/tvlistings/show76transcript.html (3663 words)

	The Rookie
		"The Rookie" dispenses with the golden myth-making of baseball movies like "The Natural" and "Field of Dreams" with their slo-mo moments and supernatural aspects and is all the better for it.
		Fortunately, his wife Lorri could not be more supportive of her man and, being a good west Texas wife and mother, she sends him off to fulfill his dream.
		There is a bunch of stuff going on in "The Rookie," so much that I have to say the film feels too short at 130 minutes runtime.
	www.reelingreviews.com /therookie.htm (1201 words)

	The Popkorn Junkie :: The Rookie
		The drama of this story is not what Morris did after he reached the big leagues, but that he lived his dreams and actually got there.
		He became the second oldest rookie ever to make the majors, largely due to his amazing feat of throwing 98 mph fastballs after not pitching for a decade.
		There have been so many great baseball movies in the past, it is hard to imagine that "The Rookie" is the best baseball film ever made.
	popkornjunkie.com /reviews/therookie.html (981 words)

	The Rookie (2002)
		Although The Rookie displayed a few enjoyable moments, I thought it seemed surprisingly thin and ordinary much of the time.
		The Rookie appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 on this single-sided, dual-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack of The Rookie presented a clear piece that suffered simply from a lack of sonic ambition.
	www.dvdmg.com /rookie.shtml (2444 words)

	Beginner's Pluck / "Howie the Rookie' playwright earning raves with bare-bones production … just his third play
		Their names are Howie Lee and Rookie Lee, though they're not related.
		They're known as "the Howie" and "the Rookie." (O'Rowe is fond of the definite article: A third Lee who pops up in the story, the late martial arts star, is referred to as "the Bruce.")
		Howie is replaced for the second half by the Rookie Lee (Karl Shiels), a dark-haired neighborhood player.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/02/03/DD133000.DTL&type=performance (912 words)

	ESPN.com - Page2 - Jim Morris
		Page 2 peppered Morris with 10 Burning Questions about what it's like to be played by Dennis Quaid in the new Disney movie, "The Rookie," which opened in theaters Friday, what it was like to live Everyman's fantasy, and what dreams he still has for the future.
		But as a rookie, I wasn't going to try to control anything.
		I was a school teacher and the other rookies were students.
	espn.go.com /page2/s/questions/jimmorris.html (1038 words)

	OFFOFFOFF theater review HOWIE THE ROOKIE play by Mark O'Rowe with Aidan Kelly and Karl Shiels
		Now playing at P.S. 122 through January, "Howie the Rookie" starring Irish natives Karl Shiels and Aidan Kelly comes out of London's Bush Theatre, which debuted early works by Conor McPherson ("The Weir") and Tony Kushner ("Angels in America").
		Directed by Mike Bradwell, the show was a sellout hit at the 1999 Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as in its original London incarnation.
		In a second vibrant performance, Shiels as the Rookie — a self proclaimed scheming Lothario — engages audience members with piercing eye contact and extreme confidence.
	www.offoffoff.com /theater/2001/howie.php3 (396 words)

	Movie Photos: The Rookie
		Kevin Bacon may not be starring in big-budget blockbusters right now but he'll never be desperate enough to boost his fame with a little reality TV.
		Star Wars star Hayden Christensen is still being pestered by junior Jedis five months after the release of blockbuster Revenge of the Sith.
		It is also quite surprising since it is a slow-paced movie that, nevertheless, has had great box office results even among the heavily-prone-to-fidget set and their parents.
	www.allmoviephoto.com /photo/2002_The_Rookie_photo.html (820 words)

	Jim Morris, The Rookie, Preface, Chapter 1, Click2Flicks
		The Texas Rangers were playing at home against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, a new expansion team based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
		Jim Morris, a 35-year-old rookie, was warming up in the bullpen.
		Except in real life, heroes of a story often have their own definitions for that term.
	www.click2flicks.com /the_rookie/the_rookie_ch1.htm (170 words)

	The Rookie movie trailers, buzz, and more
		Starring Dennis Quaid ("Frequency," 2000) and directed by John Lee Hancock, "The Rookie" is the true story of Jimmy Morris, who at the age of 35 tried out to become a major league baseball player after losing a bet in which he challenged the high school baseball team that he coached to make the playoffs.
		It was an uplifting yet predictable story (it's a Disney film) that reminds us that it's never to late to follow your dreams.
		Upon seeing the preview for "The Rookie" for the first time at the theater, I can remember feeling my eyes open wider immediately after I saw
	www.chasingthefrog.com /trail_therookie.htm (391 words)

	The Rookie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A film that fits the troika of being G-rated, Walt Disney-produced, and "Based on a True Story" usually revolves around subjects like cute and cuddly household pets on a quest to return home to their owners.
		Even given that it's obviously intended to be "inspiring" and that stock elements periodically pop up right where expected, it's a thoughtful film made with intelligence and style.
		The Rookie takes a simple premise and carries it to unexpected heights, enjoyably surprising in its richness and charm.
	www.culturevulture.net /Movies4/Rookie.htm (640 words)

	The Rookie
		Hey, The Rookie is a good baseball movie and it stars Dennis Quaid (Frequency) as the near do well pitcher Jimmy Morris.
		The Rookie was directed by John Lee Hancock and Mike Rich did the writing for the screenplay.
		Despite the fact we see no Quaid ass, or heck, even one of the ball players, The Rookie is an enjoyable film for everyone, even those that heaven forbid, gasp, hate baseball.
	www.about-movies.com /movies/2002/therookie.htm (453 words)

	Amazon.ca: DVD: Rookie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The rookie is a hardcore action ride.Sheen @ eastwood are very good together.The shoot outs are hard,the fights are bloody,the language is brutal.A hard movie along the lines of The last boy scout.
		The Rookie is full of formula action cliches with plot holes so large you could drive a stolen SUV through them.
		If you can digest the first 15 minutes and not think too hard about it, "The Rookie" is actually quite a watchable movie with some pretty nifty explosions, escapes and chases.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009N83X (654 words)

	DVD: The Rookie
		The Rookie, while fairly entertaining overall, is somewhat uneven, and features a flawed script (and even more flawed casting).
		His partner,(The Rookie of the title) Charlie Sheen is really given the bulk of the movie to carry, as he gets more screen time than Eastwood.
		Still, The Rookie, for all its flaws, is a fairly entertaining "buddy" cop movie in line with the Lethal Weapon movies (and actually better than one or two of those).
	www.iwantipod.com /shop/B00009N83X.html (1041 words)

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