How did barry pepper do in this movie??
i really enjoyed barry pepper's acting...he was real cool...
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yes but cos i am a girl...i think he is DAMN SEXY! oh yeah, his acting was remarkable aswell. such a sad story, when maris cried so did i..woops how embarrasing
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The resemblence wad downright spooky! Everything about the film was extremely accurate and well-done. About the only minor quibble I could come up with was that Bob Cerv had been on the Yanks the year before, then went to the Angels in the expansion draft...and didn't come BACK to the Yanks until mid-season in '61...so he WASN'T rooming with Maris when they started the season.
But, if that's the biggest historical inaccuracy a baseball nerd like myself can find--unlike in Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Elizabeth, etc., etc., then it's in pretty darn good shape!
By the way, for those of you who AREN'T old-time baseball fans or big BB nerds, there IS a happy ending...at least to the career. Maris, who continued to be miserable & abused by the media in New York, finally "escaped" back to Missouri in 1967. He was traded to the Cardinals, where he & his family enjoyed two relaxing and successful seasons. The Cardinals won the pennant both years (winning the World Series in 7 games in '67, then losing in 7 in '68), before Rog retired. He didn't hit many home runs there, but was still a great fielder and a great clutch hitter who is still fondly remembered in St. Louis. The press treated him well there & he was much more relaxed & happy...as I'm sure his family was.
He retired & was immediately given a high-level job by Augie Busch, owner of the Cardinals & Anheiser Busch Beer...he happily worked for Busch the rest of his life...which, tragically, only lasted into his mid 50s.
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I agree, the only problem with your post is he lived until 85, not the mid 50s, but thats just a typo, I would assume. (You can't possibly know all that and think he somehow died before he set the record :))
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