The Rookie (2002)

Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.

The movie The Rookie, released in 2002, features 18 songs from artists like Nat King Cole, House of Pain, Jefferson Airplane and Sam the Sham. What is your favorite song from The Rookie?

Songs from The Rookie

The Christmas Song

Nat King Cole

Happy Birthday to You

Shining

Jump Around

House of Pain

RUN ON

Embryonic Journey

Jefferson Airplane

Wooly Bully

Sam the Sham

Some Dreams

In My Time Of Need

Tumbling Down

Allison Moorer

Truly Cooley

The Radio Ranch Straight Shooters

Baby I Ain't Gotta Do That No More

Paul Burch & The WPA BallClub

Stuff That Works

Guy Clark

Slow Turning

Blue Moon Nights

Nothing I Can Do About It Now

Willie Nelson

Holding Pattern

There Is A Light