2000s Basball Movie
Sugar is Miguel, a talented Dominican Republic pitcher. Baseball is very popular in the Dominican Republic and men view it as a way out of poverty. Miguel, or Sugar, is called up to a Kansas City farm team. He lives with a host family on an Iowan farm. He has difficulty adjusting to the new culture and language. His Hispanic teammates are his companions and his competitors as they face the same isolation of not speaking the language. Sugar struggles with his performance. Looming overhead is the fact that if a player is injuried, his career is over. If a player cannot perform, he is cut. The uniforms have numbers on the back that can be easy removed allowing for players moving up and down quickly. Sugar has talent and one day is called up to the majors. He is going to be pitching for New York. Getting to the majors is one thing, staying there is another.Sugar is shot both in the Dominican Republic, Iowa and New York. He has the feel of a documentary especially since the film uses unknown actors. Much of the film is in Spanish with English subtitles. The movie is excellent is demonstrating how difficult it is to not only make it to the majors but to continue to play at the professional level. Americans think that the life of a basball player is glamorous and exciting - well, think again.
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