Inspired by true events, Roger and Mickey are two teenage brothers who decide to drive cross country in time to see Roberto Clemente get his 3000th hit. The two teenagers have recently moved to California with their mother. They miss Pittsburgh and their grandfather who helped raised them after their father abandoned them. Poppi and the boys are die hard Pirates fan and are intently following Clemente's career. When the boys' mom takes a business trip and are left on their own, the boys take their mom's car, without her permission or knowledge, and start their journey to Three Rivers Stadium. Complications arise when Roger (played by Rory Culkin) becomes ill from bronchitis. Roger has M.D. so he is medically fragile and needs medical treatment. The boys have various adventures and misadventures on their journey.
The story is told by Ray Liotta, as the adult Mickey, to his children in a flashback. As much as I like baseball movies, it took me a while to get interested in the movie. Fortunately, once the boys start planning their cross country trip, the movie was really interesting. It has a warm, sentimental, feel good ending. I recommend this move especially to baseball fans.
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