"In 1987， Ron Shelton was a first-time director and no one was willing to finance a movie about baseball--especially a story set in the minors。 The jury was still out on Kevin Costner's leading man potential， while Susan Sarandon was already a has-been。 There were doubts。 But something miraculous happened， and [this book] attempts to capture why。 From organizing a baseball camp for the actors and rewriting key scenes while on set， to dealing with a short production schedule and overcoming the challenge of filming the sport， Shelton brings to life the making of this 。。。 American movie"--