Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way (1997)
Overview
Joe Torre after failing to win a championship when he was a professional baseball player and as Manager to three teams is named Manager of the Yankees. And he finds himself having players like Dwight Gooden, Wade Boggs and Daryl Strawberry who are considered has beens. And players like David Cone who are ill. But nevertheless thinks he can win with them. At the same he deals with the loss of one brother and another brother battling the same condition that killed his brother.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.072 |
Directed By
Sturla Gunnarsson
Crew
Filomena Guarasci
Jeffrey N. Civa
Andrew Macklin
Suzette Daigle
Jeff Hohener
Mark Cabiddu
Mark Irwin
Alison Jones
Moira Verwijk
Kathleen Graham
Ron Leach
Tony Ianni
Tad Seaborn
Nicki Skinner
Matt Birman
Tina Grewal
Oliver Olsen
Wendy Ord
Peter Waffle
Robert Hamilton
Mary Patelidis
David Forsyth
Julian Peters
Peter Pastorelli
Susan Pilcher
Mark "Boomwallah" McNeilly
Tim King
Paul Shubat
Gillian Steinhardt
Harvey Epstein
Andrew Zuch
Ben Mark Holzberg
Dan Sexton
Victoria McKay
Joe Mancuso
Suzanne Aplin
Ed Poty
David Bailey
Steve Copley
Brian Heller
Eleanor Lavender
Steve Foster
Peter Pastorelli
Steve Wakefield
Henry Embry
Peggy Craven
Kris Enos
John Sievert
Buzz Reynolds
Rebekah Michaels
Bernie Zuch
Sturla Gunnarsson
Patricia McCorkle
Thomas F. Leahy
Ronald Sanders
Philip Rosenberg
Norman Twain
John Welsman
Ann Bromley
Peter Razmofsky
Bernard F. Conners
Mark Irwin
Steven Hewitt
Ed Hanna
TOP CAST
Paul Sorvino
Joe Torre
Robert Loggia
Frank Torre
Barbara Williams
Ali Torre
Isaiah Washington
Dwight Gooden
Gailard Sartain
Don Zimmer
Barry Flatman
Mel Stottlemyre
Marilyn Chris
Rae Torre
Eugene Clark
Bob Watson
Dean McDermott
David Cone
Diego Fuentes
Mariano Duncan
Aidan Devine
Wade Boggs
Kenneth Welsh
George Steinbrenner
Rummy Bishop
Rocco Torre
Victoria Mitchell
Sister Marguerite
Howard Dell
Darryl Strawberry
Andrew Jackson
Paul O'Neill
Anthony Romano
Young Joe
Trent McMullen
Young Frank
William S. Taylor
Reggie Jackson
Diane Fabian
Buxom Neighbor
Jimmy Leone
Neighbor
A. Frank Ruffo
Neighbor
Tony Perri
Neighbor
Roz Michaels
Woman at Party
Michael Rhoades
Reporter
Frank Pellegrino
Reporter
Demo Cates
Reporter
Kathryn Winslow
Reporter
Sandra O'Neill
Soot Zimmer
Michael Filipowich
Ballplayer
Rich Leitch
Ballplayer
Ray Negron
Trainer
James Kidnie
Al Post
Matt Birman
Seattle Catcher
Julia Paton
New Jersey Nurse
Michael Fletcher
Opposing Manager / Ted Turner
Walter Alza
Hector the Orderly
Vivian Reis
Rose Torre
Arlene Meadows
Anne Torre
Darlene Mignacco
Joey's Mom
Dick Callahan
Ticket Guy
Marvin Ishmael
Doctor
Will Corno
Michael Torre
Christine Donato
Tina Torre
Vito Marchese
Kid Ballplayer
Matthew Morris
Program Vendor
Robert Collins
Frank Cashen
Wayne McNamara
Young Tycoon
Michael Kay
Yankees Radio Announcer (uncredited)
John B. Sterling
Yankees Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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