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 | 1.9797 |
Directed By
Sturla Gunnarsson
Crew
Mary Patelidis
Oliver Olsen
Peter Waffle
Andrew Macklin
Moira Verwijk
Wendy Ord
Tony Ianni
Robert Hamilton
Alison Jones
Suzette Daigle
Nicki Skinner
Jeffrey N. Civa
Victoria McKay
Kris Enos
John Sievert
Filomena Guarasci
Mark Irwin
Kathleen Graham
Tina Grewal
Matt Birman
Jeff Hohener
Mark Cabiddu
Julian Peters
Ron Leach
David Forsyth
Buzz Reynolds
Tim King
David Bailey
Susan Pilcher
Steve Wakefield
Peter Pastorelli
Ben Mark Holzberg
Steve Foster
Brian Heller
Eleanor Lavender
Joe Mancuso
Tad Seaborn
Suzanne Aplin
Rebekah Michaels
Andrew Zuch
Ed Poty
Paul Shubat
Steve Copley
Harvey Epstein
Dan Sexton
Mark "Boomwallah" McNeilly
Peggy Craven
Bernie Zuch
Henry Embry
Gillian Steinhardt
Peter Pastorelli
Sturla Gunnarsson
Norman Twain
John Welsman
Patricia McCorkle
Ann Bromley
Bernard F. Conners
Ronald Sanders
Mark Irwin
Peter Razmofsky
Thomas F. Leahy
Steven Hewitt
Ed Hanna
Philip Rosenberg
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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