Film about Pirates pitching prospects

[Vertigo O]

Hamm to star in film about Pirates pitching prospects

"Mad Men" star Jon Hamm will play a leading role in the upcoming Disney sports drama "The Million Dollar Arm," The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline Hollywood report.

Mr. Hamm will play J.B. Bernstein, the real-life sports agent who "discovered" Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel and got them deals with the Pittsburgh Pirates a few years back even though they had never played baseball.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/movies/hamm-to-star-in-film-about-pirates-pitching-prospects-635388/


The script, by Tom McCarthy and Mitch Glazer, follows Mr. Bernstein, who discovered the pair of teenage Indian cricket players by creating a reality TV show aimed at finding a person who could throw a baseball the fastest. He brought them to America, taught them the ways of American culture and eventually got them signed to the Pirates.

[Buccos13]

Should be interesting! I heard about those two, but their names haven't popped up much lately. Singh is in Low-A I think.

[Vertigo O]

That's because, other than when they first signed, there hasn't been much to here.

Patel was released at the end of the 2010 season and Singh is doing OK in the West Virginia Power bullpen. But a 23 year old relief pitcher in Single-A ball isn't exactly a hot commodity.