Chapman and Maclain Way’s energetic telling of one of baseball’s great, unheralded stories is as much about independent spirit as it is about the game. When Portland, Oregon, lost its longtime minor-league affiliate, Bing Russell—who briefly played ball professionally before enjoying a successful Hollywood acting career—bought the territory and formed a single-A team to operate...

《棒球杂牌军》的故事聚焦在一支独立球队的身上，这只叫做波特兰小牛队的球队的创始人是比因·拉塞尔，他是好莱坞演员科特·拉塞尔的父亲。他在波特兰创办了这只球队之后就一直坚持从当地寻找杰出的球员。