在这部孺子雄心剧情/传记/运动片中,本片为美国传奇棒球手吉米皮尔绍的传记片，通过不同的插曲的交叠出现，把吉米皮尔绍从成为棒球手之前到成为职业棒球手的成名坎坷之路呈现在观众面前。
Jim Piersall is groomed by his loving but hard-driving father (living vicariously through his son) to play major league baseball. His desire to succeed to please his father leads to mental illness and a nervous breakdown. Can he overcome those difficulties and return to the major leagues?
