#rickey hill

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Rickey Hill was raised in poverty in the area of Fort Worth, Texas. He was born with a degenerative spinal disease and doctors had doubts as to whether he would ever walk normally.

Rickey’s dream of becoming a professional baseball player began when he was a four-year-old with leg braces locked in place. His brother pitched fastballs with rocks and he would sometimes spend "16 hours a day" hitting them with a stick along the railroad tracks, striking as many as 2,000 rocks.

Baseball scout, Red Murff is known for discovering and signing Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan. He called Hill "the best pure hitting prospect he's ever seen." Hill and Red Murff became friends and remained close until Murff's passing in 2008. Hill even spoke at his funeral.

In 1975, at the age of 19, Hill was signed by the Montreal Expos but was released from the team. He played four seasons in the minors before it became too much on his body.

During his final year in the Minors, Hill racked up 64 hits and 15 homers across 63 games for Grays Harbor. Across his four seasons in the Minor Leagues (1975 Lethbridge Expos, 1976 Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings, 1977 Texas City and 1978 Grays Harbor) Hill recorded 205 hits and 26 home runs in 201 games with a .298 batting average.

Born Rickey Glen Hill on August 15, 1956 in Fort Worth, Texas. Through childhood experiences, his father, a Baptist preacher, along with his mother, shaped his character of faith, determination and resilience.

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'The Hill' 2023 Movie Review!

The Hill is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film directed by Jeff Celentano and starring Dennis Quaid, Josh Lucas, and Marg Helgenberger. The film is based on the true story of Rickey Hill, a young man who overcame a debilitating condition to pursue his dream of playing major-league baseball. The film has received mixed reviews from critics. Some have praised the film’s heartwarming…

[haute-lifestyle-com]

The Hill, from Briarcliff Entertainment, presents an uplifting, inspirational drama that tells the story of professional baseball player Rickey Hill, born with a degenerative spinal condition, and a swing that could hit it out of the park. The Hill Review - Engaging, Inspirational Only in Theaters August 25 - See It!

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COLIN FORD AS RICKEY HILL The Hill ( 2023 ) dir. Jeff Celentano

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Posted January 2023. (Originally posted a couple of years back, but I accidentally deleted it when I went to update it with more fics)

A list of podfics I absolutely adore - in alfabetical order. As always, please read the tags and warnings before listening.

Title: All Life is Yours to Miss Read by: originally reads Authour: Saras_Girl Length:~ 11h Rating: Mature Summary: Professor Malfoy's world is contained, controlled, and as solitary as he can make it, but when an act of petty revenge goes horribly awry, he and his trusty six-legged friend are thrown into Hogwarts life at the deep end and must learn to live, love and let go. This one always makes me smile. It's very focused on Draco, and his journey to figuring out how to really live his life instead of just excist in it. Beautiful story that's beautifully read in a soothing voice.

Title: An Owl Named Romeo  Read by: fire_juggler  Authour: Rickey Length:~ 3h Rating: Explicit Summary: Draco breeds owls, Harry’s an Auror, and an owl named Romeo is going to bring them together. This one has Auror!Harry and Owl breeder!Draco, and it’s a wonderfull mix of humour, mystery, angst and fluff. Romeo is an amazing owl, and fire_juggler reads the story wonderfully.

Title: Away Childish Things Read by: RattleandHum (ThirdEye1234) Authour: lettered Length:~ 14h Rating: Teen and Up Summary: Harry gets de-aged. Malfoy has to help him. Beautiful fic read so wonderfully it made me ache with all the feels.

Title: Blood Magic Read by: houseofhebrideanblacks, Thestralsofspinnersend Authours: houseofhebrideanblacks, Thestralsofspinnersend Length:~ 33h Rating: Explicit Summary: A story of thestral magic, forest lore and recovery from all the things that haunt us. This is a beautiful story of recovery, friendship, love and life. And in being a story about that it exlpores the darker sides of those same themes; illness, loneliness and death. The authours read the story themselves, giving different voices to Draco and Harry's POV. It's a beautiful listen.

Title: Blue Roses and Other Impossible Things Read by: Sandstripe Authour: Cassiara Length:~ 3h Rating: Explicit Summary: After Harry saved Draco from the Room of Requirement there was a moment when Draco gave Harry a look. Harry didn’t know what to make of it, and he had a war to fight so he ignored it. Now though, they’re back at Hogwarts sharing a dorm and Harry is obsessed with seeing that look again. I wrote this fic, but I had to rec it here anyways because Sandstripe does such a wonderful reading of it. It's an 8th year fic with coming out and first times and a little angst.

Title: Burning day: A Tale of Rebirth Read by: fire_juggler Authour: tealeaf523 Length:~ 2.5h Rating: Explicit Summary: Looking for a bit of solitude over his winter holiday, Harry Potter rents a home in Scotland, only to end up in the middle of adventure amongst the snow-blanketed hills. There is a local in Castle Valley who looks uncannily like his Hogwarts school rival, but he has no memory of meeting Harry in the past. However, Harry is determined to find out what happened to Draco Malfoy between his disappearance and finding his new identity as a charming unicorn trainer at the Scotland Unicorn Reservation for Lost Youths. Unicorns and memory loss and falling in love? Sign me up! fire_juggler did a brilliant job bringing this to life.

Title: Chasing Shadows Read by: lastontheboat Authour: manixzen Length:~ 9.5h Rating: Explicit Summary: The murder of Lucius Malfoy seems impossible—no cause of death, no traces of spell-work, no potions in his system. The only leads Harry and his partner have are the trail of missing wizards the deeper they go. That and the help of the victim’s estranged son who now spends his time bartending at a queer-friendly Muggle pub. A case fic featuring a closeted Harry Potter, an out-and-proud, tattooed Draco Malfoy, and a murder mystery that seems to lead to more questions than answers. This fic is so good! Harry has hidden being gay for years and years and his growth to live as who he is is beautifully interwoven with him and Draco falling in love and a thrilling crime plot.Also I just love Draco in this! He's grown so much and is so attentive and he makes the smut so steamy! The reading of it is so well done and just brings so much life to the fic!

Title: Foundations'Verse - Reparations, Foundations Read by: 6shotsamericano Authour: Saras_Girl Length:~10h + 27.5h Rating: Explicit Summary: Reparations: Harry is about to discover that the steepest learning curve comes after Healer training, and that second chances can be found in unexpected places. Foundations: When one door closes, another one opens – with a bit of a push. Life, love and complications. This verse was one of my first ever Drarry fics, and the podfic of it was my first ever podfic experience. Both were major influences on the fact that I now love both Drarry and podfic. The fics are a masterpiece and 6shotsamericano reads them in such a wonderfull way that it's easy to immerse yourself in the story.

Title: Headlights in the Snow Read by: magsmagicalnightmare Authour: Saras_Girl Length:~ 10h Rating: Mature Summary: What’s big and purple and smells like tea? Harry is about to find out. Advent fic 2016. You can never go wrong with Saras_Girls christmas fics, and this is another great one! And it's so brilliantly read I felt like I was on the bus listening in on conversations. magsmagicalnightmare brought this fic so much life and personality and it's brilliant!

Title: Here's the Pencil, Make it Work Read by: teas_me Authour: ignatiustrout Length:~ 5.5h Rating: Explicit Summary: Harry thinks, "Why is Malfoy working in a coffee shop in muggle London?" is a much simpler question than, "Are you going to accept that auror offer and, if you don't, what will you do?" This one has Harry discovering Draco in the muggle world, a building friendship, coming out and wonderful humour. I loved all the friendships in this story, and the way ignatiustrout voices them.

Title: If the Fates Allow Read by: lastontheboat Authour: Saras_Girl Length:~8h Rating: Mature Summary: What's that crackling in the walls? Harry has no clue at all. He'll eat some cake and drink some wine. Because he is completely FINE. -A story about life's disregard for our plans. An advent story in podfic form?! I’ll be listening to this every single December.

Title: In Evidence of Magical Theory Read by: Sandstripe Authour: bixgirl1 Length:~ 2.5h Rating: Explicit Summary: When a hex meant for Draco accidentally catches Harry as well, they're forced to learn to understand each other in ways they previously might have thought impossible. In which Harry and Draco can't fight, so they fall in love instead. Wonderfull read of a wonderfull story! Accidental bonding and forced proximity in a Hogwarts 8th year story hits all the spots.

Title: Keep Holding On Read by: Thunder_of_Dragons Authour:  gnarf, with art by MaesterChill. Length: ~3.5h Rating: Mature Summary: After the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry and Draco both fall into their own battles with their mental states. Draco is sent to Azkaban, and Harry turns to drinking, hoping to forget. Months later, Harry visits St Mungo’s new ward on the request of a friend, only to find Draco in a deep vegetative state. Not willing to give him up, Harry stays by his side, while simultaneously dealing with the Ministry's newest grand idea to make everything worse. Making new allies, and losing old ones along the way, will hopefully be worth it in the end. This deals wonderfully with healing and building a bond, and it’s read really beautifully. 

Title: Modern Love Read by: lastontheboat Authour: tackytiger Length:~ 5.5 h Rating: Explicit Summary: Harry Potter, of all people, knows that life isn’t always fair. And no one gets to be happy all of the time. But surely there’s something more—something better—than a rubbish Ministry job, and a lonely old house, and that feeling that everyone out there is doing a better job of living than Harry is. And it really doesn’t seem fair that Draco Malfoy is back in Harry’s life, all of a sudden, and even though he’s wandless, and living with Muggles, and making his mother cry with his lifestyle choices, he’s happy. So what's he doing right, that Harry isn’t? Because things don’t really change, do they? And if Harry can’t be happy, he’ll settle for a good night’s sleep, some posh antiques, and the opportunity to find out what Malfoy has been up to for all these years. And that’s what starts it all. I really enjoyed this one. The story is really engaging and full of emotion, and the reader conveys them perfectly. 

Title: Newts Read by: Lazulus Authour: astolat Length:~ 1.5h Rating: Explicit Summary: “I’m twenty-eight!” Harry said. “I’ve been an Auror for ten years! You want me to go back to Hogwarts now?" 

Title: On a Clear Day Read by: 6shotsamericano Authour: Saras_Girl Length:~ 5h Rating: Mature Summary: Draco Malfoy is waiting for his real life to begin, and it appears that he’s not the only one. Coffee, charity, and the wisdom of the elderly. I've listened to this one too many times to count over the years. Humour, falling in love and learning to live.

Title: Open for repairs Read by: RattleandHum (ThirdEye1234) Authour: FeelsForBreakfast Length:~ 3h Rating: Mature Summary: After the war, Draco works at a tv repair shop and Harry breaks things.Feat. sad boys in jumpers and more ABBA than is probably necessary. I forgot how much I loved this fic, but the podfic made me fall in love all over again. I loved all the voices and the portrayal of the emotions.

Title: Running on air Authour: eleventy7 Length:~ 8h Rating: Teen and up Summary: Draco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry is assigned the cold case and finds himself slowly falling in love with the memories he collects. This is a beautiful story and it's read just as beautifully.

Title: Secrets Read by: Opalsong Authour: Vorabiza (Biza) Length:~ 44h Rating: Explicit Summary: Beginning with Draco's unexpected arrival at the Dursleys, Harry's summer becomes filled with activity and many secrets. He generates several unexpected allies as he finds himself actively becoming the leader of the Light side. H/D post-HBP This story is an intense alternate book 7, and Opalsong reads it so engagingly. 

Title: Stately Homes of Wiltshire Read by: Lazulus Authour: waspabi Length:~ 5.5h Rating: Explicit Summary: Malfoy Manor has mould, dry rot and an infestation of unusually historical poltergeists. Harry Potter is on the case. This fic is so lovely, both the story and the reading has made me laugh on several occations. It's a mystery with love and friendships and figuring out what you want from life.

Title: Temptation on the Warfront Read by: Sandstripe Authour: alizarincrims0n Length:~ 14h Rating: Explicit Summary: Draco Malfoy is forced into hiding with the Golden Trio and dragged into their search for horcruxes. What ensues is a journey of redemption, unexpected friendships and an unwanted, turbulent romance with Harry Potter. Warnings for swearing, sexual content, and dark themes.

Title: The Boy Who Only Lived Twice Read by: TheOneCalledEli Authour: lettered Length:~ 6h Rating: Explicit Summary: Harry Potter is an Unspeakable. Draco Malfoy is the wizard who shagged him. Adventure! Intrigue! Secret identities, celebrities, spies! It's all right here, folks. Drarry as secret spies is so much fun and excitement, and the slow falling in love and wanting but not knowing was just so perfect. And TheOneCalledEli reads it so brilliantly, it made me fall in love with this fic all over again!

Title: This Summer Read by: RattleandHum Authour: Saras_Girl Length:~ 3.5 Rating: Teen Summary: This is a summery romantic comedy featuring my favourite ensemble cast, in which Harry is confused, Draco is Draco, and Hermione attempts to eat all the things. Costume parties and pining and all the good things! This fic is sweet and funny and listening to it made me smile.

Title: Turn Read by: Queenie_Mab Authour: Saras_Girl Length:~ 37h Rating: Mature Summary: One good turn always deserves another. Apparently. This story is a classic, and the reading of it fully lives up to the quality of the written fic; absolutely wonderfull! Another one I've listened to more times than I can count.

Title: (Un)wanted Read by: aibidil Authour: aibidil Length:~4h Rating: Explicit Summary: Ginny's pregnant, then she's not and Harry's single. Harry, again with no family, doesn't know what to do with this turn of events, or how to find a new life—post-war, post-Ginny, post-abortion—in which he belongs. He doesn't expect that life to include dancing to the Backstreet Boys with Hermione and Draco Malfoy. A story of finding belonging in the unexpected. This one is so good. It's about being lonely and feeling unwanted, but finding family and learning to accept love when offered as well as loving oneself. I love Harry and Hermione's relationship in this. Actually, the women in general are awesome.

Title: What We Pretend We Can't See Read by: FayJay Authour: Gyzym Length:~ 13h Rating: Mature/Explicit Summary: Seven years out from the war, Harry learns the hard truth of old history: it’s never quite as far behind you as you thought. (Auror Potter is summoned to a break-in at a rather eccentric little museum in the house he used to own.) This is one of those fics where I can finish listening and just start it over again immediatly. It's got magical houses, house elf magic, friendships, humour, and I absolutely love how Draco and Harry are both written in this. FayJay gives amazing life to the charachters, and this one is just so wonderful.

Title: When Times are Dire Read by: aibidil Authour: aibidil Length:~ 14h Rating: Explicit Summary: Magical Britain is screwed, and it's once again up to Harry to save it. This time, by marrying Draco Malfoy. This fic is so interesting. It's fake relationship but done differently to anything else I've read. It's political in a way that rings true for so much that's going on in the world and it was lovely to see the characters I love fight for things I believe in!

Title: Who we are in the shadows Read by: Sandstripe Authour: Quicksilvermaid Length:~ 7h Rating: Explicit Summary: What happens when you’re forced to become the very thing you despise? Ex-Auror Harry Potter, tossed out of the Ministry for something he had no control over, has been looking for a way back to his former life. When he comes across Draco Malfoy in the criminal underbelly of Wizarding London and in need of protection, Harry figures bringing him in to face the Ministry's justice is his ticket back to everything he's lost. But nothing is exactly as it seems. Not even Harry himself. And as he gets drawn further and further into Malfoy's world of honour and deception he finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew—about his childhood nemesis, the Ministry job he misses so much, and most of all, about himself. What happens when you’re forced to see that you were wrong? This fic feels a little like a healing bruise. By which I mean that it hurts, a little – but in a good way. Sandstripe does a brilliant job of making all the emotions come across and I'll definetly be listening to this many times.

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In 1926, silent film superstar Jack Conrad (Brad Pitt) stumbles out of his trailer tent dressed as a Crusades-era king, somewhere in the barren hills outside L.A., where his studio has set up multiple makeshift productions all happening simultaneously. After a day spent drinking copiously, Conrad can barely stand under his own power, and requires a crewman to half-carry him to the "set," perched on top of a hill as a staged bloody war -- waged between two armies cast via the soup lines, it appears -- rages on below him in the background.

An actress is brought in, dressed in resplendent robes, a vision of purity and love that Conrad's character is meant to have conjured up from his battered subconscious. He staggers around, forcing down dry heaves, as the sun descends to its last glowing embers, the remaining light perilously close to being lost. But when his director, an irascible German, calls for action, Conrad suddenly snaps to attention, his face reflecting beatific love, as he embraces the woman, and they share a sweet, tender kiss, as war rages just behind them. Conrad has done it again, and the world will soon react as breathlessly as his director does upon calling "cut."

Jack might be a drunken sot, blazing his way through wives, gin rickeys, and movie productions at a dizzying pace, but there's a reason he's a star, it turns out. "You don't 'become' a star," young aspiring actress Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie), informs her new friend, Manny Torres (Diego Calva), outside a massive, Dionysian fete transpiring at the castle dwelling of a big-shot producer, "you either are one, or you ain't."

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The Hill is an inspiring story!

Hey guys! I’m here to do a review for the movie “The Hill!” I loved this movie when I watched it last week! It was such an inspiring movie! The movie is the true story of Rickey Hill, the son of a travelling pastor who has to overcome physical obstacles to go for his dream of playing baseball in the major leagues. With the cast of Dennis Quaid, Colin Ford, Joelle Carter, Scott Glenn, Siena…

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E. Roger Mitchell (born February 18, 1971) is an actor. He has had several major roles in film, including Hunger Games: Catching Fire, American Woman, The Walking Dead, and Diary of a Mad Black Woman; as well as television roles on The Shield, One Tree Hill, and The Quad.

He graduated from Claflin University with BAs in English and Drama. He was named in the Who’s Who Among Americas Colleges and Universities. He studied at the Alliance Theatre Professional Actor Internship and earned an MFA from City University of New York’s Brooklyn campus.

He began his acting career in 1997 with his role in the film Raney. The same year, he went on to play Joseph in the comedy film How I Spent My Summer Vacation. He portrayed the character Aaron in the film The Legend of Bagger Vance. He appeared as Agent Craig McCall in American Made.

He has made guest appearances on several television shows, including NCIS, House of Payne, Past Life, Nashville, Drop Dead Diva, The Rickey Smiley Show, Being Mary Jane, Survivor’s Remorse, Oval, and Powers. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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How Many?

A friend recommended a good movie for me to watch the other day. He did say it was a tear-jerker, but he failed to suggest I go first to Costco to stock up on tissues! I’ll admit it. I cried my eyes out mainly because it touched several hurts from my past. The Hill is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film about baseball player Rickey Hill overcoming a physical handicap in order to try…

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Rickey Thompson Talks UMG Pulling Music From TikTok, Dance Elsewhere

It’s happening … huge hitmakers are being wiped from TikTok after the app failed to reach a deal with UMG — something Rickey Thompson calls a game-changer, and a bummer. We chatted with the social media star Wednesday in Bev Hills, and he told… from TMZ.com https://www.tmz.com/2024/02/02/universal-pulls-music-tiktok-dance-rickey-thompson/

[filmchillnet]

The Hill Povestea lui Rickey Hill, care își depășește dizabilitatea fizică și își repară relația cu tatăl său într-o încercare de a deveni un jucător de ligă majoră de baseball (MLB). https://filmchill.net/movies/the-hill/?feed_id=1579

[haute-lifestyle-com]

The Hill, an upcoming true story based on the life of professional baseball player Rickey Hill, starring Dennis Quaid, Bonnie Bedelia, and Scott Glenn, presents an uplifting triumph over circumstance film with Colin Ford starring as Rickey Hill.

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The Hill: Directed by Jeff Celentano. With Colin Ford, Dennis Quaid, Joelle Carter, Scott Glenn. The remarkable true-life story of Rickey Hill's improbable journey to play Major League Baseball.

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"The Hill (2023): A Captivating Dive Into a Unique Cinematic Experience"

“The Hill,” directed by Jeff Celentano and written by the late Scott Marshall Smith and Angelo Pizzo, is a captivating retelling of Rickey Marshall’s true story. Pizzo’s renowned screenwriting style, reminiscent of classics like “Rudy” and “Hoosiers,” shines through in this film, where the protagonist’s accomplishments may be humble but are all the more powerful because of the relatable hurdles…

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"The Hill (2023): A Captivating Dive Into a Unique Cinematic Experience"

“The Hill,” directed by Jeff Celentano and written by the late Scott Marshall Smith and Angelo Pizzo, is a captivating retelling of Rickey Marshall’s true story. Pizzo’s renowned screenwriting style, reminiscent of classics like “Rudy” and “Hoosiers,” shines through in this film, where the protagonist’s accomplishments may be humble but are all the more powerful because of the relatable hurdles…