A bitter, chronic alcoholic high school baseball umpire whose questionable calls cost a team the season's crucial game. After an unlikely bond forms with Dave Tibbel, the teenager agrees to pose as Ray's son for Ray's forty-year high school reunion, helping the older man confront his past struggles.
Their relationship begins with resentment and a desire for revenge.
Dave initially seeks revenge against Ray because Ray's questionable calls cost Dave's team the season's crucial game.
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