Ray Cook (played by Nick Nolte) is a protagonist in Off the Black.
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. Dave Tibbel (played by Trevor Morgan) appears in Off the Black.
A high school baseball player initially seeking revenge against umpire Ray Cook after Cook's bad calls cost his team a vital game. Struggling with an absent mother and a detached father, Dave eventually forms an unlikely bond with Ray and agrees to pose as his son for a class reunion.
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Characters
Ray Cook
(played by Nick Nolte) — protagonist
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 Ra...
Dave Tibbel
(played by Trevor Morgan) — supporting
A high school baseball player initially seeking revenge against umpire Ray Cook after Cook's bad calls cost his team a vital game. Struggling with an absent mother and a detached father, Dave eventual...
Key Relationships
Ray Cook → Dave Tibbel
(Conflict Former Opponent Turned Ally)
Story Analysis
Two wandering lost souls forge a healing bond through an unlikely pact.
