TSL’s review of Highway to Heaven will not be posted tonight so that we may bring you this special presentation….

My retro television reviews will return next week but until then, enjoy this blast from the past.  1973’s Rookie of the Year stars 11 year-old Jodie Foster as Sharon Lee, who causes some controversy when she joins her brother’s little league team.  I picked out this program specifically for my sister, Erin, who loves baseball the way that I love movies!

It’s strange to think, while watching this, that Jodie Foster was just three years away from creating even more controversy with her Oscar-nominated role in Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver.

And now, here is Rookie of the Year….