The rookies

AI Rating: 1/10 - "The Rookies" (1982) is a straightforward sports thriller about Major League Baseball rookies navigating cutthroat competition, personal rivalries, and the grind to stardom. Authored by D.H. Donaldson, it emphasizes traditional themes of talent, perseverance, teamwork, and athletic triumph with no detectable progressive messaging, social justice agendas, identity politics, or diversity quotas. Focus remains purely on storytelling and baseball drama, typical of pre-1990s genre fiction untouched by modern "woke" influences.