New Yankees Movie: "Keeper of the Pinstripes"

From the NY Post:

Also on the film front, actor Josh Lucas said he is thrilled to get the chance to play Thurman Munson in the upcoming film "Keeper of the Pinstripes" that will feature Bernie Williams. Lucas wants to put on about 20 pounds for the role and plans to do some in-depth research. When Lucas brilliantly portrayed basketball coach Don Haskins in "Glory Road" it was Haskins, Pat Riley and Tim Floyd who taught the actor how to act like a coach.

"It's an honor to get this role," Lucas told The Post's Kevin Kernan. "There's a couple of them you get every once in a while, I felt that way with 'Glory Road,' too. Haskins was not as known as Munson by any means, but he had a similar sort of powerful way about him, a really salt-of-the-earth kind of man. I learned so much playing Haskins, and I have a feeling it will be similar with this, too."

...The film is being directed by Robby Benson of "One on One" fame.

In "Keeper of the Pinstripes" the production company is reaching out to James Gandolfini to play the part of Babe Ruth. If he accepts, Tony Soprano would be going from his Gambino-like role to the Bambino.

The movie will be based on Ray Negron's "The Boy of Steel: A Baseball Dream Come True."

It will be filmed inside the old - I guess you can now call it old - Yankee Stadium before and during the '09 season. And according to this article from Newsday Darryl Strawberry will also be in the movie. The article also says that the movie will be released sometime between Christmas '09 and Opening Day in 2010.