the central focus of each endeavor: the pitcher's mound (or the entire baseball diamond) and the preacher's pulpit or altareach practice's 'saints' or mythic heroes, such as Saint Paul or Jackie Robinson/Babe Ruth/Willie MaysShelton's other writing (and directing) credits have also included:The Best of Times (1986)(football)White Men Can't Jump (1992)(basketball, also directed)Blue Chips (1994)(basketball)Cobb (1994)(baseball, also directed)The Great White Hype (1996)(boxing)Tin Cup (1996)(golf, also directed)Play It To the Bone (2000)(boxing, also directed)Bull Durhamwould only receive a single Academy Award Oscar nomination for Shelton's original screenplay.Stark insisted that Peter stop pursuing the Vulture ("Can't you just be a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man?.They killed her for a goddamn experiment." Under pressure, Dukes also divulged that one of the escaped subjects, Remy LeBeau/Gambit (Taylor Kitsch), knew the island's location.I don't like gentlemen who grin at me.A motorcycle cop chases after them, but then apologizes and backs off when the stranger passes his identification card in front of her.