Known for his imaginative filmmaking style, director Sam Raimi mastered the horror and fantasy genre early in his career.

His most recent foray into more mainstream fare was the critically-acclaimed A Simple Plan starring Bill Paxton and Academy Award³ nominee Billy Bob Thornton. "I was attracted to For Love of the Game by the screenplay," explains Raimi. "It is a very moving love story. He adds, "I'm also a big baseball fan and this was the first screenplay that I read that really got into the game. Dana (Stevens) really took us into the pitcher's head, what he was thinking and what it must be like to be in that intense mode of concentration." According to producer Amy Robinson, the combination of romance and baseball make a wonderful marriage. "The love story is trying to mirror the baseball—you never know what's going to happen."

Complementing the passion for baseball in the movie is the romantic passion between Billy Chapel and Jane Aubrey, portrayed by Kelly Preston. "Kelly brought a sense of vulnerability to the part that we really needed. Her character writes for the fashion magazines, and I think that she pulled that off in a convincing way," says Raimi.