Brokeback Infield?

Not quite baseball news, but read up on this upcoming film:

In the wake of the success of "Brokeback Mountain", gay love stories which studios were hesitant about doing are now getting a new life including one of the most high profile. This week, producer Andrew Lang optioned Peter Lefcourt novel "The Dreyfus Affair: A Love Story" and hired Lefcourt to write the script reports Variety.

The novel concerns a married all-star shortstop who, in the heat of a pennant race, falls in love with his team's second baseman. As the double play combination goes public, scandal ensues. Book was first optioned in 1992 and has been developed in different incarnations at Disney (twice), Fox and New Line with filmmakers including Betty Thomas and David Frankel attached.

Lefcourt said the film got closest at New Line, where director Thomas had interest from Ben Affleck and Don Cheadle. Project struck out when Affleck instead did "Pearl Harbor".

Ben Affleck and Don Cheadle? How about A-Rod and Jeter? No? Sorry...