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Baseball...a film by Ken Burns

Bushy ARBushy AR Member Posts: 564 ✭✭✭✭
edited May 2002 in General Discussion
Finally broke down and bought the DVD set when the price came down.I am about halfway through.What a great series.I missed alot of it when it was broadcast by PBS.I like it almost as much as his Civil War series,which by the way I think should be required viewing by all Americans.Great history lessons both.What do you all think? Have you seen it and what do you think about it? Interesting to see the years go by in relation to the sport.
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  • jdb123jdb123 Member Posts: 471 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    it is an awesome series came out about 1995 right? anyway i remember it well, it was inspiring to me at the time as i was headed to college to play a little ball back then.
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  • garandfangarandfan Member Posts: 271 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have the set on tape and I absolutely love it as I am a hardcore baseball fan. I loved the segment on the Ty Cobb, even though he was a terrible person, he is still one of the best ball players ever. I also enjoyed the portion devoted to the negro leagues. Some of those guys could have been great major league players if they would have gotten the chance. Especially Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson. Now those were real players, too bad today the game is driven by money and greed.
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  • Old hickoryOld hickory Member Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ken Burns is the greatest. I don't even like Jazz but I've watched that series twice. These are made possible by PBS which comes under fire foe being too liberal. There's some truth to it but they sure do a great job on documentaries. The baseball one would make anyone a fan. Glad you enjoyed it.
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  • squeakycsqueakyc Member Posts: 204 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Didn't like the baseball series, just felt like something was missing.
    Burn's Civil War program was excellent and I have watched it a few times. I always see something I missed evertime I watch it. Maybe he could do one on the history of hockey!!!!!!!!! Anyway hockey is a much more exciting sport than boring old baseball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • mudgemudge Member Posts: 4,225 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Terrific series. It had special meaning for me. I played some minor league ball in my ute (pitcher, 1st base). Never got above AA. I also travelled with the Washington Senators the last 3 years they were in DC. I was the only "Sports Rep." in the country that was invited to travel with the team. Had my own "unie". Threw some batting practice. Took fly balls and infield. The whole pregame workout.
    Knew some of the guys in the film and kinda' brought a tear to my eye.

    One of the biggest thrills of my life.....One day I'm in the batting cage while one of the pitchers is working on a knuckle ball. It's not "knuckling" very well and I'm roping some balls to right field. Well, I take two in a row over the right field fence and behind me a voice says: "That swing sure looks a helluva lot better than it did in April." I turn around and it's Ted Williams. Gotta' tell ya' my little heart went THUD..THUD..THUD!!!
    But I could talk baseball forever.

    Mudge the ex jock

    I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!

    Edited by - mudge on 05/22/2002 16:59:57
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  • XracerXracer Member Posts: 1,990 ✭
    edited November -1
    Washington...first in war, first in peace, and last in the American League.

    Mudge...that's the first time I ever heard of Teddy Ballgame speaking an entire sentence without the "F" word.
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  • Bushy ARBushy AR Member Posts: 564 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mudge...That must have been really great...I think baseball is the greatist game ever devised by man.George Carlin did a monologue about the differences between baseball and football that about summed it up for me.Whats your favorite baseball movie? Mine is "Bang the Drum Slowly".A close second would be "Field of Dreams".The James Earl Jones speach at the end is classic,don't you think?
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  • JudgeColtJudgeColt Member Posts: 1,790 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mudge: Wow! That must have been quite a thrill. I envy you. Not many have gotten to do what you did, and then to have Ted Williams comment on your swing, wow again.
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  • mudgemudge Member Posts: 4,225 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    X-racer......Cool....you knew him too!!! I hate to see him the way he is now. The guy who had the best eyes in baseball can hardly see.
    Some eye lab did a test for the entire team once to evaluate the players eyes. Used some sort of gizmo that would measure how quickly their eyes could pick up a moving object. Teddy Ballgame came in second to Del Unser. I was about 3/4 of the way down the list.

    But speaking of "trash-mouths". The worst I've ever heard was LaSorda.
    Joe DiMaggio came in a close second. DiMaggio was a no-class, rude, garbage-mouth. Except when the cameras were on him.

    Oh the stories I could tell.....

    Mudge the fan

    I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!
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