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Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns
from Pbs Home Video
starring Mike Barnicle, Mary Pratt (III), Lou Costello, George Will, Arthur Ashe

Features:

• Box set
• Black & White
• Closed-captioned
• Color

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Baseball: An Illustrated History
  I liked the book so well that I would like to purchase two more. One for my brother and son.

• The Old Ball Game
  Only the sport of baseball could lend itself (via its long, rich heritage) to a Ken Burns-style documentary. Of course, Burns nails it once again.
  Though not as emotionally touching as his Civil War or World War II documentaries, Baseball captures the essence of America's pastime. From Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, and Ty Cobb to Willie, Mickey, and the Duke, to Yaz, Pete Rose, Mick Schmidt, and everyone in between, Burns recounts all the rousing stories that old fans will recite from memory and younger... more info

• A tribute to baseball by Ken Burns and his team
  This volume contains a lot that is very good. Its structure is a bit forced (nine innings, or periods, of baseball history). The 9th inning, as others have noted, covers a large time frame compared with earlier "innings." I'm not sure that the decade is the best way of organizing baseball history, either. Still and all, that's more a matter of taste than anything else.
  The book's authors candidly observe that they will focus on eastern teams, e.g., Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers, "because we felt... more info

• Baseball is too broad a title for this narrow look
  Call the film something other than "Baseball". That word is far too broad for what we get to see.
  Let's look at one installment: "Inning 8: 1960-1970".
  Point One: There must be very little baseball history in the midwest U.S. because "Baseball" tells very little from it. This must be mentioned as a disclaimer. However, there are stories from the midwest that should never be overlooked. For example, the 1968 season in Detroit seemed to fit so well into the flow of the documentary. A city in Detroit... more info

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