Baseball - A Film By Ken Burns
starring: Mamie Ruth Moberly, Hank Aaron, Bud Abbott, Roger Angell, Arthur Ashe
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Inning One, Our Game, looks at the origins of baseball in the 1840s and takes the story up to 1900. Burns refutes the myth that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown and traces its roots instead to the earliest days of the nation ? there are records of a game called "Base" played at Valley Forge.Inning Two, Something Like a War, takes viewers through 1910 and introduces some of the game's most celebrated and colorful characters, including Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson.Inning Three, The Faith of Fifty Million People, examines the century's second decade, which was dominated by the Black Sox scandal. George Herman "Babe" Ruth makes his first major league appearance (as a member of the Boston Red Sox) and a wave of immigration helps fill the stands with new fans, eager to "become American" by learning America's game.Inning Four, A National Heirloom, concentrates on Babe Ruth, whose phenomenal performance thrilled the nation throughout the 1920s and rescued the game from the scandal of the previous decade.Inning Five, Shadow Ball, tells the story of the Negro Leagues in the 1930s. The title refers to a common pre-game feature in which the players staged a mock game with an imaginary ball. Though unintended, the pantomime was an apt metaphor for the exclusion of blacks from major league play at that time.Inning Six, The National Pastime, covers the 1940s and includes Joe DiMaggio's celebrated hitting streak, the awe-inspiring performance of Ted Williams and what Burns calls "baseball's finest moment" ? the debut of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.Inning Seven, The Capital of Baseball, takes viewers through the 1950s when New York City had three successful baseball teams and dominated the World Series. By the end of the decade, the Giants and Dodgers had left New York, a signal that the old game was changed forever.Inning Eight, A Whole New Ball Game, moves the field to the 1
Inning One, Our Game, looks at the origins of baseball in the 1840s and takes the story up to 1900. Burns refutes the myth that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown and traces its roots instead to the earliest days of the nation ? there are records of a game called "Base" played at Valley Forge.Inning Two, Something Like a War, takes viewers through 1910 and introduces some of the game's most celebrated and colorful characters, including Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson.Inning Three, The Faith of Fifty Million People, examines the century's second decade, which was dominated by the Black Sox scandal. George Herman "Babe" Ruth makes his first major league appearance (as a member of the Boston Red Sox) and a wave of immigration helps fill the stands with new fans, eager to "become American" by learning America's game.Inning Four, A National Heirloom, concentrates on Babe Ruth, whose phenomenal performance thrilled the nation throughout the 1920s and rescued the game from the scandal of the previous decade.Inning Five, Shadow Ball, tells the story of the Negro Leagues in the 1930s. The title refers to a common pre-game feature in which the players staged a mock game with an imaginary ball. Though unintended, the pantomime was an apt metaphor for the exclusion of blacks from major league play at that time.Inning Six, The National Pastime, covers the 1940s and includes Joe DiMaggio's celebrated hitting streak, the awe-inspiring performance of Ted Williams and what Burns calls "baseball's finest moment" ? the debut of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.Inning Seven, The Capital of Baseball, takes viewers through the 1950s when New York City had three successful baseball teams and dominated the World Series. By the end of the decade, the Giants and Dodgers had left New York, a signal that the old game was changed forever.Inning Eight, A Whole New Ball Game, moves the field to the 1
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- You're Safe At Home With This One
This isn't just for those of us who had carefully rubbed our gloves with Kneatsfoot Oil, had sore throwing arms at the start of each Spring or noticed how the darkness came earlier near season's end, making the spheroid harder to see at the same time of day. "Baseball" by Ken Burns is about more than our childhood memories of the sound of katydids, the sun, longer days, and dreams we would all save the game from the batter's box, with two out in the bottom of the ninth, and the bases loaded. It is ... Read More
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- Could Have Been Much More
Charlie Rose interview with Ken Burns is included in the final disc of this series and Rose asks Burns:
"Why in this film have you focused so much on the centrality of race in the evolution of baseball?"
Burns answers :
"This is our central story, as a country".
I watched this series when it aired in 1994 and again when I bought it on VHS. I am watching it anew in 2009 after buying the DVD set.
I'm afraid baseball fans in decades to come will be repeating ... Read More
Rating: - the perfect gift
A friend recommended this set of DVDs for my dad for Christmas.He was an avid baseball player growing up and even played against Catfish Hunter in high school and then went on to play college ball with N.C. State.He currently coaches my youngest son's 13U baseball team, as he has my two older boys in the past.The series of DVDs was indeed the perfect gift for him, and for him to enjoy with my boys.They have spent Sunday afternoons since Christmas piled up on the bed watching the Ken Burns film.My ... Read More
Rating: - Especially Loved The 'Deadball Era' (Innings 2 & 3)
This is, appropriately, a nine-part series on the history of baseball up to the 1990s, shown on PBS and done by Ken Burns. Since it's the latter, you know it's going to be Liberal-bias PC but you just put up that. Overall, it is well-done and a must for any baseball fan and historian. There are many interesting profiles of players and facts of each era. Every "inning," about an hour-and-a-half covering the sport decade-by-decade, has fascinating material.
I'll always be indebted to this series ... Read More
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- A Keeper
As a rabid Phillies fan, I find my mental energy sapped by the end of each season. Normally because the Phillies have blown it yet again; this year because of a maniacally dramatic finish culminating in a World Championship. In any case, November and December are a break for me, but around mid-January I begin contemplating the game, and in February I warm up to worrying about the impending season. So it was perfect that my husband ponied up to buy me the DVDs of Ken Burns' *Baseball.*
Ken Burns' ... Read More
- You're Safe At Home With This OneThis isn't just for those of us who had carefully rubbed our gloves with Kneatsfoot Oil, had sore throwing arms at the start of each Spring or noticed how the darkness came earlier near season's end, making the spheroid harder to see at the same time of day. "Baseball" by Ken Burns is about more than our childhood memories of the sound of katydids, the sun, longer days, and dreams we would all save the game from the batter's box, with two out in the bottom of the ninth, and the bases loaded. It is ... Read More
- Could Have Been Much MoreCharlie Rose interview with Ken Burns is included in the final disc of this series and Rose asks Burns:
"Why in this film have you focused so much on the centrality of race in the evolution of baseball?"
Burns answers :
"This is our central story, as a country".
I watched this series when it aired in 1994 and again when I bought it on VHS. I am watching it anew in 2009 after buying the DVD set.
I'm afraid baseball fans in decades to come will be repeating ... Read More
- the perfect giftA friend recommended this set of DVDs for my dad for Christmas.He was an avid baseball player growing up and even played against Catfish Hunter in high school and then went on to play college ball with N.C. State.He currently coaches my youngest son's 13U baseball team, as he has my two older boys in the past.The series of DVDs was indeed the perfect gift for him, and for him to enjoy with my boys.They have spent Sunday afternoons since Christmas piled up on the bed watching the Ken Burns film.My ... Read More
- Especially Loved The 'Deadball Era' (Innings 2 & 3)This is, appropriately, a nine-part series on the history of baseball up to the 1990s, shown on PBS and done by Ken Burns. Since it's the latter, you know it's going to be Liberal-bias PC but you just put up that. Overall, it is well-done and a must for any baseball fan and historian. There are many interesting profiles of players and facts of each era. Every "inning," about an hour-and-a-half covering the sport decade-by-decade, has fascinating material.
I'll always be indebted to this series ... Read More
- A KeeperAs a rabid Phillies fan, I find my mental energy sapped by the end of each season. Normally because the Phillies have blown it yet again; this year because of a maniacally dramatic finish culminating in a World Championship. In any case, November and December are a break for me, but around mid-January I begin contemplating the game, and in February I warm up to worrying about the impending season. So it was perfect that my husband ponied up to buy me the DVDs of Ken Burns' *Baseball.*
Ken Burns' ... Read More
