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Posted By: Joann

Steve,

Ken Burns "Baseball" has quite a bit of footage - most of it during warm ups in foul territory. It's really kind of amazing. He kind of had this sidearm delivery that almost looked laid back. But between the length of his arm and the casual whip-action he gave the ball, you can just see how fast the thing must have been moving and why he was a great pitcher.

The WJ pitching scenes are among my favorite in the Baseball series. I watch the first 3, maybe 4 segments ("innings") over and over. Lots of vintage card images, especially in the Before 1900 segment.

Joann