OT - Baseball Documentaries

[bh3443]

David, Thanks for the kind words! I'm happy to be better and back here!
I agree that the Harvard/Yale was a great one! Also like the college FB breaking the barrier one!
Take care,
Bill

[elmalo]

There is a good doc called "Viva Baseball" It is about the history of baseball in Latin America and the history of latinos in MLB. Some good interviews with Minoso, Vic Power, Tony Taylor, Cookie Rojoas, MArichal, Cepeda etc, etc.

[FrankWakefield]

Found them.... in the third place I looked, which is good... I have a couple of hundred vhs tapes with old ball games recorded, about 1980ish to about 2000 or so....


Anyway, there are 2 60 minute vhs tapes. "The Golden Decade of Baseball" narrated by Brent Musburger. I think I'll try to back them up to a dvd. 1947 to 1957. So it's 2 hrs in total, less than I remembered. Musburger, not Allen. But it is the right time and subject matter. It's listed on Amazon. It's good stuff if you're a fan of those teams and times. But for most folks here, the first few 'innings' of Baseball and the video of The Glory of Their Times would be the thing.

[mets41]

Hi Bill--

The Jimmy Stewart movie you refered to is The Monte Stratton Story. Stewart plays Straton who shot his leg off in a hunting accident, June Allison plays his wife and Agnes Moorehead (of Bewitched in the 60's) plays Stewart's mother.

[bh3443]

Thanks mets41 for the name, I never remember: Monty Stratton! A great movie that I enjoy watching.
Frank, those are great tapes you have! I watch old game clips all day and night on youtube.com!
Have a great day everyone!
Bill Hedin

[deadballera]

how about the Lou Gehrig storey - "Pride of the Yankees " ? Has Babe Ruth, Bill Dickey, etc.


I also agree with some of the others already mentioned.

When it was a Game
Eight Men Out
The Natural