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Spurminator
08-02-2010, 01:31 PM
Just finished watching it again. If there's a better sports documentary that's ever been made, I'd like to see it. A fascinating account of baseball and America in the 19th and 20th centuries. While it tends to be too New York-centric at times, I loved the amount of coverage given to the Negro Leagues. I also suddenly have the urge to buy about 30 early-20th-century baseball team caps.

The new installment (The Tenth Inning) airs this September. Set your DVRs.

http://www.pbs.org/baseball-the-tenth-inning/

slayermin
08-15-2010, 10:25 PM
I watched it for the first time a couple of months ago. It really gives you a great perspective about the different eras of the game. I learned a lot about John McGraw and Connie Mack. I heard their names before but I didn't realize how important they were to the game. Also, the long, arduous road to integration was well documented.

Thanks for the heads up on the new installment. I will be looking forward to it.