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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Nov 13, 2019 1:30:13 GMT
on mlb network.
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Post by Rufus-T on Nov 13, 2019 2:37:33 GMT
With Cubs winning the WS this decade, we may get the 11th inning.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 13, 2019 3:24:37 GMT
I liked that the episodes were different lengths … just like innings !
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Nov 13, 2019 8:40:30 GMT
I thought he should have fit in something about the Minors. They were s important to their fans as the majors. On a same level, of course not. But a baseball fan in Houston. Kansas City or the west coast was never going to see a big leaguer before WWII except in newsreels. A kid in San Francisco probably knew and cared more about the Seals than the Yankees of Cardinals. Nearly ever cit ythat was more than a dusty intersection had a minor league team. At one time there were nearly 500.
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Post by fjenkins on Nov 13, 2019 17:29:32 GMT
When it first came out I absolutely loved it.
Over time I've grown angry that you have a history of baseball and there's no Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson but a ton of Doloris Kearns and Jay what's his name? Plus there were a lot of errors apparently made and some say on purpose.
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Post by njcardfan on Nov 13, 2019 17:50:23 GMT
It would have been better if it didn't morph into the history of the Red Sox. Not to mention it doesn't even mention the Phillies first World Series win in 1980. And IMO it spent way too much time focusing on the racial segregation of it. Yes, it's important to point it out but not 50% of the focus. Truth be told Burns should have done a separate documentary on the Negro Leagues.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Nov 13, 2019 22:49:19 GMT
Whenever anyone thinks the NFL matters more to pro sports legacy, that early Fenway flyover shot erases everything, with the historic audio overlay.
I think the series should continue in perpetuity every 10-15yrs.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Nov 14, 2019 2:03:48 GMT
When it first came out I absolutely loved it. Over time I've grown angry that you have a history of baseball and there's no Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson but a ton of Doloris Kearns and Jay what's his name? Plus there were a lot of errors apparently made and some say on purpose. the racial stuff is overdone. esp. the lies made up about ty cobb: Who Was Ty Cobb? The History We Know That’s Wrong imprimis.hillsdale.edu/who-was-ty-cobb-the-history-we-know-thats-wrong/
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Post by NJtoTX on Nov 14, 2019 13:08:31 GMT
I can't watch his stuff. I hate the slow zooms and celebrity voices.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Nov 14, 2019 14:33:03 GMT
Sounds boring. Why would somebody burn a perfectly good baseball, and who would want to watch?
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Nov 20, 2019 2:46:23 GMT
time for some bob feller stories!!!
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Post by njcardfan on Nov 20, 2019 19:43:04 GMT
time for some bob feller stories!!! I met him at a baseball card show once. Loved hearing him tell stories.
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Post by njcardfan on Nov 20, 2019 19:44:49 GMT
When it first came out I absolutely loved it. Over time I've grown angry that you have a history of baseball and there's no Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson but a ton of Doloris Kearns and Jay what's his name? Plus there were a lot of errors apparently made and some say on purpose. the racial stuff is overdone. esp. the lies made up about ty cobb: Who Was Ty Cobb? The History We Know That’s Wrong imprimis.hillsdale.edu/who-was-ty-cobb-the-history-we-know-thats-wrong/ Agreed. After a while it was like "we get it. Blacks were barred from the major leagues and it was wrong. Can we move on to the history of this great game". Him focusing on the Red Sox 75% of the time was silly too.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Nov 21, 2019 1:45:29 GMT
TheGoodMan19 millar70 good stuff tonight about ted william & cronin on the final game of the year and teddy ballgame hitting .400...
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Post by twothousandonemark on Nov 21, 2019 4:11:59 GMT
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Post by millar70 on Nov 21, 2019 4:38:39 GMT
TheGoodMan19 millar70 good stuff tonight about ted william & cronin on the final game of the year and teddy ballgame hitting .400... Teddy Ballgame sure didn't back into hitting .400, he earned it. |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Dec 23, 2019 0:37:29 GMT
on tonight...on the mlb network: john mcgraw played the vaudeville circuit!
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Dec 23, 2019 0:45:14 GMT
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Dec 23, 2019 16:51:37 GMT
He was born in the same hometown as my wife. Look at a team picture of any team he was on. He was a big, big man. His height was listed as 6'1" but I think they short changed him. He also was one of the first pitcher to throw serious gas regularly. He was Randy Johnson the First. I also don't believe 1/100th of the stories about him. Eccentric, no doubt. But running off the mound to chase a fire truck, no. Now teams would have helped him with his drinking and his attitude. Back in the day, they just laughed.
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Post by HaveYourselfaMerryLittleAckbar on Dec 23, 2019 18:50:37 GMT
Watched the whole thing a few years ago. Took me about three months to get through it. This thing is long!
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