The anticipation that comes with a 3-2 pitch. The crack of the bat. The roar of the crowd as a high fly ball heads for the center field wall. The timeless moment between the slide at
home and the umpire's signal. It's baseball. Part of the fabric of
American life for more than 100 years. Treat yourself to some peanuts and
Cracker jacks and thrill to the stories of two of baseball's all-time greats.
What could be better than a double-header day at the ballpark right in your own home?
The Jackie Robinson Story:
Who better to portray the man who broke baseball's color line than Jackie
Robinson himself. Filmed just three years after Robinson joined the fabled
Brooklyn Dodgers, this daring film openly deals with the racial problems of
baseball and the rest of society during the late forties/early fifties. It's
also the exciting and intriguing story of one of the greatest players of all
time at the beginning of his storied career.
The Lou Gehrig Story:
Lou Gehrig's record streak of 2,130 consecutive games played was ended by
the fatal disease that now bears his name. Join Wendell Long as he portrays
baseball's "Iron Horst". See Gehrig and his beloved family struggle valiantly
against the adversity that ended his brilliant baseball career. Find out why
Gehrig, a proud man dying from a painful and debilitating disease, described
himself in his farewell speech at Yankee Stadium as "the luckiest man in the
world".
Little Lulu Cartoon "A bout with a Trout"
Legends of Baseball America (DVD Movie) . . .
