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New DVD Set BASEBALL A FILM BY KEN BURNS PBS - $20 (Troy)
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The Emmy Award-winning story of America's national pastime from master storyteller Ken Burns.
An epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs.
Babe Ruth Jackie Robinson
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Sandy Koufax Satchel Paige
Pete Rose Roberto Clemente
Casey Stengel Hank Aaron
Joe DiMaggio Ichiro Suzuki
Barry Bonds Pedro Martinez.
It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the immigrant experience, the transformation of popular culture, and the enduring appeal of the national pastime.
Now a two-part follow-up, THE TENTH INNING, directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, brings the series up to date. The strike, the home run chase, the steroids scandal, the rise of the Yankees and the triumph of the Red Sox—through it all, baseball remains a mirror of America.