Documentary
Every year in June, nearly 2,000 athletes out of high school and college are chosen from an amateur baseball draft to play in the minor leagues. This inspiring documentary follows the lives of two young players on their arduous journey to launch Major League Baseball careers. As one faces his final year to tryout, another player wrestles with the pressure of keeping his million-dollar first-round draft contract intact. This thrilling and emotional journey illuminates the power determination can have on whether dreams are achieved or lost.
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No No: A Dockumentary
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
It's a Long Way to October
The Story of Big 1: Sadaharu Oh
South Korea: Focused on Excellence
Flying Giants
Strangers on the Field
Land of the Rising Fastball
Bedlam At The Bank: The 2022 Phillies Yearbook
Shot Heard 'Round the World
School of Rickey
Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball
Major League Baseball: All Century Team
1186 to Omaha
Touching The Game Alaska
101: The Story of the 2023 Baltimore Orioles
E60 Presents: Bonds
Play Ball with Babe Ruth
1988 Mets: 100 Winning Ways, The Tradition of Excellence Continues
The Team. The Time. The 2006 Mets
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No No: A Dockumentary
IMDB 6.9 | Jan , 2014
Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter on LSD, then worked for decades counseling drug abusers. Dock's soulful style defined 1970s baseball as he kept hitters honest and embarrassed the establishment. An ensemble cast of teammates, friends, and family investigate his life on the field, in the media, and out of the spotlight.The Battered Bastards of Baseball
IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 2014
Hollywood veteran Bing Russell creates the only independent baseball team in the country—alarming the baseball establishment and sparking the meteoric rise of the 1970s Portland Mavericks.It's a Long Way to October
IMDB 10 | Oct , 2024
Follow the 1982 Atlanta Braves and their new manager Joe Torre, from spring training to the playoffs, starting with their historic 13 game winning streak to start the season.The Story of Big 1: Sadaharu Oh
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1977
A Documentary on the Japanese baseball player Sadaharu OhSouth Korea: Focused on Excellence
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2010
A documentary about the some athletes of South Korea and how can they inspire a new generation.Flying Giants
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2009
Korean Baseball team < Lotte Giants > have 30 years history as same as Korean Baseball History. In this time, < Lotte Giants > made their fans weep and smile. However after 2000 year, < Lotte Giants > fell into a slump and span round a low ranking teams. But in 2008 year, < Lotte Giants > rebound from despair and mark 4th grade. < Lotte Giants > start 2009 season with big hope to get 1st grade. However their dream soon gets into troubles. < Lotte Giants >’ main players are wounded and their conditions fall. In the opening part of season, < Lotte Giants > fans are downhearted by their team. But they ? players and also fans - never give up. From the lowest rank, they start up the engine to win the season. Will < Lotte Giants > fans and players’ dream come true at the end?Strangers on the Field
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2015
In April 2013, unfamiliar faces appear at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium during the opening matches between Doosan and SK. The nervous middle-aged men throwing and batting the first ball are, in fact, Korean-Japanese former team members that played on that same spot in the 1982 finals of the Bong-hwang-dae-ki games.Land of the Rising Fastball
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2010
A history of baseball in Japan told by three Journalists from different parts of the world .Bedlam At The Bank: The 2022 Phillies Yearbook
IMDB 10 | Dec , 2022
2022 brought postseason baseball and a National League pennant back to South Philly. Enjoy "Bedlam At The Bank", the 2022 Phillies Video Yearbook, narrated by Phillies outfielder Kyle Schwarber.Shot Heard 'Round the World
IMDB 6 | Jul , 2001
With one swing of a bat, Bobby Thomson became a legend. His dramatic home run on October 3, 1951, led the New York Giants to win the National League pennant over the rival Brooklyn Dodgers. This documentary looks at the teams, personalities and events that combined to create one of the most heated pennant races ever witnessed...one that ended with an unforgettable homer.School of Rickey
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2016
The colorful, controversial and groundbreaking career of Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson.Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2024
Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball tells the story of the Major League pitcher who won two world championships and after a USO tour through Vietnam, devoted himself to medicine.Major League Baseball: All Century Team
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2000
One hundred years in the making, the 'Major League Baseball All-Century Team' was an all-time roster chosen from the more than 15,000 men who played Major League Baseball in the 20th Century.1186 to Omaha
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2020
After a heartbreaking loss to Vanderbilt in the 2014 College World Series Championship game, Virginia entered the 2015 season with its sights set on making the 1,186-mile trip back to Omaha. But a host of injuries and tough losses had the Cavaliers on the verge of missing the NCAA tournament for the first time since head coach Brian O’Connor took the helm in 2004. A late-season run gave Virginia renewed hope as it relied on the strength of the program’s culture to make one of the sport’s most remarkable turnarounds en route to a CWS Championship finals rematch with Vanderbilt and the ACC’s first College World Series title since 1955.Touching The Game Alaska
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2009
Alaska may be best known as the land of moose, bears and intense winters, but few know about the hidden jewel that is the Alaska Baseball League. For the first time on film, Touching The Game Alaska takes a captivating inside look at this fascinating institution and its incredible history as a proving-ground for more than 500 Major Leaguers and Hall of Famers like Tom Seaver and Dave Winfield, many of whom appear in the film. This feature length documentary is highlighted by superb baseball, stunning imagery and humorous anecdotes, from planes crashing on fields during games to bear encounters to salmon fishing misadventures to the more than century old tradition of the Midnight Sun Game. Four years in the making, the film not only showcases baseball played in a place where the summer sun never sets, but also gives insight into the colorful, rugged and fiercely independent people of this frontier land.101: The Story of the 2023 Baltimore Orioles
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2024
The Orioles defied expectations and took the AL East by storm during an enthralling 2023 season.E60 Presents: Bonds
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2021
Examines the life and career of Barry Bonds as the former Pittsburgh Pirate and San Francisco Giant nears the end of his eligibility to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.Play Ball with Babe Ruth
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1920
A serial of short instructional films using footage of Babe Ruth to explain the fundamentals of playing baseball.1988 Mets: 100 Winning Ways, The Tradition of Excellence Continues
IMDB 0 | Nov , 1988
Adoring capsule of the Mets 1988 season, in which they won 100 games and the National League east division but lost the pennant to the Los Angeles Dodgers.The Team. The Time. The 2006 Mets
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2007
Shea Stadium was the place to be in 2006. Fueled by just the right mix of budding young superstars and established veterans, the New York Mets cut a swath through the National League, ending Atlanta s string of 14 consecutive division titles and coming within one hit of reaching the World Series. The 2006 Mets were fun, exciting and resilient! You could never count them out. And even though they came up just short of their ultimate goal, they left their fans with an overriding sense of optimism for the future. It s all here, from Spring Training, to the All-Star Game, to the nail-biting tension of the postseason. Featuring exclusive interviews with Jose Reyes and David Wright, never-before-seen footage and inside-the-game wireless. Narrarated by Tim Robbins. Relive the season that captivated a city.