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 Ball Talk: Baseball's Voices of Summer $19.95 In 1988, I had the privilege and pleasure to meet and talk baseball and broadcasting with six Hall of Fame announcers: Mel Allen, Red Barber, Jack Brickhouse, Jack Buck, Curt Gowdy and Ernie Harwell. I was producing and directing a documentary about them, Ball Talk: Baseball's Voices of Summer, a labor of love which took me from California to Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, New York, and Tallahassee, Florida. And along the way, we stopped in Washington D.C. to film our host, Larry King. What fantastic gentlemen, and what a great time we had! Making Ball Talk also took me back in time, first to 1934 and Red Barber's first big-league game behind the mic (and first he ever saw!). On the way back to the present, I visited 1947 and heard about Jackie Robinson's breaking the color line and how Red reported it. Then 1951 and the Shot Heard `Round the World as witnessed and broadcast by Red and Ernie (although nobody remembers their calls of it!). Then tales of Yankees victories and Dodgers defeats. The struggles of the Cubs, White Sox, Red Sox, Orioles and Tigers. The stars: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Ernie Banks, Stan Musial and Al Kaline. Amazing baseball and broadcasting stories from the greatest baseball storytellers of all time, all living legends. And guess who they all picked as the the greatest they had ever seen play? Ball Talk was released on home video in 1988, got good reviews and was distributed on VHS for a few years. If you haven't seen it, you've got a lot of company. But I felt it was a success because all the announcers involved liked it. And now, sadly all of them except Ernie Harwell have passed away, leaving a great void in the worlds of baseball and broadcasting. I'm releasing it now for the first time on DVD in a special Legacy Edition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its creation. If you're a baseball and/or broadcasting fan and appreciate the art and artists of baseball announcing, check it out, I think you'll like it. It's a winner! Kevin Bender Producer and Director Carlsbad, California kevinbender@mac.com  Bert Sugar's Baseball Hall of Fame: A Living History of America's Greatest Game $35.00 The book is everything I hoped it would be. Since I may never visit the Cooperstown Hall of Fame, this is the next best thing. Photography is excellent. Highly recommended for the baseball affecionado!  Chicago White Sox Hall Of Fame Watch $330.00 Hall of Fame watch features a polished stainless steel case with stainless steel oval-shaped pushers, solid stainless steel polished bracelet with butterfly clasp, non reflective mineral glass lens, Quartz chronograph movements, Swiss luminous diamond cut hands, and date window. This model is water resistant to 10 ATM.Also comes with gorgeous stainless steel gift box. Carries a 2-year manufacturer's warranty on watch and battery.  Univ Of New Hampshire "T Hall" Gold Plated Charm/Pendant $60.00 This New Hampshire Wildcats charm/pendant comes gold plated, stainless steel, 10K or 14K. Whichever you choose, it is sure to be a hit! Great gift for your favorite New Hampshire Wildcats fan! |
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