Baseball

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   1. díl: Inning One: Our Game (anglický název)

   18. 9. 1994 · 1 h 53 min vyšlo

   In New York City, in the 1840s, people need a diversion from the "railroad pace" at which they work and live. They find it in a game of questionable origins. On June 19th, 1846, at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey, a team of well-dressed gentlemen, the Knickerbockers, play the first game of baseball. By 1856, the game is already being called "the national pastime," or simply, "Our Game." But the nation is about to be torn apart. And, in the midst of the Civil War, there is one thing that Americans North and South have in common: baseball. (popis v angličtině)

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   2. díl: Inning Two: Something Like a War (anglický název)

   19. 9. 1994 · 1 h 44 min vyšlo

   It is a decade of revolution. In China, in Central America. At Kitty Hawk. In Henry Ford's factory. And on America's baseball fields. In 1894, a sportswriter named Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson takes over a struggling minor league - the Western League - and turns it into a financial success. In 1900, he changes its name to the American League and begins talking about challenging the big city monopoly held by the National League. The revolution takes only three years. In 1903, the first World Series is played between the American League Boston Pilgrims and the National League Pittsburgh Pirates. (popis v angličtině)

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   3. díl: Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People (anglický název)

   20. 9. 1994 · 1 h 58 min vyšlo

   Examine the century's second decade, which was dominated by the Black Sox scandal. George Herman “Babe” Ruth makes his first major league appearance (as a member of the Boston Red Sox) and a wave of immigration helps fill the stands with new fans, eager to “become American” by learning America's game. (popis v angličtině)

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   4. díl: Inning Four: A National Heirloom (anglický název)

   21. 9. 1994 · 1 h 51 min vyšlo

   This episode concentrates on Babe Ruth, whose phenomenal performance thrilled the nation throughout the 1920s and rescued the game from the scandal of the previous decade. (popis v angličtině)

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   5. díl: Inning Five: Shadow Ball (anglický název)

   22. 9. 1994 · 2 h vyšlo

   The story of the Negro Leagues in the 1930s. “Shadow Ball” refers to a common pre-game feature in which the players staged a mock game with an imaginary ball. Though unintended, the pantomime was an apt metaphor for the exclusion of blacks from major league play at that time. (popis v angličtině)

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   6. díl: Inning Six: The National Pastime (anglický název)

   25. 9. 1994 · 2 h 28 min vyšlo

   This episode covers the 1940s and includes Joe DiMaggio's celebrated hitting streak, the awe-inspiring performance of Ted Williams and what Burns calls “baseball's finest moment” - the debut of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. (popis v angličtině)

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   7. díl: Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball (anglický název)

   26. 9. 1994 · 2 h 8 min vyšlo

   Viewers are taken through the 1950s when New York City had three successful baseball teams and dominated the World Series. By the end of the decade, the Giants and Dodgers had left New York, a signal that the old game was changed forever. (popis v angličtině)

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   8. díl: Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game (anglický název)

   27. 9. 1994 · 1 h 51 min vyšlo

   The field is moved to the 1960s. This episode traces the emergence of television, the expansion to new cities and the building of anonymous multipurpose stadiums that robbed the game of its intimacy and some of its urban following. (popis v angličtině)

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   9. díl: Inning Nine: Home (anglický název)

   28. 9. 1994 · 2 h 22 min vyšlo

   The final episode looks at baseball from the 1970s to the present, including the establishment of the free agent system, the rise in player salaries, the continued expansion, the dilution of talent, the ongoing battles between labor and management and the scandals. (popis v angličtině)

John ChancellorNarrator (voice) (9 dílů)Daniel OkrentSelf (9 dílů)BOBuck O'NeilSelf (9 dílů)Studs TerkelSelf (voice) (9 dílů)RARoger AngellSelf (8 dílů)George PlimptonSelf (7 dílů)Gerald EarlySelf (7 dílů)George WillSelf (7 dílů)Ossie Davis(voice) (7 dílů)Paul Roebling(voice) (7 dílů)Eli Wallach(voice) (7 dílů)John ThornSelf (7 dílů)DHDonald HallSelf (7 dílů)Doris Kearns GoodwinSelf (7 dílů)CMCharles McDowellSelf / (voice) (7 dílů)RBRed BarberSelf (6 dílů)Vin ScullySelf (6 dílů)SJStephen Jay GouldSelf (6 dílů)

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