A compilation of art depicting our National Pastime from a variety of sources. Enjoy!
George Carlin captures why we want the football season to end.
From "A League of Their Own", Tom Hanks at his best!
If this doesn't psyche you up, nothing will. Put me in coach! For some reason I can't link directly to this video, but you can see it on YouTube. It's wonderful, here's the URL : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IQ4IzLHorY
Follow-up to brilliant original tribute with clips from baseball movies not used in first tribute. Another gem!
Below is an awesome catch recorded at a minor league game - made by the Ballgirl!
Or was it? http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/ballgirl.asp
Baseball's greatest players and moments rocked by Van Halen! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4232174347128194966&q=tribute%20to%20the%20coming%20baseball%20season&hl=en
Catch Peter, Paul and Mary's tribute to right field below.
Special thanks to Jim Maresca for putting together this awesome video of the 2007 Wilmington "Old Salts" playing in the Roy Hobbs Tournament Ft. Myers, Fla. this past Autumn. This should get you pumped up for Opening Day!
Now that the madness of March is over, the joy of baseball is back. It's every April, it's coming. Watch and listen at :http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7119917347478119517&q=tribute+to+the+coming+baseball+season&total=56&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
The older we get, the better we were. Here's the link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOpIfbneeHg The last segment could be Myrtle Grove! Well, sort of.....
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Abbott & Costello performing their classic comedy routine, Enjoy!
Terry Cashman's poignant homage to baseball's Golden Age.
What to do when you get rained out!
Even the Beatles had to deal with the rain.
Hollywood before Kirk Gibson. Great theatrics!