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Everyone loves an underdog. That’s why we’re drawn to sports movies—there’s something special about the magic depicted in Remember The Titans, Miracle, or even something silly like The Waterboy. But good sports books, and we mean good ones, go even deeper.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the 2010 Texas Rangers season, from the first pitch of Spring Training to their first ever trip to the World Series, is preserved forever in this remarkable video yearbook and includes interviews, exclusive footage, and game action and highlights. Includes a Spanish language track and over 30 minutes of exclusive bonus footage.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Features a collection of America's national pastime at its funniest. You'll see the game's finest athletes brought to their knees by gravity, brain locks, killer kittens and anything else that can disrupt the symmetry of the game.
3) The rookie
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
After he loses a bet he made with his team, an ex-minor league pitcher who coaches for a living is forced to try out for the major leagues, becoming the oldest rookie ever. Based on the true story of Jim Morris.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Slick, big city sports agent Rob Decker has it all. But on his latest mission to sign a high school baseball superstar, Rob becomes stranded in a small town where the simplicity of life--and the faith of the people--stands in stark contrast to his own fast-paced, win-at-all-costs mindset. Torn between these two worlds, will Rob have the courage to let faith transform his life?" -- container
5) Major league
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version; Wild thing edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The new owner of the Cleveland Indians wants to move the franchise to Miami, and a losing season is her only ticket to Florida. So she signs the wildest bunch of screwballs to play on the team: her catcher is washed up, her pitcher is crazy, and her third baseman is more concerned about endorsements than grounders.
6) Cobb
Publisher
Warner Bros. Pictures
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in 1960, "Cobb," is a series of duets between two men. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb and Al Stump. "The Georgia Peach," while perhaps the greatest baseball player who ever lived, was also a racist, a wife-beater, and probably a killer. Stump was a sportswriter with the job of a lifetime--a biography with full access to the principal. Cobb envisions the book as his way of controlling how history sees him, a piece of self-serving, glorifying hogwash....
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Widescreen; [Rental ready].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gus Lobel has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus-who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat-refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask: his daughter, Mickie, an associate at a high-powered Atlanta law firm.
Series
Pub. Date
1995
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The California Angels are a struggling baseball team praying to win a pennant. Their luck changes as their biggest fan, 11-year-old Roger, begins giving the coach tips from a real live angel. The team not only climbs back into the pennant race, but learns to believe in themselves.
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After Cesar's major league career is cut short, he returns to his native Monterey, Mexico. Once back home, a group of impoverished baseball-loving kids recruit him to coach their ragtag team. Together, they beat the odds and overcome hardships and bigotry to compete in the 1957 Little League World Series.
Language
English
Description
Morris Buttermaker is an alcoholic pest removal worker and for a very short period of time a former professional baseball player, is recruited to coach and train a failing baseball team. All of these twelve-year-olds have been thrown out of the league. After losing every game they have played in so far, the kids force the coach to straighten up and teach them how to win before the season is over.
11) Baseball
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
10 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 18 hr. 54 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The definitive documentary of America's pastime, baseball. Through a skillful blend of still photographs, film footage, interviews and voice overs, the the history of "The Game" is brought to life. Covering the period from the 1840's to 1994 (just before the strike), the high and low moments, heroes and villains are explored and examined, providing an in-depth, informative, and enthralling look at this truly American passion.
Publisher
Media Education Foundation
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (56 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend tells the inspiring story of Nicole Sherry McFadyen, one of only two women in history to be named Head Groundskeeper of a Major League Baseball team. Beginning with her first internship, the film shows how McFadyen rose through the ranks to become a leading innovator in the field and ultimately take the prestigious head job at storied Camden Yards in Baltimore. If you're looking for ways to counter negative gender...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD)(128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lou Gehrig, the Yank's great first baseman and the son of poor immigrants, rose to heights of baseball fame -- only to be cut down at the peak of his career by an incurable disease known as ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).
Publisher
Hanna-Barbera
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Hanna-Barbera classic collection.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone, the Flintstones and the Rubbles travel to fear-fraught Rockysylvania thanks to a big game show win. Flintstones Little Big League sees Fred and Barney facing off as opposing Little League coaches while Bamm-Bamm and Pebbles duel across the diamond.
Author
Language
English
Description
T-Ball Skills & Drills provides over 30 creative t-ball drills for young athletes as well as basic skills for teaching throwing, hitting, and fielding techniques in an easy-to-follow program.The video highlights: All t-ball basics, hitting fundamentals, fielding fundamentals, throwing fundamentals, correcting throwing flaws, baserunning fundamentals, drill organization, safety issues, hints for first time coaches & parents, fun games and more!
Author
Language
English
Description
This video covers a variety of strategies for the competitive youth baseball coach. Marty Schupak has drawn on his years of coaching and shared strategies with some of the most successful youth baseball coaches around who have won championships. Addressed are the most common strategic situations that occur in youth baseball games. Covered are cutoffs, back up situations, first and third offensive and defensive situations, the delayed steal, bunting...
Author
Language
English
Description
This video addresses two of the most underrated skills in youth baseball:baserunning and bunting. The baserunning portion of the video covers the most basic skills, such as sliding and running techniques, while also addressing more advanced techniques, such as the delayed steal, tagging up, and reading signs. The bunting section covers the different types of bunting techniques, such as the square bunt and the pivot bunt. The video then shows strategies...
Author
Language
English
Description
This video explores the most fundamental aspects of throwing a baseball. Covered in this program are the grip, the wind-up, the release and the follow through. Special attention is given to the importance of balance and helping youth pitchers understand that throwing a baseball is not limited to just the arm but the whole body. The video will go through a variety of individual and team pitching drills. Also addressed are arm injuries, injury prevention,...
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