Sports documentaries you're dying to own

[itjclarke]

Oh man, I had Ted Williams on my DVR and just got a DVD recorder this Christmas. Had I known I'd have burnt it for you Bill.

My favorite 2 sports docs are by far Baseball (own VHS but would love in DVD) and Hoop Dreams (which I own, but think release through Criterion was pretty limited).

Hoop Dreams to me is one of the most compelling documentaries (even movies) ever made... And the 18+ hours of Baseball never get old, no matter how many times over I watch it.

[RTK]

The old "This Week in Baseball" show should made into year by year sets and sold. I loved that show. Also, WGN in Chicago would usually have a short, maybe half hour pre-season show about the Cubs back in the late 60's/early 70's, usually ending with Banks making his prediction, "The Cubs will shine in '69".

[almostdone]

The book "miracle ball" had a documentary made at the same time but from what I found only aired regionally a few times and wasn't put on DVD.
I would love to view it and see the interviews recorded in the book.
If you haven't heard or read the book "Miracle Ball" is one mans journey to find the actual ball Bobby Tompson hit to win the final playoff game in 1951 against Ralph Branca and the Dodgers. The journey is quite amazing and "the shot heard round the world" is so deep in baseball lore to not know where the ball ended up after 60 years is amazing.
Great book and read. Would love to se the film.
Drew

[RTK]

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Agreed, the book is outstanding.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Oh man, I had Ted Williams on my DVR and just got a DVD recorder this Christmas. Had I known I'd have burnt it for you Bill.

My favorite 2 sports docs are by far Baseball (own VHS but would love in DVD) and Hoop Dreams (which I own, but think release through Criterion was pretty limited).

Hoop Dreams to me is one of the most compelling documentaries (even movies) ever made... And the 18+ hours of Baseball never get old, no matter how many times over I watch it.

I love Hoop Dreams. I have the 25th anniversary edition. It is interesting to see how differently the players' lives went.

[Runscott]

Thanks for posting this thread. It got me to looking for a documentary that I did not realize was available, so I ordered it:

Tom Landry - A Football Life

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Oh man, I had Ted Williams on my DVR and just got a DVD recorder this Christmas. Had I known I'd have burnt it for you Bill.

Thanks, Ian. I appreciate it. I still have it, so I'm ok. I just want something official from HBO, hopefully with interviews, and a documentary on the research that went into the making of the film. It's a must watch for even non-Packer fans. It's that good.

Originally Posted by Runscott

Thanks for posting this thread. It got me to looking for a documentary that I did not realize was available, so I ordered it:

Tom Landry - A Football Life

That's awesome, Scott. I grew up a fan of the Packers and Cowboys. I loved Lombardi and Landry both. They were cut from the same cloth, though Vince was much more vocal than Tom.

I'll never forgive Jerry Jones for basically casting Landry aside when he bought the team. That was unforgivable, in my opinion.