"Viva Baseball", On Tv, A Film About Dominican And Other Latin "Pioneer" Players!
On September 23rd, a film about latin players will premiere on Spike Tv at 9pm.
As per the NY Post's Sandra Guzman:
Director Dan Klores, hopes to get the record straight about latin ball players.
The film captures how "old timers" in impoverished towns in the DR and Panama began playing the sport with the most unusual equipment - cardboard boxes for mitts, sticks for bats, limes and coconuts for balls and cow manure for bases.
It also tells the painful, often racist, experiences that pioneers such as Roberto Clemente, Cookie Rojas, Felipe Alou and Juan Marichal experinced both on and off the field. Humor and cultural pride carried many of the players through the rough moments.
And inning after inning, these brave "old timer" built the foundation for today's Latino ballers.
Ironically, one of the central figures in the game then and today, ex-Giant, Felipe Alou, now the team's manager, recounted the racism he endured in the 1960's.
While the film looks back, it tells a story that continues to unfold today.
For Klores, it's also about ensuring that the contributions of the pioneers are not forgotten.
By Sandra Guzman.
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Btw, the film also tells the story of Puerto Rican Victor Pellot, whom back in 1953 was in the Yankees minor league team and even thought was very, very good, was pressured to change his name to "Vic Power". They seemed to have a problem because he was black, dated white girls and was considered to be flashy. He was never called to play in the "big show" even thought he was a good first baseman and was the lead batter in the American Association in 1953. What a shame!!!.
I will watch this film.
I wish that I could make DVD copies for whomever can not watch it. It would had been my pleasure but it's against the law, . Sorry, I can not make you guys a copy but PM me if you can not watch and I will tell you everything about it via PM. What a shame since I have about 75 recordable DVD"s.
On September 23rd, a film about latin players will premiere on Spike Tv at 9pm.
As per the NY Post's Sandra Guzman:
Director Dan Klores, hopes to get the record straight about latin ball players.
The film captures how "old timers" in impoverished towns in the DR and Panama began playing the sport with the most unusual equipment - cardboard boxes for mitts, sticks for bats, limes and coconuts for balls and cow manure for bases.
It also tells the painful, often racist, experiences that pioneers such as Roberto Clemente, Cookie Rojas, Felipe Alou and Juan Marichal experinced both on and off the field. Humor and cultural pride carried many of the players through the rough moments.
And inning after inning, these brave "old timer" built the foundation for today's Latino ballers.
Ironically, one of the central figures in the game then and today, ex-Giant, Felipe Alou, now the team's manager, recounted the racism he endured in the 1960's.
While the film looks back, it tells a story that continues to unfold today.
For Klores, it's also about ensuring that the contributions of the pioneers are not forgotten.
By Sandra Guzman.
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Btw, the film also tells the story of Puerto Rican Victor Pellot, whom back in 1953 was in the Yankees minor league team and even thought was very, very good, was pressured to change his name to "Vic Power". They seemed to have a problem because he was black, dated white girls and was considered to be flashy. He was never called to play in the "big show" even thought he was a good first baseman and was the lead batter in the American Association in 1953. What a shame!!!.
I will watch this film.
I wish that I could make DVD copies for whomever can not watch it. It would had been my pleasure but it's against the law, . Sorry, I can not make you guys a copy but PM me if you can not watch and I will tell you everything about it via PM. What a shame since I have about 75 recordable DVD"s.
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