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Or perhaps this fall. Man it would be perfect if he aired it the night after the All Star Game, as there are no sports on tv that night.
Here is the summary for the 10th Inning, straight from Ken Burns' website:
"The Tenth Inning, a two-part four-hour documentary film directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, updates our landmark 1994 series, Baseball. Beginning where the original series left off, The Tenth Inning is based on the premise that this seemingly simple stick and ball game continues to be a window through which it is possible to see the best, as well as the worst, of America. Beginning in the early 1990s, the film tells the tumultuous story of our national pastime up to the present day, introducing an unforgettable array of players, teams and fans, celebrating the game’s resilience and enduring appeal, and showcasing a succession of extraordinary accomplishments and heroics – and devastating losses and disappointments.
Against a backdrop of surging globalization, a communications revolution, and dizzying cycles of boom and bust, The Tenth Inning begins with a crippling strike that alienates millions of fans and brings the game to the brink. Chastened, the players and the owners manage to find a way to work together, and baseball enters a period of unprecedented popularity – and skyrocketing profits. On the field, a generation of dazzlingly talented Latin players reinvent the game; the New York Yankees hire a new manager and build a new dynasty; baseball offers solace to a frightened country in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11th; and the Boston Red Sox provide their long suffering fans with some of the most painful, and some of the most joyous moments in their lives. An assemblage of larger than life athletes with tremendous gifts and grit – Pedro Martinez, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Manny Ramirez, Greg Maddux, Roger Clemens, David Ortiz, Ichiro Suzuki, Alex Rodriguez, and Barry Bonds -- do things that no one has ever done before. But as hallowed records that have stood for decades are broken, a scandal of Shakespearean complexity threatens to destroy the faith of millions of loyal fans, and casts doubt on the integrity of the game itself."
That made me pretty pumped to see this next installment. I remember when I first heard he might do a 10th Inning I wondered what all there really was to talk about besides steroids but when you think about it, between the strike, the rise of a new Yankee dynasty, Griffey Jr., Bonds, Sosa, McGwire, 9/11, the Red Sox break the curse....theres plenty in addition to steroids.
The episode will air in 2 2hr installments "Top of the 10th" and "Bottom of the 10th".
Oh and for anyone who hasn't seen "Baseball" by Ken Burns, beg borrow or steal yourself a copy, because it is about a definitive a history of baseball that you will ever find. If you love American history and not necessarily baseball, still watch it, because it is the only thing I've seen or read that really gives you a sense of how important baseball is in the history of America, especially the 20th century.