Category Archive: Essays.From-Spring-Training-to-Screen-Test

From Spring Training to Screen Test

Introduction: From Spring Training to Screen Test

Why would you want to squander a few hours taking up space in…

Baseball and Classic Television: A Brief Overview

One could pen a book or perhaps even an encyclopedia on the manner…

Ball Four, the Television Series: Ahead of Its Time?

Jim Bouton (right) and John Thorn, Major League Baseball’s…

Baseball and Coca-Cola: A Match Made in America

If the most iconic sports-related Coca-Cola television ad features…

De Wolf Hopper, Digby Bell, and the Five A’s

Across the decades, professional actors and athletes have shared…

Big Leaguer: A Small-Time Film with Big-Time Personalities

Most casual baseball fans are familiar with such well-known…

Andy Strasberg: HBO Movie 61*

Author Andy Strasberg and Barry Pepper, playing Roger…

Thomas Tull: On Dark Knights, Hangovers, and Baseball

How does a man of modest background become a billionaire Hollywood…

Ron Shelton: On Cobb, Bull Durham, and Baseball-On-Screen

In the baseball fantasy Field of Dreams, the spirits of various…