by David Krell | Nov 3, 2016 | David Krell
The life story genre is a staple of baseball films. Fear Strikes Out depicted the anxieties of Jimmy Piersall. William Bendix and John Goodman played Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story and The Babe, respectively. 42 spotlighted Jackie Robinson’s story of...
by David Krell | Nov 1, 2016 | David Krell
Roy Campanella grew up in a section of Philadelphia called, appropriately, Nicetown. “He was like a little Santa Claus. Everybody loved Campy…This guy was just one happy, great, lovable baseball person. And that’s about the way I can describe...
by David Krell | Oct 26, 2016 | David Krell
Baseball pitchers in fiction seem to have a black cloud hovering over them. Once an ace relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, Sam “Mayday” Malone is a recovering alcoholic on Cheers. Sam owns the eponymous Cheers, a bar where he is revered for his...
by David Krell | May 15, 2015 | David Krell
ER debuted in 1994 on NBC, trouncing every thing in its path. Like Mickey Mantle on a baseball diamond, Michael Jordan on a basketball court, or Wayne Gretzky on the ice, ER dominated the competition. And a familiar, if not famous, actor found his breakout role....
by David Krell | Aug 7, 2013 | David Krell
When Charles Ebbets died in 1925, Ebbets Field remained as an emblem of his dedication to bring high-quality baseball to Brooklyn. The play on the field, less so. Hitting a one-in-a-million line drive to a second baseman that fuels an unassisted triple play in the...
