Ken Burns Baseball

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  1. Gator Bill

    Gator Bill Well-Known Member Administrator

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    I have a tv set up where I have been using my treadmill and can access Netflix. I started watching Ken Burns Baseball and just finished. It was a long time doing it that way but it gave me something to look forward to each time I got on.

    Anyway it covered Baseball from it's origins to 2004. All the old guys up until they started taking firm actions in the steroid era. 11 episodes all a little over two hours long.

    All I can say is that it was fascinating and I learned a lot and it brought back memories.

    Jif should watch the last one if nothing else, it covered the Red Sox miraculous run to the World Series after being down 3-0 in the series against the Yankees and having given up 19 runs in the previous game.

    Well worth the time if you don't try to do it all at once.
     
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    :D

    I love that Ken Burns series. My favorite episode was about John McGraw and how he started a riot in New York that burned down a large segment of the town...
     
  3. Terry O'Keefe

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    Be careful on that Treadmill Bill!
     
  4. Gator Bill

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    I'm being careful Terry.

    I am also hopeful that the treadmill along with some other exercises will keep me from having to have a hip replacement.