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9th Inning - Home: The Modern Era
By the time you get to the final "innings" of Ken Burns' celebrated "Baseball" documentary it is so strange to see the game played in color, you are so used to the black & white photos and film of the earlier volumes. We are now up to the point where we clearly remember Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's home run record and Carlton Fisk's body language keeping the ball fair in Fenway Park. This is also the period where the players finally break the reserve clause because of the example of Curt Flood and the efforts of Marvin Miller. The highpoint of this documentary was when Jackie Robinson joined the Major Leagues, so it is fitting that Robinson's funeral is covered in this episode. "The Modern Era" also deals with skyrocketing salaries, the egos of players like Reggie Jackson and owners like George Steinbrenner, drug use by countless players, the banishment of Pete Rose for gambling, and other elements that threaten the National Pastime. But it also has Ken Griffey Sr. & Jr. hitting back-to-back home runs and children playing the game on the local sandlot. By the time he concludes his epic documentary, Ken Burns has brought us full circle. Bottom line: You should watch "Baseball" every spring and give yourself hours of happy memories.

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I will buy the whole set, after seeing this one.
Two hours of the most moving sports video I have ever seen. Even my wife, who hates baseball, has asked me to watch this with her--for the third time.