23 Nov 2001
The Cuban Game
A documentary depicting Cuba/US relations through baseball.
Last Comiskey
As Comiskey Park, Chicago's 80 year old ballpark, prepares for its final season in 1990, expectations for the home team, the Chicago White Sox, are very low. Surprising many, the young team becomes a contender, and a bittersweet season becomes an exciting one.
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