(FeatureSource) Its summer and that means baseball! If you just
cant get enough of this great American game, check out these cool, summer baseball
flicks:
-"Band the Drum Slowly" starring Robert De Niro is the story of two players
who deal with the secret knowledge that one of them is terminally ill.
-"Bull Durham" starring Kevin Costner pits a career minor leaguer against a
rookie phenom.
-"Fear Strikes Out" stars Tony Perkins as Jimmy Piersall, a Boston Red Sox
player whose career was interrupted by a nervous breakdown.
-"Field of Dreams" stars Kevin Costner as an Iowa farmer who builds a
baseball diamond in a corn field when he hears a voice saying, "If you build it, he
will come."
-"The Natural" stars Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs, a player who disappears for
many years and returns as an enigmatic slugger.
-"Pride of the Yankees" stars Gary Cooper in the inspirational story of New
York Yankees great Lou Gehrig.
And, for more baseball fun, check out "The World of Baseball: A Cultural Geography
of Our National Game." Its a map that is chock full of interesting history,
facts, and fun about baseball in America and around the world.
"The World of Baseball" was produced in cooperation with the National
Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. It retails for $9.95 and can be found in bookstores or
ordered by calling 1-800-933-6277 or visiting www.hedbergmaps.com.