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Three guys spent their youth bearing the wrath of schoolyard bullies. They weren't tall, cool, and athletic, so they often got picked on by those who were. But when Gus convinces his two friends Richie and Clark to take some batting practice on a nearby Little League baseball field for old times sake, the three end up challenging a team of eleven-year-olds for the right to play on the field. Gus, often picked on because he was short, is nonetheless...
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"The Baseball Film: A Cultural and Transmedia History looks at how the American pastime has been represented in film, on television and more recently by digital media. While baseball has often been regarded as embodying the values needed to achieve upward mobility and success, some media narratives about it look back nostalgically to a past when White men defined the game, and others focus on stories about the sport that more truly represent the diversity...
3) Moneyball
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The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
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