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[devilsfan0405]

Did anyone catch this special last night? I thought it was fascinating to see how sports were shown on television back in the medium's infancy. Not many graphics, no replays, only a few camera angles and very little color commentary. It's amazing that the film was found in Bing Crosby's wine cellar. He was a part-owner of the Pirates in 1960 but was too nervous to actually watch Game 7. He flew to Paris and listened to the game on short-wave radio and asked a friend to Kinescope the game for him. No one knew of the film's existence until a few months ago.

[FreezingDrizzle]

devilsfan0405, on Dec 16 2010, 09:57 AM, said:

Did anyone catch this special last night? I thought it was fascinating to see how sports were shown on television back in the medium's infancy. Not many graphics, no replays, only a few camera angles and very little color commentary. It's amazing that the film was found in Bing Crosby's wine cellar. He was a part-owner of the Pirates in 1960 but was too nervous to actually watch Game 7. He flew to Paris and listened to the game on short-wave radio and asked a friend to Kinescope the game for him. No one knew of the film's existence until a few months ago.

Blast it. Devils, I posted on this in a thread dated September 25, but forgot to watch it last night.

[devilsfan0405]

FreezingDrizzle, on Dec 16 2010, 10:29 AM, said:

Blast it. Devils, I posted on this in a thread dated September 25, but forgot to watch it last night.

I'm sure it'll be on again. MLB Network re-airs programming a lot, especially in the off-season.

[FreezingDrizzle]

devilsfan0405, on Dec 16 2010, 10:48 AM, said:

I'm sure it'll be on again. MLB Network re-airs programming a lot, especially in the off-season.

I don't get MLB. I have to watch it at my brother-in-law's house.

[devilsfan0405]

FreezingDrizzle, on Dec 16 2010, 10:57 AM, said:

I don't get MLB. I have to watch it at my brother-in-law's house.

Gotcha.

I know how you feel. Cablevision doesn't carry NFL Network, so I miss out on a lot of good programming, not to mention the Thursday night late-season games, unless they involve the Jets or Giants.

For what it's worth, MLB has also released a DVD version of the game, available for purchase on Amazon.