Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns - Nine Inning Boxed Set

Pros: excellent commentary, great interactive features, in-depth look at the sport in our history

Cons: very long, DVD set is very expensive

The Bottom Line: Although it's a romantic look at the sport, Ken Burns doesn't mind showing the bad side of baseball as it reflects our history and social values.

Review: It's been a tradition in my house that every year as spring training begins, I break out the Ken Burns documentary, Baseball. I've had the VHS set for quite a few years now. This year, thanks to my VCR eating several of the tapes, I had the ...

Pros: extremely well presented documentary, best baseball film of all time, worth every penny, a must-own

Cons: none

The Bottom Line:

Baseball is a documentary that all baseball fans should own, and the best film that has ever been created about the sport.  Baseball is highly recommended.

Review: When Ken Burns decided to do a documentary on the history of Baseball, it was a pretty big endeavor, and what ended up making its way into the involved story is a work of pure genius.  Originally aired on PBS, "Baseball" sought to really tell ...

Pros: Most extensive visual history of baseball ever. Supremely well done.

Cons: Well, if you don't like the game...

The Bottom Line: A must see for baseball fans. Recommended for sports fans and people into the historical social side of America. The best sports documentary I've ever seen

Review: What makes this documentary great is, well, everything. At the foundation, it is meticulously resea ...

Pros: the best documentary I've ever seen:beautiful, interesting

Cons: it takes a few nights to watch it

Review: wow. That's all I could say when I first watched this amazing 9 inning (tape) documentary about the world's best sport and past time, baseball.
It's obvious the filmmaker (Ken Burns) loves the game dearly, apparent by the absolute respect and style...