The Tenth Inning
The Tenth Inning interweaves the story of the national pastime with the story of America.
Top of the Tenth
S1 Ep1 | 1h 56m 41s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Expires: 12/31/25
In 1994, the national pastime faces its worst crisis in 70 years.
Bottom of the Tenth
S1 Ep2 | 2h 4m 58s
Air Date: 09/29/10 | Expires: 12/31/25
As America reels from the horror of the 9/11 attacks, baseball provides solace.
2005 Congressional Hearings
44s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Footage from the 2005 congressional hearings on steroid use in baseball.
Andrew Zimbalist: Ballpark Economics
1m 1s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Andrew Zimbalist discusses the economics of new ballparks.
Andrew Zimbalist: The Quantification of Performance
48s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Andrew Zimbalist talks about baseball as an individual game.
Arriving in America
6m 16s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Latin American players discuss integration in baseball.
Asterisks and The Hall of Fame
2m 39s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Will, Bryant, Early and Verducci discuss how statistics would be unraveled with asterisks
Barry Bonds: “Boo Me or Cheer Me”
30s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Clip from Bonds press conference.
Baseball After 9/11
4m 57s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
America comes together after 9/11 through baseball.
Baseball in The Dominican Republic
6m 5s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Baseball is sacred to the people of the Dominican Republic
Bob Costas: Steroid Use in Baseball
1m
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Bob Costas discusses steroids in Baseball.
Dan Okrent: The Origins of Rotisserie Baseball
3m 14s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Dan Okrent discusses inventing Rotisserie baseball.
Discussing Barry Bonds
12m 54s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Experts discuss the complicated character of Barry Bonds.
Doug Glanville: The Globalization of Baseball
51s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Baseball has become a global sport.
Fame in Baseball
2m 52s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Jon Miller, Joe Torre, Gerald Early and Gary Hoenig discuss "fame" and baseball.
Hitting and Hitters
4m 41s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Tom Veducci, Ichiro, Joe Torre and Doug Glanville discuss the role of the batter.
Joe Torre: Being A Manager
41s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Joe Torre talks about his experiences as a manager.
John Thorn: Profits in Baseball
37s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
John Thorn talks about profits in baseball.
Jon Thorn: Baseball Stats
1m 35s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Jon Miller talks about VORP and other stats in baseball.
Mike Barnicle: Baseball in the Family
1m 9s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Mike Barnicle talks about the Red Sox loss of 2003 and how it impacted his son, Tim.
Mike Barnicle: My Baseball Glove
1m 12s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Mike Barnicle talks about the baseball gloves he's had since 1954.
Official Trailer
32s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Watch the trailer for Ken Burns' Baseball: The Tenth Inning.
Pitching and Pitchers
3m 24s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
The experts discuss the art of pitching a baseball.
The Late ’90s Power Surge
5m 37s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
In the late 1990s, baseball became a power game about home runs.
The Tenth Inning Interview Extra: World Baseball Classic
1m 20s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Ichiro discusses baseball in Japan.
The Tenth Inning; Interview with Ken
1m 2s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick discuss THE TENTH INNING
Tom Verducci: ‘The Steroid Era’
39s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Tom Verducci talks about how all players are tainted by the steroid era.
Why We Love the Game
3m 33s
Air Date: 09/28/10 | Rating: NR
Will, Verducci, Bryant, Barnicle, Goodwin and Breton explain why they love baseball.
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