September 2, 2024 - Toni Stone, baseball in the movies, and foul balls
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Show Notes
Today we bring you three very different takes on Baseball.
First up. from a diamond in the rough to the baseball diamond. Toni Stone made history as the first woman to play professional baseball in the mens’ Negro League. It’s the subject of Lydia Diamond’s latest play.
From there it’s sportswriter and film critic Noah Gittell. In his new book he merges two American pastimes: baseball and movies. In looking at how the baseball movie has changed over the decades – from sports glory, to nostalgia to cynicism – he says we can also see how American values have changed.
And Finally, why do baseball fans get to keep a foul ball if they catch it? Edgar B. Herwick III has the answer.