Baseball’s Most Unbreakable Feats (MLB/Shout! Factory)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: C Main Program: B
The adage
about how you play the game being more important than winning is true, as much
as many want to win, but how you play the game also has to do with statistics
and it is as important in Baseball as in any sport. This is often to the point of obsession as Baseball’s Most Unbreakable Feats (2007)
reminds us. The program which is as much
a promo for Major League Baseball as a celebration of it is sometimes full of
itself, which is something I had not run into before in their previous DVDs,
but fans and those interested in this less-discussed side of the game will find
that passion here too.
All the
various records to be covered then and now are discussed by people who for the
most part seem to love the game, though one or two were suspect. The show seems well-researched, is
well-edited and the interview material is decent for the most part. The only thing that haunted this program for
this critic was the lost history of the Negro Leagues and the question of how
their records compare to these and how much earlier in some cases they may have
held said records. Otherwise, Roger
Clemens is a solid host and the program is rich enough to overcome some of its
shortcomings.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image is loaded with new HD-shot interviews
and all kinds of NTSC analog video.
There is even film footage from way back when, so the varying nature of
this sports documentary is like few other considering the age of this sport
professionally. The Dolby Digital 2.0
Stereo is simple and as good as past MLB DVD releases we have covered. Extras include pieces on four of the records.
- Nicholas Sheffo
