He probably made 5 grand that day so it was at least close to what he made all season. I would do autograph shows all the time if I was a star athlete too. Fans love when players sign and it's great easy money.
A friend of mine showed me one of Wally's rants, and I had to see more. This coming payday I am buying the fully uncensored DVD and Wally Backman's Greatest Hits. We have a minor league here in OKC. We were the Oklahoma Redhawks, But now we're the Dodgers. Loved this, sir. Thank you so much.
A couple of years ago I was telling my wife that if I could get somehow make things work financially that the one thing I'd like to do is make a documentary about MiLB. Everything from the relative poverty and the day jobs, to the daily grind, to the ambition and the hunger--the agony, the ecstasy, all of it. I wanted to make a nonfiction, long-form version of Bull Durham. And (although I've just started watching) I've found that it already exists! Thank you John Fitzgerald for doing this and bringing to fruition many thousands of baseball fans' hopes.
It is sad to dream of the Major Leagues and never be able to reach it. Steve Garrabrants started triple A and in a few years descended into Indy. His last year active was 2008. Truly Sad.
Funny how they say Wally is an important part of the league then try to fire him 3 or 4 months later and the guy says he was frustrated by it then Wally says everybody was hunky dory about him going to the autograph show. Sounds like the management can't make their minds up.
BobcatJoeGutfeld I'd love to put them all back up. But alot of people invested in this show and I can't give away all the episodes on RU-vid - it wouldn't be fair to the people that believed in the show and invested their money on it. RU-vid ad revenue doesn't come close to what the show makes on each DVD sale.
Great job...something about seeing it in full (1/10 of it anyways) that just makes me appreciate your work even more...are you involved in any new projects?
I was at a season opening Spring Training game at the Charlotte Co. Stadium years ago when the Rangers were playing there and the pregame fireworks scared a very large egret out of its nest in one of the light standards. My brother and I were laughing about it and then a minute or two later we saw black smoke billowing out from behind the outfield wall. Sure enough, lots of smoke and flames could be seen. Then here come the fire trucks. The fireworks set the woods on fire. LOL!
so john there are 2 episodes that i wasnt able to watch at all.. they are behind a paywall with no option to pay.. i mean theyre listed as 49 cents??? that has to be some sort of mistake... id gladly pay however there is no way to even give you the money.. as for purchasing a dvd well, dvds arent really my thing but id certainly purchase a digital copy.
Thanks for your comment. Is it just the intro music you don't like? I tried to make that music really campy like a 1980s sitcom... The other music is supposed to be pretty straightforward (funny music for funny scenes, dramatic for dramatic scenes, etc.)... What do you think? Thanks again!
At 15:14, I know that this movie is from 2007, however, I don't think that even back then, Major League Baseball had it's slogan as "What a game" like it is on the scoreboard in the background. Someone hasn't been updating some of the ads in that stadium for awhile.
John Fitzgerald That was my fault, I put the wrong time it's actually at 15:14 where I was trying to point out the ads on the scoreboard in the background. I also edited my original comment. Sorry again.
capsman09 No need to apologize. Thanks for the comments... Actually, that's a really great point. That sign was there from several years before. There hadn't been a game played in that ballpark for years. It would be interesting to find out exactly when "What a Game" was an MLB slogan.
I love how all the background songs are sort of “off brand” versions of hits. I think I heard some Santana in there...a little super freak Edit: a bit of Green Day towards the end hahaha
Im confused is the south coast league an independent league or is it apart of the minors. Because i remember in 1 episode someone was traded to the brewers organization which is a professional team. Could you clear things up for me?
EricMoranFilms The SCL was an independent professional league. It was not affiliated with MiLB but players were able to be bought by MiLB teams. That's what happened in episode 1 - Jared Sutton's contract was purchased by the Brewers.
@didoma73 - Thanks. I'm working on a new baseball project that I can't really talk about yet. I also just starting working with an existing web show called Be Your Own Fan TV. You can see our latest interview (with Boomer Esiason). Just search youtube for username byoftv
