Why Baseball Movies Matter
On this episode of Edge of Sports, we speak about the joy and politics of baseball movies.

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week, we speak about the joy and politics of baseball movies. First, we speak to Noah Gittell, author of the terrific romp of a book Baseball: The Movie. Then we speak to movie savant Arya Shirazi about the five most essential baseball movies of all time and whether they will hold up in 2024.
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The gang of kids in a scene from the film “The Sandlot,” 1993.
(20th Century-Fox / Getty Images)This week, we speak to Noah Gittell, author of the terrific romp of a book Baseball: The Movie. Then we speak to movie savant Arya Shirazi about the five most essential baseball movies of all time and whether they hold up in 2024.

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
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