Nine Innings from Ground Zero (TV 2004)

Short, well-made documentary showing how the NY Yankees vs. AZ Diamondbacks world series games, just a month after 9-11, provided welcome relief from the uncertainty New Yorkers, and the ... See full summary »

Writer:

Ouisie Shapiro

Stars:

John Ashcroft, Bob Brenly, Scott Brosius

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
John Ashcroft	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bob Brenly	...	Himself
Scott Brosius	...	Himself
Joe Buck	...	Himself (archive footage)
George W. Bush	...	Himself
Roger Clemens	...	Himself (archive footage)
David Fisher	...	Himself
Ari Fleischer	...	Himself
Rudolph W. Giuliani	...	Himself
Luis Gonzalez	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mark Grace	...	Himself
Derek Jeter	...	Himself
Randy Johnson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bernard Kerik	...	Himself (archive footage)
Byung-Hyun Kim	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

Short, well-made documentary showing how the NY Yankees vs. AZ Diamondbacks world series games, just a month after 9-11, provided welcome relief from the uncertainty New Yorkers, and the nation, felt about how to proceed with their lives. The Yankees, during the series, came to symbolize and re-strengthen everything that was, and is, New York... and America.

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Plot Keywords:

world series | american | baseball | new york city | new york yankees | 

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Taglines:

The healing of a nation began with the swing of a bat.

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Genres:

Documentary | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

HBO [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Ground Zero, World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO Sports, Major League Baseball Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References 2001 World Series (2001)

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Soundtracks

"God Bless America"
Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Ronan Tynan

User Reviews

And if the Yankees had won the World Series...

...could the renewed strength and spirit that all New Yorkers felt possibly have gone even higher? It's doubtful. The city had already reached a zenith when the Yankees took all three home games during the series. What had started as continued mourning at the beginning of the series did indeed change to hope and cheering and even happiness for the people of New York. It was just what they needed. Just what the doctor ordered.

I loved the advice Derek Jeter had for George W. who was to throw out the first pitch for their home game... You can't stand in front of the mound... they'll boo you. And don't bounce it in... or they'll boo you. Left Dubba feeling a little insecure, but he did just fine with the pitch, after all.

And I didn't know that one of the umpires was really a secret-service agent. Not during the game, of course, just during the opening pitch.

This documentary is just short enough to have kept me interested. It flashes into new subjects quickly and tries to give a piece of information about everything. The world series is background for everything else presented. It contains no mushiness, no pro-America propaganda, not even any anti-terrorist themes... it just shows us how that world series was able to change the feelings of us all. To help us mend.