The Tenth Inning picks up the story of the national pastime where Ken Burns’ epic 1994 documentary film series Baseball left off. As the tumultuous twentieth century is drawing to a close and a new millennium is about to begin, the game of baseball continues to reflect the complicated country that created it. Players and owners wage a cataclysmic battle over money and power; dazzlingly talented Latin and Asian players transform the sport; Cal Ripken becomes the game’s new Iron Man; sluggers Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds do things that have never been done before; the Yankees build a dynasty, while their arch rivals, the Red Sox, stage the greatest comeback in history. In September of 2001, at a time when America seems most threatened, baseball offers the hope that things will one day return to normal. The national pastime has become more popular, and more profitable than ever, but suspicions and revelations about performance enhancing drugs keep surfacing, threatening the integrity of the game itself. Still, through it all, baseball endures a game of infinite possibility and surpassing beauty.
Originally broadcast in 1994, and released on DVD in 2000, the Ken Burns documentary
Baseball provided an in-depth look at the sport. Now, 10 years after the DVD release, Burns has provided a "10th Inning" for the documentary series. This 2-disc DVD set includes an Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) transfer, with English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, and English/Spanish subtitles. Bonus material includes:
- Behind the Scenes
- Deleted Scenes
- Additional Interviews
Suggested retail price of the DVD is $24.99, but it can be
preordered from Amazon.com for $18.99.
Coming on the same day is a Blu-ray release of the "10th Inning," with a suggested price of $29.99 ($5 more than the DVD), which Amazon.com is currently preselling for $21.99. The DVD bonus material seems to be general descriptions, while the BD list provides more detail. It's not known if the bonus material is the same, but this is what the BD material consists of:
- Interview Outtakes
- Behind the Scenes: "Back to the Baseball park"
- Dodger Town
- A Night at Fenway Park
- Town of Fenway Park
- "Full of Knowledge"
- Central Park & Interview Outtakes
There's also a new box set which includes the original mini-series, plus "The 10th Inning." This DVD-only box carries a suggested retail price of $99.99, which
Amazon.com has discounted to $74.99.
All three releases will be out on
October 5. Unfortunately artwork for the various releases isn't available yet, but we'll post it once the studios release it.
