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Action1, Action2, Action3: Photo courtesy Greg Holmes.
Bridge: John O'Donnell Stadium in Davenport, Iowa on the banks of the Mississippi is
often cited as one of America's most beautiful ballparks. The park appears in The
New Ball Game, a documentary about minor-league baseball.
Broom, Look, Mouth, Smile, Smilecolor & Serious: The New Ball Game host and
producer Steve Holmes with a goofy looking friend. Steve is on the right. Photo
courtesy Greg Holmes.
Disco: In Bowie, Maryland, staffers dressed up for Disco Night at a Baysox baseball
game in 1999. It's part of the weirdness seen in The New Ball Game, a documentary
about the minor leagues.
Ducksweep: The entertainment at today’s minor-league baseball games involves far
more than baseball. Homer, the mascot of the Ozark Mountain (Missouri) Ducks,
appears in The New Ball Game, a documentary on the minors. Photo courtesy Greg
Holmes.
Henry: Henry the Puffy Taco, promoting a San Antonio restaurant, has become a
tradition at minor-league baseball games in the city. Henry struts his stuff in The New
Ball Game, a documentary on the minors.
Lesswaters: In Savannah, Georgia, a racing toilet promotes water conservation at a
Sand Gnats’ baseball game. “Less Waters” is an example of the wacky promotions
found at America’s minor-league baseball games — and in The New Ball Game, a
documentary about the minors.
Pig: The Great Hambino takes baseballs to home plate in St. Paul, Minnesota. The
pig and other strange ballpark creatures show up in The New Ball Game, a
documentary about minor-league baseball.
Qcautograph: It’s much easier to get an autograph in the minor leagues than it is in
major-league ballparks. Players are more accessible to fans down in “the bushes,”
which are the subject of a new documentary, The New Ball Game. Photo courtesy
Greg Holmes.
Qcdiamond, QC: John O'Donnell Stadium in Davenport, Iowa on the banks of the
Mississippi is often cited as one of America's most beautiful ballparks. The park
appears in The New Ball Game, a documentary about minor-league baseball. Photo
courtesy Greg Holmes.
Sprbatter: Cities often see a new baseball stadium, such as this one in Ozark,
Missouri, as a way to get or keep a minor-league team. The New Ball Game looks at
what it means for a city to have a team. Photo courtesy Greg Holmes.
Sprcrowd: In 1999, an opening day crowd waited pro baseball’s return to the
Springfield, Missouri area after an absence of nearly half a century. The resurgence
of the minor leagues is profiled in The New Ball Game, a documentary about the
minors. Photo courtesy Greg Holmes.
Sprproducer: The producer of The New Ball Game, Steve Holmes, spends some of
his hard-earned grant money on research. Photo courtesy Greg Holmes.
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Sprskydiver: A skydiver helped the Springfield, Missouri area celebrate the return of
pro baseball after an absence of nearly half a century. The New Ball Game looks at
Photo courtesy Greg Holmes.
Sprwaitress: Box seat waitress service is one of the perks in today’s minor-league
baseball parks, as shown in Ozark, Missouri. The documentary, The New Ball Game,
profiles the changes in the minors over the past twenty years. Photo courtesy Greg
Holmes.
Contact: Steve Holmes at 319-337-9507 or sigerson@shpvideo.com
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