Bringing Negro League Legends to Life + Debating the Greatest Home Run Hitter of All Time

The League Director, Sam Pollard, joins Adam Weinrib to discuss the culture and gameplay in the Negro Leagues, what it was like bringing some of the Negro League legends to life, debate the greatest home run hitter of all time & a lot more.
00:00 - Intro00:18 - Culture and Gameplay in the Negro Leagues05:29 - Bringing Bygone Negro League Legends to Life with Archival Interviews08:01 - Debating the Greatest Home Run Hitter of All Time (Babe Ruth vs. Hank Aaron)09:17 - Whose Story Were You Proudest to Give a Voice to?10:23 - MLB Playing Game at Birmingham's Rickwood Field11:17 - Baseball Hall of Fame and Negro League Figures13:10 - St. Louis Cardinals Fandom
THE LEAGUE celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the twentieth century. The story is told through previously unearthed archival footage and never-before-seen interviews with legendary players like Satchel Paige and Buck O’Neil – whose early careers paved the way for the Jackie Robinson era – as well as celebrated Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Hank Aaron who started out in the Negro Leagues. From entrepreneurial titans Cumberland Posey and Gus Greenlee, whose intense rivalry fueled the rise of two of the best baseball teams ever to play the game, to Effa Manley, the activist owner of the Newark Eagles and the only woman ever admitted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, THE LEAGUE explores Black baseball as an economic and social pillar of Black communities and a stage for some of the greatest athletes to ever play the game, while also examining the unintended consequences of integration. The film has a great amount of never before seen footgae of the athletes and the places they play, making it a must see for sports fans and historians this summer.The film is directed by Baltimore native Sam Pollard, who also recently brought us the acclaimed documentary on Bill Russell. others on the production team include  famed musician and filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,  Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeff Lurie are also executive producers of the film.The film will debut in the theaters nationwide on July 14.
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