King of the Hill

Modern Relic · 06-30-2006, 12:10 AM

Cub fans, or just fans of early 70's baseball, I found a link to a really cool documentary about Fergie Jenkins and the Cubs of 72-73.

It's uncensored, and includes lots of candid moments.

Very cool to see Fergie, Santo, and Billy Williams in their prime.

Another cool scene was seeing the Astrodome Grounds Crew wearing their bright red jumpsuits and nifty astronaut helmets.

It's on Google Video. A link is here.

It runs about an hour, so make sure you have time. Enjoy!

Jonzard · 06-30-2006, 12:19 AM

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piperclap · 06-30-2006, 01:25 AM

I was very bummed out I couldn't download the thing. Looks like a great documentary.

Modern Relic · 06-30-2006, 02:00 AM

It's awesome. Great footage from Spring Training and from the 1972 and 1973 seasons.

There's even one scene of Joe Pepitone doing an Ozzie Guillen impersonation.

CHCfan · 06-30-2006, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Modern Relic

It's awesome. Great footage from Spring Training and from the 1972 and 1973 seasons.

There's even one scene of Joe Pepitone doing an Ozzie Guillen impersonation.

Watching right now, about 12 minutes in. Very worth it so far, thanks for the link, MR. I'm, obviously, a huge Cubs fan, but I'm too young to have known these players from the 70's. This videos gives a great up-close glimpse of them.

06-30-2006, 12:10 AM	#1
Modern Relic All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,266	King of the Hill Cub fans, or just fans of early 70's baseball, I found a link to a really cool documentary about Fergie Jenkins and the Cubs of 72-73. It's uncensored, and includes lots of candid moments. Very cool to see Fergie, Santo, and Billy Williams in their prime. Another cool scene was seeing the Astrodome Grounds Crew wearing their bright red jumpsuits and nifty astronaut helmets. It's on Google Video. A link is here. It runs about an hour, so make sure you have time. Enjoy! __________________ American Folklore Baseball League (closed): Commissioner/GM - Mudville Nine (ruled!) Former member of Boys of Summer: GM - St. Louis Browns (doormats!) Former member of the OTBL: GM - Gashouse Gorillas (also ruled!) "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby

06-30-2006, 12:19 AM	#2
Jonzard Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,647	Ping: Boomhauer __________________ For a scientist must indeed be freely imaginative and yet skeptical, creative and yet a critic. There is a sense in which he must be free, but another in which his thought must be very precisely regimented; there is poetry in science, but also a lot of bookkeeping. — Sir Peter B. Medawar FTB

06-30-2006, 02:00 AM	#4
Modern Relic All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,266	It's awesome. Great footage from Spring Training and from the 1972 and 1973 seasons. There's even one scene of Joe Pepitone doing an Ozzie Guillen impersonation. __________________ American Folklore Baseball League (closed): Commissioner/GM - Mudville Nine (ruled!) Former member of Boys of Summer: GM - St. Louis Browns (doormats!) Former member of the OTBL: GM - Gashouse Gorillas (also ruled!) "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby

06-30-2006, 01:25 AM	#3
piperclap All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 671	I was very bummed out I couldn't download the thing. Looks like a great documentary.