Slammin' Sammy - Now Available on DVD!
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Baseball has some terrific movies such as Bull Durham, The Lou Gehrig Story, Eight Men Out, Field of Dreams, The Jackie Robinson Story, The Natural and so on and so on.
We can all be thankful for Sammy Sosa to bring his completely accurate and ever so humble biography in what must be baseball's first animated feature film classic.
Just read this glowing epic review kindly provided by Amazon :
Chicago Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa is one of baseball's most animated players, so it's fitting that his inspiring story would come to the screen as a cartoon. This hour-long program charts Sosa's life, from his impoverished childhood in the Dominican Republic to his development into one of the game's premier sluggers, whose 1998 pursuit with Mark McGwire of Roger Maris's home run record galvanized America. This will be a sure hit with "Sammy"-chanting fans of all ages. When it comes to baseball-movie clichés ("Baseball, always this baseball," Sammy's mother sighs), all the bases are covered, but to this program's credit, Sammy emerges in three, rather than two, dimensions. His heroics on the field (his 66 home run MVP season in 1998) and off (his humanitarian efforts) are noted, but so are Sammy's stubbornness, his tendency to showboat, and his refusal early on to accept help from his coaches. There are winning lessons here in perseverance and being a team player. As one sports announcer is heard to exclaim, "What a guy!" --Donald Liebenson
Curiosity not quenched enough to buy the DVD? Check out this masterpiece of a trailer:
One can only pray that Mr. Sosa kindly provides us adoring baseball fans a sequel to his epic life story such as including Kerry Wood smashing his boombox, walking out on the Chicago Cubs during a game, his single season as a suddenly shrunken member of the Baltimore Orioles, his unforgettable "No English" performance before Congress, "retirement" and his glorious swan song return to the big leagues with the Texas Rangers.
As Sammy says, "Baseball's been berry berry good to me!"
And to think, this DVD classic can be yours for "only" $17.99! Buy today!
