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Oct 4, 2024 · Eight Men Out is a simply superb dramatisation of the scandal that surrounded the Chicago White Sox’s performance in American baseball’s 1919 World Series. Supplied / Not-For-Syndication
Aug 25, 2023 · Backed by Mason Daring’s (The Secret of Roan Inish) upbeat and evocative period score, we initially quickly learn why the Sox are the hottest ticket in town. Under coach “Kid” Gleason (Frasier’s John Mahoney) they’ve stormed through the season – winning the American League pennant by 3½ games.
Oct 11, 2024 · “Eight Men Out” brings to life the scandalous 1919 Chicago White Sox story, showcasing the temptations and consequences of greed in sports, while highlighting the importance of integrity and fair play.
This is the central thesis of Eight Men Out: Charles Comiskey’s “ballplayers were the best and were paid as poorly as the worst,” as Eliot Asinof wrote. That couldn’t be further from the truth. We can’t climb into the heads of the Black Sox to know exactly why they threw the World Series.
Oct 23, 2024 · For years, the "Eight Men Out" attempted to move on from the attack, confiding only in his closest friends about the harrowing night when Gacy forced a loaded gun into his mouth during a...
Jul 15, 2019 · This is the 100th anniversary of the Black Sox scandal. In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson offers a rebuttal to a piece aired by some NPR stations that claims some of the assertions in Eight Men Out are myths.
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Host Ryan Tucker reveals some lesser know facts about Eight Men Out including director John Sayles role as Ring Lardner and learn what tricks the production team used to fill the stands.
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