award-winning independent baseball documentary released

That I am fearful of whether your passion for baseball is real. The reason for my concern is that you posted something to similar to this on the Angels board before you posted it here. As even the most rudimentary baseball fan knows, Angels fans lack souls, particularly baseball-related souls. Obviously you can see my cause for concern and I truly hope this was a sincere mistake, however I do confess that I feel like there is something more sinister afoot

Trench: you did read what the film is about, right? You do realize that my main concern is for my father who has Parkinson’s Disease, right?

As for me and Major League Baseball, I’ve been a fan for almost thirty years. What I learned by going to see games at all 30 MLB parks with my dad was that loving the game is about far more than an allegiance to one specific team; I developed a larger respect for the game and what it means to various people in various stages of their lives. Fathers, sons, mothers and daughters, young and old, sick and healthy, all find different things to enjoy and they’re all legitimate and passionate in their own way.

So, Trench, while I don’t fear anything about you or your post, if your concern about “something sinister” is based on your allegiance to “your” team or calling out my overall passion or knowledge of the game, I’d say you missed the point by a long shot.

And as for posting on other sites — you’ll actually find me on all 30 as we went to all 30 Major League Ballparks. There are fans in each of those cities that either already have or will find (as they discover it) enjoyment, inspiration and hope in this movie.

I was actually born up there and have lots of friends and family still there (the family reunion happens at Lake Sawyer every Summer and is featured in the movie). The truth is, screenings are just not very economically viable for me at this point — I’ve lost more personally than I’ve made for the foundation at them overall.

If someone wanted to grab the horns, arrange a theater, do the marketing (very tough to get people out) and such, let me know. I’ve looked around up there before and come close, but it’s just too much work for me to take on with a new born at home.

My best to you,

Robert

That you did it for a good cause makes it even more admirable. Well done.

You might try contacting the folks at NW Film Forum — there’s a sizable group of indy filmmakers that network through them, and somebody might be able to help you arrange a charity screening. Also Central Cinema in Seattle and Living Room Theaters in Portland sometimes to things like that (I know there’s places like this in most hip cities these days, but these are the ones I know off the top of my head).