Finding Home: Journey to MLB

Finding Home: Journey to MLB 2023

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Chronicling Latin baseball players in the minor leagues as they experience the ups and downs of pursuing the dream of playing in the Major Leagues.

2023

Elmer, the Great

Elmer, the Great 1933

4.30

Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wade of the Chicago Cubs comes to get him, it is only because Nellie spurns him that he goes. As always, Elmer is the king of batters and he wins game after game. When Nellie comes to see Elmer in Chicago, she sees him kissing Evelyn and she wants nothing to do with him anymore. So Healy takes him to a gambling club, where Elmer does not know that the chips are money. He finds that he owes the gamblers $5000 and they make him sign a note for it. Sad at losing Nellie, mad at his teammates and in debt to the gamblers, Elmer disappears as the Cubs are in the deciding game for the Series.

1933

Catching Hell

Catching Hell 2011

6.90

After the Chicago Cubs blow an opportunity to reach the World Series in 2003, Cubs fans blame the team's misfortune on fellow fan Steve Bartman, who interfered with a foul ball and prevented Moises Alou from making a catch.

2011

Thunder and Lightning

Thunder and Lightning 2015

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The best team never to win the College World Series? It might have been the 1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs, who produced four Major League Baseball All-Stars. Two of them, Bobby Thigpen and Jeff Brantley, became Relievers of the Year, while the other two, Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro, formed the imposing one-two hitting punch known as "Thunder and Lightning." The brash and bold Clark was born in New Orleans, the son of a pool hustler, while the soft-spoken and shy Palmeiro was a son of Cuban immigrants who did his talking at the plate. As teammates at Mississippi State, they nearly propelled the Bulldogs to a College World Series title. Thirty years later, director Rory Karpf revisits those fabled Bulldogs, tracks the complicated relationship between Clark and Palmeiro, and brings closure to men who should be remembered for what they did, and not for what they didn't do.

2015

The 312

The 312 2017

6.00

A transformative unconventional story blending coming-of-age cinema verite in a deep personal tale of weightloss struggles and love. Based on the true relationships of Chicago natives in the two years leading up to the historic world series win.

2017

2016 World Series Champions: The Chicago Cubs

2016 World Series Champions: The Chicago Cubs 2016

6.00

This historic official film from Major League Baseball presents the exciting story of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series championship run through comprehensive highlights, exclusive access and interviews, and breathtaking footage.

2016

Long Gone Summer

Long Gone Summer 2020

5.80

An examination of the 1998 MLB season and the home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The two sluggers' race to hit the most home runs, later overshadowed by the steroid scandal, left a permanent mark on baseball history.

2020

100 Years of Wrigley Field

100 Years of Wrigley Field 2014

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100 Years of Wrigley Field celebrates a century of the greatest moments and best personalities of the ballpark on Chicago's North Side.

2014

This Old Cub

This Old Cub 2004

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Jeff Santo explores the life and career of his father, Chicago Cub great Ron Santo.

2004

Chicago and the Cubs - A Lifelong Love Affair

Chicago and the Cubs - A Lifelong Love Affair 1987

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The Chicago Cubs began playing baseball in the 1870's, and since then no other team has held such a spell over its fans. CHICAGO AND THE CUBS - A Lifelong Love Affair, captures all the emotion between one of America's greatest cities and one of sport's greatest franchises. From Cap Anson to Ernie Banks to Ryne Sandberg, this is the official authorized story of the Chicago Cubs, a vivid account of all the memorable men and moments the people of Chicago have enjoyed over the years, hosted by celebrated Chicago columnist, author and lifelong Cub fan, Mike Royko.

1987