I think between this and Cantwell’s reblog of Jim Henson’s funeral, I think I might take a moment and cry my eyes out.

inothernews:

Okay, I loved this sort of stuff.  This “tease” for Fox’s coverage of the World Series between Tampa Bay and Philadelphia tastefully uses images from the Great Depression and World War II; newspaper headlines on such as one seen from after 9/11/01; and quotes from Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy, Jr.  The theme: through our triumphs and tragedies, baseball is the constant, the glue that holds America together.

Both Barack Obama and John McCain track the final quote shown on screen:  “I think both baseball and the country will endure,” words spoken by JFK.  The music used is from James Horner’s masterful score to the motion picture, Glory.

Beautiful.

zachlinder:

“Throughout our history, this country has faced times of peril.  But standing by our side, as it does tonight, has been baseball.”