MLB Network Highlights 1979
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Now that the baseball offseason is in full swing, MLB Network dips
into Major League Baseball's vast archives to look back at the 1979
season. The series, "Baseball Seasons" returns this week to look at
that and other past campaigns. Not only do we have a release, but we
also have a clip from the show.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES, BALTIMORE ORIOLES & cALIFORNIA ANGELS HIGHLIGHTED
IN NEW 1979 EPISODE OF bASEBALL’S SEASONS ON MLB NETWORK
New season of series that showcases unforgettable years in Major
League Baseball history debuts on Wednesday, November 18
Secaucus, N.J., November 17, 2009 – A new season of Baseball’s Seasons
begins this week on MLB Network with a focus on the most memorable
moments of the 1979 Major League Baseball season. The documentary-
style series created by Major League Baseball Productions focuses on
the Pittsburgh Pirates’ championship season led by Dave Parker and
1979 National League MVP Willie Stargell; the story of the Baltimore
Orioles, led by Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver and 1979 All-Star Ken
Singleton; and the California Angels who, with veterans like Rod Carew
& 1979 American League MVP Don Baylor, reached the playoffs for the
first time in the franchise’s history. Also highlighted in the episode
is how the New York Yankees were impacted by the death of their star
catcher Thurman Munson in the quest for their fourth-straight American
League pennant. As the series examines each year in the context of the
time’s culture and society, the 1979 episode highlights the country’s
gas crisis. The episode will air on Wednesday, November 18 at 8:00
p.m. ET and re-air at 11:00 p.m. ET.
The 1969 MLB season, featuring the New York Mets’ first World Series
Championship, will be the focus of a second new episode airing on
Wednesday, November 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The 1969 episode also covers
the league breaking into divisions; the Atlanta Braves winning the NL
West and the Minnesota Twins winning the AL West; and the standout
seasons from the San Francisco Giants’ Willie McCovey and the Oakland
Athletics’ Reggie Jackson against the backdrop of Vietnam War
protests, the Woodstock Music & Art Festival and the Apollo 11 Moon
landing.
Additional episodes of Baseball’s Seasons, including 1959, 1967, 1987,
2003 and 2004, will debut on MLB Network through February 2010.
Episodes featured since MLB Network launched on January 1, 2009
include 1961, 1968, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995 and 2001.