"If you love baseball, this CD can't help but make you feel good all over. I'm sure you'll listen to it many times, BUT be sure to listen closely to the words! Cashman's love of baseball, its colorful players and memorable events from the 40's onward are communicated with feeling and passion thru his music and verse. Buy the CD and "pass it on" to your children and grandchildren who enjoy the game."
Great tunes about the National Pastime
R. Nelson | 09/25/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I bought a cassette copy of this when visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame about 7 or 8 years ago and have enjoyed it. Cashman (who worked with Jim Croce and also did "American
City Suite" as Cashman and West) is probably best known for "Talkin' Baseball", which is included here along with other pop/folk/blues tunes. Mostly original though he covers "There Used to Be A Ballpark" and "Centerfield". The latter is a John Fogerty hit, of course; "Ballpark" was written by Joe Raposo
(who did a lot of songs for "Sesame Street" early on) and
Sinatra has done a version.
"Play By Play", and "Hondo Hurricane" are great and "Third
Base Coach" is very catchy. If you're a baseball fan this is
a must, as are the Rhino "Baseball's Greatest Hits" compilations. Surprisingly, Cashman does not do "Take Me
Out to the Ballgame" here, (though there are good versions of it by Dr. John and Carly Simon, among others, on the soundtrack album for Ken Burns' "Baseball")."
Baseball's greatest
R. Nelson | 06/22/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"where else can you hear 21 good songs on one cd?"
A must for baby boomer baseballers
R. Nelson | 03/19/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I have listened to this cd endlessly since purchase. Younger people will not like the music or lyrics - it is definitely for 40 year olds and older. Very nostalgic and inspiring. Again, good lyrics but only for baby boomer die hard baseball fans."