PAUL EDMONDS (Voice of The Goldeyes) INTRODUCES:

SPACEMAN: A BASEBALL ODYSSEY

Dir. Brett Rapkin | USA | 2006 | 70 min. | Documentary

A brilliant baseball player, fans loved Bill Lee and so did the sportswriters who delighted in asking the usual baseball questions only to get philosophical responses involving the relationship between Camus and the curveball or the effects of karma on a pitcher’s rotator cuff. Blacklisted from professional baseball in 1983, Lee was left to roam the world in search of a chance to play the game he loves. Lee’s adventures have taken him across the United States to China, Russia, South America and every province in Canada. We follow him on a journey to the baseball mecca of Cuba and his triumphant return to Fenway Park as hear from team mates, sportswriters and fans.

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Background: Paul Edmonds
A native of Winnipeg, Paul has an extensive media background both as a broadcaster and writer. Starting in 1995 and continuing for the past 14 summers, Paul has worked as the play by play voice of the Winnipeg Goldeyes on radio and supplemented his relationship with the organization over the last six years as corporate sales representative in the off season. On August 11, 2007, Paul called his 1,000th Goldeyes game on the air and the organization celebrated the milestone with a special night and on field presentation. 

with THE BOYS WHO CAME TO PLAY

Dir. Robert Huculak | Canada | 2007 | 20 min | Documentary

Between 1948 and 1952, Manitoba experienced the Golden Age of Prairie Baseball. In a little-known chapter of prairie history, 200 black baseball players, (members of the dismantled Negro Leagues in the U.S.) came north and gave Manitobans the best baseball they had ever seen, or may ever see again. This is a remarkable story of a Brandon woman named Lois Bentley and her efforts to induct some players into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame.