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Passin It On: America's Baseball Heritage in Song

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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.

where else can you hear 21 good songs on one cd?

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.

This is a good Cd but it needs some old radio Broadcast from when Baseball was still played for the love of the game when guys like Mays,MCcovey and Mantle were considered Heroes by many all over the country and guys like Vin Scully,Russ Hodges,and Mel Allen set the sceen of the ball game with words like "TELL IT BYE BYE BABY" or "HOW ABOUT THAT".

For the true baseball fan (especially for the game as it was played in the late 40s, 50s, 60s & 70s), what a joy it is to listen to this CD. We've only had it 2 days and have already played it numerous times. Terry Cashman may not be the greatest singer in the world, but he sings with great feeling, enthusiasm and joy. It's very obvious that this is a man who is singing about something he loves and cares about deeply. We found OPENING DAY, GOOD ENOUGH TO DREAM, RAIN DELAY, BALLAD OF HERB SCORE, SONG OF OCTOBER & GIVE US BACK OUR GAME especially poignant. Cashman does a great job on CENTERFIELD & THERE USED TO BE A BALLPARK, songs made famous by others. And THE HONDO HURRICANE & THIRD BASE COACH will make you chuckle. But really, all of the songs are a pleasure to listen to. If you're at all familiar with and enjoy his TALKIN' BASEBALL (WILLIE, MICKEY & THE DUKE), I don't think you'll be disappointed with this CD.

If it is possible to capture the game of baseball when players played for the love of the game, Cashman has done it. He takes us on an odyessy beginning after WWII and ending at the present. He is an accomplished songwriter and proves it here authoring or co-authoring no less than 19 of the 21 tracks. Despite receiving very little publicity locally, everyone that I know that has heard this CD has fallen in love with it. If you know who Clint Hartung, or Herb Score was you may be the first person to ever wear out a CD from excessive play. If you don't know who Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle and Duke Snider were stick with Elvis Costello and Marilyn Manson and forget this CD.

I love both baseball and music. The baseball part of this is fine, and the ballads tell stories from my era. But the music is pretty terrbile. Not a hummable tune in the bunch. I had hoped something on this as background for a little family video I was making on softball, but anything from this CD would have just drug it down.

I was hoping for a good CD with baseball tunes. Yes, the songs are about baseball. However, the singing and music is awful. Certainly not what I expected.