“Saint of Second Chances” is a surprisingly moving portrait of parenthood and redemption, set against the backdrop of our national pastime.
“The most beautiful thing is a ballpark filled with people,” says the late Bill Veeck in an archival clip inand Jeff Malmberg’s amusing and inspiring documentary illustrates, no one made that experience more beautiful than he did. and owner of both the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox, Veeck was the last of the genuine old-timers, more concerned with giving fans a joyous experience than simply treating them as revenue-boosting customers.
A man with a peg leg , a fondness for beer, and a gregarious personality, Veeck was a peerless showman, but he’s not the primary subject of. Rather, that would be his son Mike, who grew up in the shadow of his famous father and instinctively took after him—a fact that became apparent when he joined his dad’s White Sox staff.
As it turned, Mike was great at this—at least, until the fateful night of July 12, 1977, when he staged a Disco Demolition event and all hell broke loose. Longtime baseball aficionados will remember that notorious gimmick, in which fans were encouraged to bring their disco records to Comiskey Park so they could be destroyed under the authority of shock jock Steve Dahl. Mike thought this was a clever way to provide a flip-side to the club’s prior disco-celebration evening.
Neville and Malmberg’s film is a history lesson about the origins of today’s ballpark experience; from fireworks to themed nights to giveaways, every tactic fans have come to know and expect came from Mike or Bill’s imagination. Mike may claim that he specializes in cheap theatrics but what he really sells is effusive, inclusive happiness. It’s a strategy that paid major dividends in his career, both with the Saints and his subsequent independent-league teams.
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