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July 23, 2007

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THE DOCUMENTARY Impossible to Forget—about Carl Yastrzemski (right) and the 1967 Red Sox , who resurrected baseball in Boston—is an entertaining enough video, and Sox fans should enjoy it. But what makes the DVD relevant outside the Hub is the bonus disc, which contains the Sox' penultimate game of the '67 season, against the Twins (who led Boston by a game), in its entirety. It's believed to be the oldest surviving complete regular-season MLB color broadcast. There are virtually no graphics or catch phrases. At one point, play-by-play man Ken Coleman marvels that the media horde at Fenway has necessitated the setting up of "all kinds of Western Union machines and telephones" in the pressroom. And Minnesota 's leadoff hitter, Zoilo Versalles , entered the game hitting .201. In short, it's a mesmerizing reminder of how much baseball and broadcasting have changed—for better and worse—in the past 40 years.

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