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“Alone on the Mound – The Tortured Life of Eric Show” is a documentary that takes baseball fans back in time to the fantastic MLB era of the 1980’s. It’s a powerful exploration of the career and controversies surrounding the winningest pitcher in San Diego Padre’s history, Eric Show.
Behind every broken record is a broken heart. When Pete Rose eclipsed Ty Cobb as Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader exactly 40 years ago, no one stopped to think about the pitcher who served it up, who never wanted to be a baseball player to begin with, who was so conflicted and anguished that he sat down that night on the pitching mound.
His name is Eric Show (pronounced like “how’), which leads one to ask how he became one of the most star-crossed players in big league history. The answer—encompassing him as the victim of the Rose hit, an abusive childhood, and a beanball collision with Andre Dawson that left him “public enemy No. 1”—is a case study of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. A case study of being all alone.
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Appearances by:
Eric Show, Pete Rose, Bruce Bochy, Garry Templeton, Terry Kennedy, Mark Grant, Kurt Bevacqua, Chris Welsh, Tony Perez, Marty Brennaman, Ted Leitner, Mike Swanson, Hal McCoy and Barry Bloom.
Co-Director and Executive Producer: John Condit
Co-Director and Writer: Tom Friend
Director of Photography: Rick Davis
Editor: James Morgan
Associate Producer: Linda Sue Triplett Stevens
Filmed on Location in: Cincinnati, OH; San Diego, CA; Tempe, AZ.