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I saw a deeper story develop with the Ballhawks during the Cubs\u2019 ugly 2004 demise, and that was the impetus for creating this documentary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBallhawks\u201d begins in 2004, when the Cubs had put together a team that could contend for its first World Series title since 1908. These increased expectations also heated up the competition for home run balls hit onto the street to a fever pitch. Also looming is the shadow of Wrigley Field bleacher expansion, which when completed, will be yet another obstacle testing the Ballhawks\u2019 resolve. Will the Ballhawks handle the pressure or will they wilt under the August heat, crush of the crowds and the impending expansion?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a very unique film that deals with a side of the sporting world most people don&#8217;t even know exists,\u201d says Executive Producer Joel Murray. \u201cIt is both comic and heart touching, and it is beautifully shot in and around one of the prettiest places on earth, Wrigley Field.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBallhawks\u201d was produced by Diedrich and Joel Murray; edited by Randy Palmer and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.optimus.com\/\">Optimus Chicago<\/a> (post-production and editing); and written by Kyle McCarthy, Terry Cosgrove and Joe Sciarrotta.\u00a0 Music was composed by Eric Sproull and produced by Tom Wiebe at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earholestudios.com\/\">Earhole Studios<\/a>, Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBallhawks\u201d also stars Ron Santo, former Chicago Cubs star and current radio color broadcaster; Harry Teinowitz, ESPN Radio; and Mike Leonard, NBC Today Show correspondent.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/\">www.ballhawksmovie.com<\/a> and become a fan on Facebook<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ballhawks\/21532404538?ref=search&amp;sid=597081786.2409542860..1&amp;v=info\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ballhawks\/21532404538?ref=search&amp;sid=597081786.2409542860..1&amp;v=info<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballhawksmovie.com\/?attachment_id=1113\" target=\"_blank\">[click to download PDF version]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release Contacts: Michelle Meek 312-873-3424 michelle@outlookmarketingsrv.com Mike Diedrich 312-282-4280 diedrich.michael@gmail.com \u201cBallhawks\u201d to have World Premiere at Athens International Film and Video Festival April 27 Documentary Showcasing Wrigley Field Ballhawks will Premiere in Chicago at Gene Siskel Film Center May 28-30 CHICAGO, April 19, 2010 \u2013 \u201cBallhawks,\u201d a feature documentary produced and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1149","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ballhawksmovie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ballhawksmovie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ballhawksmovie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ballhawksmovie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ballhawksmovie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1149"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ballhawksmovie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1156,"href":"https:\/\/www.ballhawksmovie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1149\/revisions\/1156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ballhawksmovie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}