Press Play with Madeleine BrandBaseball movies are ‘perfect genre’ to reflect hard American truthsNoah Gittell’s new book, “Baseball: The Movie,” traces the lineage of and connection between two great American pastimes — baseball and film.rssShareBy Madeleine Brand • May 30, 2024 • 1 min readNoah Gittell’s new book, “Baseball: The Movie,” traces the lineage of and connection between two great American pastimes — baseball and film.Madeleine BrandHost, 'Press Play'Sarah SweeneyVice President of Talk Programming, KCRWAngie PerrinProducer, Press PlayAmy TaDigital News & Culture EditorNoah Gittellauthor of “Baseball: The Movie”CultureSportsBooksNationalHistory