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| Live to Play Play to Live |
| I want to be a pelotero! |
 Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
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| Tags:
baseball
dominican
sports
documentary
livetoplayplaytolive
spanish
latinamerica
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jonpaley
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Synopsis: In one of the world's poorest countries, it is the Golden Age of baseball. Nearly every dusty street in the Dominican Republic is filled with kids playing with makeshift milk-carton gloves, bottle-cap balls, and sticks for bats. Driven by the love of the game, and hoping to escape the country’s extreme poverty, an entire generation of Dominican children dream of being peloteros.
Live to Play, Play to Live follows these kids as they leave their homes at the age of 16 and travel to Major League Baseball recruiting academies speckled throughout the Dominican countryside, trying out dozens of times in hopes of signing a contract and being trained by a Major League ballclub. Less than 1% will ever make it the Major Leagues, but those who do, like Sammy Sosa, Pedro Martinez, and Miguel Tejada, fuel the dreams of an entire generation. It is a story of overcoming the odds, escaping poverty, and above all, living to play the greatest of games.
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Goal
$2,000
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How will these funds be used?
Our first round of fundraising will pay for a pre-production trip next month to scout players.
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Lead-off Man |
Just get on base. You can't cross home without touching first.
A $25 contribution nets you a SINGLE:
-A copy of the DVD including special features. |
| $50 |
Pinch-Hitter |
Always good for a little extra effort in times of need.
For legging out that deep fly you slide in with a DOUBLE:
-The DVD
-A poster signed by the prospects. Who knows how much this could be worth one day? |
| $100 |
Staff Ace |
Just waiting to get the call to come in the time of need. Nerves of steel, and a propensity for funny mustaches, your generous contribution bags a TRIPLE:
-The DVD
-The Poster
-Your name in a special thanks section of the credits. |
| $1,000 |
Clean-Up Slugger |
The bat that makes this lineup tick. You really know how to swing for the fences.
A whopping $1000 gets you a HOME RUN:
-The DVD
-The Poster
-The Special Thanks
-A very special video shoutout from an MLB player during the credits.
-An executive producer credit. |
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| October 23, 2008 |
Fundraising Completed
($2,000 of $2,000) |
Funds use: Our first round of fundraising will pay for a pre-production trip next month to scout players. |
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| In one of the world's poorest countries, it is the Golden Age of baseball. Nearly every dusty street in the Dominican Republic is filled with kids playing with makeshift milk-carton gloves, bottle-cap balls, and sticks for bats. Driven by the love of the game, and hoping to escape the country’s extreme poverty, an entire generation of Dominican children dream of being peloteros. |
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