My name is John Fitzgerald. I directed a film about the Irish National Baseball Team called "The Emerald Diamond."
What is THE EMERALD DIAMOND?
"The Emerald Diamond" is a feature-length documentary about the Irish National Baseball Team. Baseball has been played in Ireland since the early 1990s and the Irish National Team began playing in international tournaments in 1996.
UPDATE: JANUARY 2008
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MEDIA REVIEWS
The New York Times: "Charming... Think of Rudy, the Notre Dame walk-on, and multiply it by about a dozen."
New York Post: "A terrific film!"
National Public Radio: "A tale of perserverance, salted with humor and irrigated with beer."
Irish Echo: A home run!
Associated Content: "The Emerald Diamond showcases the best of American and Irish people, crossing an underdog, never-say-die spirit with real charm and humor to make for a real crowd-pleasing film, whether you are Irish, American, a baseball fan – or none of the above."
Here is an interview I did on Fox & Friends on St. Patrick's Day 2007.
This is an interview I did about the movie on National Public Radio.
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The movie is technically a documentary, but it's funny and much more upbeat than typical documentaries - kind of like a "Behind the Music" about baseball, beer and national pride, but with three times the funny.
Baseball has been played in Ireland since the early 1990s. The Irish National Team had no fields, equipment or uniforms and most had never played baseball unless they had spent time in the US as kids.
Irish baseball has grown considerably since then. The Irish National Team is a medal contender in the European Championships. Several Irish players have played or currently play on Division I college teams. And youth baseball teams have sprung up all over the country, including Dublin, Cork, Kerry, Port Stewart and Greystones.
The NEW trailer for "The Emerald Diamond
The original Emerald Diamond trailer
This is an interview I did with Hazel Mae of NESN (New England Sports Network.
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DVDs now available!!
"The Emerald Diamond" is the true story of the Irish National Baseball Team. Winner of the Critic's Choice Award at the 2006 Baseball Hall of Fame Film Festival. The Deluxe Edition DVD features of 80 minutes of deleted scenes and extra footage.
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Boston's CBS-4 covering "The Emerald Diamond" screening in Boston, March 2006.
This is Brian Kilmeade interviewing me on Fox & Friends on St. Patrick's Day.
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