To watch the fifth episode of Ken Burns' "Baseball" is to see exactly what makes the sport great as a metaphor for the country.

Known for his contributions to the documentary medium with epic portraits like "The Vietnam War" and "Baseball," Ken ... his early hope that he might be the next Alfred Hitchcock, Burns put ...

If viewers are caught humming any tune after watching Ken Burns's Baseball, chances are that it will be "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." The 1908 vaudeville classic is heard in dozens of versions ...