* Another Asinof tribute

June 11, 2008

From Bronxbanter.com. Look for more of these in the days to come.

Man On Spikes was turned into an episode of the Goodyear Television Playhouse TV anthology in 1955, starring Ned Glass, Robert Morse, and Warren Stevens.

Time magazine gave it this preview at the time:

Most interesting of the teleplays was Man on Spikes, presented on NBC’s Goodyear Television Playhouse (Sun. 9 p.m., E.D.T.). It was the story of an aging baseball player who is good enough for the majors, but fated by managerial decision never to get out of the bush leagues. The play had moments of power and persuasiveness when the ballplayer and his wife revolted against their fate. At these moments, Man on Spikes seemed to be on the verge of saying something important not merely about baseball, but about big enterprise in general and the enterprise of life itself. Unfortunately, the idea was never rounded out.

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