Big league to big screen

Bernie Williams recently revealed that he will make an appearance in the forthcoming movie "Keeper of the Pinstripes." The ex-Yankees All-Star/jazz guitarist, who is currently working on a new CD set for a spring release, will appear alongside former teammate Darryl Strawberry and actor Josh Lucas ("A Beautiful Mind,") in a film based on Yankees executive Ray Negron's children's book "The Boy of Steel: A Baseball Dream Come True." The move will be shot inside the old Yankee Stadium for a late 2009/early 2010 release. Read more about the project here, and enjoy a video below of Williams performing a song we promise you'll recognize. --Ben Apatoff

Ryan's Ryno

The Blue Ryno Foundation, a charity program founded by former All-Star outfielder Ryan Klesko, will host a benefit concert at Backwaters in Quincy, IL. Grammy-winning country band Shenandoah is among several country acts scheduled to perform, and special guest appearances will include Klesko and former big-league pitcher Woody Williams. The fundraiser will kick off Monday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. Click here to buy tickets, here to learn more about Blue Ryno and here to read more about Shenandoah's performance. --Ben Apatoff  

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Jill and the Phils

Phillies All-Star shortstop Jimmy Rollins is a good guy to have on your side. After helping his team secure this year's World Series, Rollins introduced Vice Presidential candidate/Phillies fan Joe Biden at a Philadelphia rally the night before Election Day. The Senator compared himself to pitcher Jamie Moyer and entertained the crowd with a story about his wife Jill's fervor for the Phillies, in Biden's final stump before being voted into the Vice Presidency on November 4. Watch Rollins' introduction and a segment from Biden's speech below. --Ben Apatoff 

R.I.P., Studs Terkel

Pulitzer Prize-winning author, radio show host, actor and baseball fan Studs Terkel died October 31 at the age of 96. The Chicago resident, who wrote forwards for baseball-related literature by Marvin Miller and Derek Gentile, also memorably portrayed legendary sportswriter Hugh Fullerton in 1988 film "Eight Men Out." Check out a clip from Ken Burns' "Baseball" series, in which Terkel describes the pleasure of spending the afternoon at a ballgame. --Ben Apatoff

Miller's tale

A two-and-a-half-minute ad for Remington's Shortcut Clipper stars Brewers All-Star third baseman Ryan Braun and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl Marisa Miller competing in a softball game. There's a "plot" thrown in about a game between "Barbers" and "Stylists," and some cringe-inducing one-liners in the dialogue and narration, but somehow we're OK with it. Check out the full ad below. --Ben Apatoff

Hall classic

Scheduled to sing the National Anthem at Game 5 of the World Series, Pennsylvania-based singer Daryl Hall caught the flu and was forced to pull out of the performance. Thus John Oates, Hall's companion in platinum-selling pop group Hall & Oates, filled in for Daryl and did a fine job with the tune. Oates' version encouraged us to revisit the rendition Hall gave the last time the Phillies were in the Fall Classic, against the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993. Enjoy the video below. --Ben Apatoff

Hello Darling

Former Mets pitcher Ron Darling celebrated his team's 1986 World Series victory with a guest host appearance on NBC's "Friday Night Videos," alongside sportscaster Bob Costas and former Vikings wide receiver Ahmad Rashad. In between video clips of Madonna, Duran Duran and more, Darling discusses the Mets' climactic series against the Red Sox, working for then-manager Davey Johnson, pranking teammate Darryl Strawberry and whether Van Halen will survive with their "new lead singer," Sammy Hagar. Check out the video, in two parts, below. --Ben Apatoff

Frisky business

A new ad for "Guitar Hero World Tour" features Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez performing in a virtual supergroup with swimmer Michael Phelps, NBA star Kobe Bryant and skater Tony Hawk. The 30-second clip shows A-Rod and the gang re-enacting the most famous scene of '80s hit comedy "Risky Business," complete with underwear dancing to Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll." Viewers born after the Reagan era may be astounded to hear Kobe sing like a Midwestern rock star, while the rest of us will feel the urge to take those old Seger records off the shelf. Check out the video below. --Ben Apatoff

'Season's' greetings

Some enthusiastic Rays fans recently recorded "It's Our Season," a hip-hop video tribute to this year's ALCS victors. The song has made minor celebrities of its MCs, whom you can read more about here, but we'd put "It's Our Season" more in line with Kevin Costner's tribute to the Rays than anything by Jay-Z. Watch the video below. --Ben Apatoff

Phall classic?

If you were anywhere near a radio last summer, chances are you couldn't escape Kid Rock's hit "All Summer Long," a rewrite of some classic rock tunes by Lynyrd Skynyrd and Warren Zevon. It was a matter of months before someone rewrote the rewrite, which is just what a Phillies fan did recently, changing the song's lyrics to reflect his team's postseason victories thus far. We're just glad that he honored Kid Rock by keeping the original's rhyme of "things" with "things" in the song's chorus. Check out the video below. --Ben Apatoff