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Often the best ideas come from real life. The concept for "Baseball" originated when the spot's director was looking out his window, at his son playing a game with some neighborhood children. Just as in "Baseball," one boy ended up being left out. It was the director's son who extended the hand of friendship and invited the left-out boy to play. The director wrote "Baseball" using what he had seen from his window. "Baseball" was also the first of FBL's spots to use a child's voice for the narrative voice-over. This suggestion turned out to be a good one, as the spot has proven to be very popular since its release.

Video Transcript

MUSIC: Your time is gonna come, your time is gonna come. It’s up to you to reach out too. Be that friend who comes along. Your day is gonna come.
ANNCR/SUPER: When you make a friend, you make a difference.
MUSIC: Your day is gonna come.
ANNCR/SUPER: Friendship… Pass it On. A message from The Foundation for a Better Life.

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0	Mica Bauti Juana 30 days ago from Buenos Aires It's a very good video! It shows what happens in real life.
1	Pedro 30 days ago from Buenos Aires I like it. I like that the guy is invited to cheer.
2	Anonymus 30 days ago from Anonymus Great video!
3	belu y cata 30 days ago from uk I don´t think it's sad.
4	belu y cata 30 days ago from Buenos Aires I don´t think this is so sad.
5	Santiago G. 11 months ago from Ecuador Simply wonderful
6	Arist about 1 year ago from Chicago, IL I love this commercial, it makes me cry:)
7	Marcel Myrick over 1 year ago from Brooklyn, New York Friendship never ends!
8	Jayne M over 1 year ago from Dunnellon, FL I love all your commercials.......they inspire me and I'm far from young. Everyone in this world should see all the beautiful messages that we see on TV. Keep up the good work.........and thank you.
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12	Peter T over 2 years ago from New Jersey The most inspirational website ever. I am a Christian but these messages have a world wide, cross cultural/religious appeal. They are just wonderful. Praise God and thank you.
13	kendalb. over 2 years ago from milan awesome
14	Bev M. over 3 years ago from Canada This is one of my favourites as its so simple, yet is so true and I really love that a child says the words, not an adult.
15	Beth K. over 4 years ago from Connecticut, USA I wish some of the networks would pick this up during Saturday morning TV!
16	Ben M. over 4 years ago from Colorado, USA It is just an original the producers had composed for the TV spot, I think.
17	ELizabeth F. over 4 years ago from Ridgwood, New York USA Can anybody tell me the song that is playing during the baseball commercial?
18	Paul T. over 4 years ago from Toms River, New Jersey USA I can relate to this one. I had coached in the Toms River East Little League (home of the 1998 LL World Champs). We have challenger baseball for physical and mentally challenged children. They had buddies that come out and help them. One year we had a game between our kids and the buddies. The buddies were told to go easy on our kids. They didn't listen. They played their hearts out to mess up. It put big smiles on our kids beating them 30 to 13 and tears in the eyes of the coaches. These kids are very competitive in nature and for them not to play all out to win was very special. I was one of the coaches with tears in my eyes!
19	John H. over 4 years ago from Atlanta, Georgia USA I love this.
20	Ahmed almost 5 years ago from Egypt it's good

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