salted with humor and irrigated with beer." – Bill Littlefield, National Public Radio "Emerald Diamond restores the innocence of the sport for 90 wonderful minutes, easily ranking as one of the best documentaries I've seen this year. The Irish National Baseball Team, much like other countries currently building their clubs, is where the heart of the game lies today. I highly recommend this opportunity to live the dream with these hard-working men and their amazing journey." – Brian Orndorff, DVD Talk Related projects After winning the Critic's Choice Award at the 2006 Baseball Film Festival, Fitzgerald confirmed that he was writing a feature film script based on the story of the Irish National Baseball Team. He noted that the script will contain several stories that didn't make it to the documentary. He refused to confirm or deny interest or involvement of any actors. Fitzgerald also announced that he has founded a nonprofit group to help further the development of Irish youth baseball and the Irish National Baseball Team. The organisation is called "The Baseball United Foundation" and is focused on making the game of baseball accessible to communities where the game is not traditionally played. References External links The Emerald Diamond Official Movie Page on MySpace The Emerald Diamond CD Soundtrack Page on MySpace Support Irish Baseball website Filmmaker John Fitzgerald's production blog Reviews at BaseballMovie.com Why is Emerald Cut Diamond Ring Famous? 2006 films 2006 documentary films 2000s sports films Baseball in Ireland Documentary films about baseball Irish documentary films English-language Irish films 2000s English-language films