Year of the Scab
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Year of the Scab is a sports documentary film by Ezra Edelman that examines the 1987 NFL players' strike and the replacement players who briefly took the field.
All labels observed (1)
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| Year of the Scab canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13197673 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Year of the Scab Context triple: [Ezra Edelman, notableWork, Year of the Scab]
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A.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
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B.
Love in the Days of Rage
Love in the Days of Rage is a short novel by Lawrence Ferlinghetti that intertwines a passionate love affair with the political upheaval of the May 1968 Paris student and worker uprisings.
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C.
The Sad Years
"The Sad Years" is a collection of melancholic poetry by Irish writer Dora Sigerson Shorter, reflecting themes of loss, sorrow, and emotional struggle.
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D.
Curse of the Starving Class
Curse of the Starving Class is a darkly comic, psychologically intense stage play by Sam Shepard that explores the disintegration of a dysfunctional American family struggling with poverty, identity, and the elusive promise of the American Dream.
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E.
Whipping Post
"Whipping Post" is a landmark blues-rock song by the Allman Brothers Band, renowned for its emotional intensity, extended improvisations, and central place in their live performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Year of the Scab Target entity description: Year of the Scab is a sports documentary film by Ezra Edelman that examines the 1987 NFL players' strike and the replacement players who briefly took the field.
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A.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
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B.
Love in the Days of Rage
Love in the Days of Rage is a short novel by Lawrence Ferlinghetti that intertwines a passionate love affair with the political upheaval of the May 1968 Paris student and worker uprisings.
-
C.
The Sad Years
"The Sad Years" is a collection of melancholic poetry by Irish writer Dora Sigerson Shorter, reflecting themes of loss, sorrow, and emotional struggle.
-
D.
Curse of the Starving Class
Curse of the Starving Class is a darkly comic, psychologically intense stage play by Sam Shepard that explores the disintegration of a dysfunctional American family struggling with poverty, identity, and the elusive promise of the American Dream.
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E.
Whipping Post
"Whipping Post" is a landmark blues-rock song by the Allman Brothers Band, renowned for its emotional intensity, extended improvisations, and central place in their live performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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sports documentary ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| about |
National Football League
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Washington Redskins ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Commanders
professional sports strikes ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events of the 1987 NFL strike ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
fan reactions to replacement games
ⓘ
professional American football ⓘ replacement players crossing picket lines ⓘ team owners during the 1987 NFL strike ⓘ unionized NFL players ⓘ |
| director | Ezra Edelman ⓘ |
| distributor | ESPN ⓘ |
| follows | 1987 NFL strike events ⓘ |
| genre |
American football film
ⓘ
sports documentary ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
digital video
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
coaches and team staff
ⓘ
replacement players ⓘ sports journalists ⓘ striking NFL players ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Washington Redskins replacement players
ⓘ
collective bargaining in the NFL ⓘ labor disputes in professional sports ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1987 NFL players' strike
ⓘ
National Football League replacement players ⓘ
linked to:
1987 NFL players' strike
|
| narrativeLocation |
NFL stadiums
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ESPN ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | 30 for 30 ⓘ |
| portrays |
long-term impact of the 1987 strike
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public perception of replacement players ⓘ short-lived NFL careers ⓘ |
| producer |
ESPN Films
ⓘ
linked to:
ESPN
|
| theme |
economic pressure on athletes
ⓘ
ethics of crossing picket lines ⓘ identity and recognition of replacement players ⓘ labor relations ⓘ worker solidarity ⓘ |
| workPresentedIn | television broadcast ⓘ |
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