30 for 30: Four Days in October (2010)
Directed by: Gary Waksman
Genre: Sport
Running Time: 52 Minutes
MPAA Rating: G
Viewed: Netflix Watch Instantly
There was no answer to why not us.
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Comments: I've never been the biggest baseball fan. I blame that mostly on the fact that for most of my life, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been terrible (though I've been a huge bandwagon fan this year - playoffs or bust!). But for four days in 2004, I was the biggest fan of the Boston Red Sox. That's the magic of sports, and why I, given that I'm mostly a hockey and football fan, can become emotionally invested in any sporting event, given the right backdrop.
During this time I was in college and had roommates that were baseball fans. Without them, I'm not even sure how involved in this classic Red Sox/Yankees series I would've gotten. The story is classic: the Red Sox, often considered cursed since (literally) selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees, had an excellent team and their first shot at winning the World Series since 1918. However, playing against their hated rivals in the ALCS (one step before the world series, much like USA/Russia game in the 1980 Olympics), the Yankees had taken a three-games-to-none series lead in a best-of-seven series. One game at a time, often in extra innings, the Red Sox clawed back and won four-in-a-row to win the series. They'd go on to win the World Series.
I remember hanging on every pitch for those four days. Total immersion. Outside of the Penguins and Steelers, I'm not sure I've ever been as invested in a playoff series before. It was awesome and completely satisfying. (It's a shame now that the Red Sox have essentially turned into the Yankees in recent years, but I digress...)
ESPN's 30 for 30 series recently was added to Netflix, so there's a bunch of titles I want to check out. Four Days in October was my first choice for nostalgic reasons, and while it wasn't the greatest sports documentary I really enjoyed it. I've added a bunch of these documentaries to my queue, so expect some more in the future. (I know it's technically a TV episode, but they play like mini-films and so I'll write them up as such.)
During this time I was in college and had roommates that were baseball fans. Without them, I'm not even sure how involved in this classic Red Sox/Yankees series I would've gotten. The story is classic: the Red Sox, often considered cursed since (literally) selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees, had an excellent team and their first shot at winning the World Series since 1918. However, playing against their hated rivals in the ALCS (one step before the world series, much like USA/Russia game in the 1980 Olympics), the Yankees had taken a three-games-to-none series lead in a best-of-seven series. One game at a time, often in extra innings, the Red Sox clawed back and won four-in-a-row to win the series. They'd go on to win the World Series.
I remember hanging on every pitch for those four days. Total immersion. Outside of the Penguins and Steelers, I'm not sure I've ever been as invested in a playoff series before. It was awesome and completely satisfying. (It's a shame now that the Red Sox have essentially turned into the Yankees in recent years, but I digress...)
ESPN's 30 for 30 series recently was added to Netflix, so there's a bunch of titles I want to check out. Four Days in October was my first choice for nostalgic reasons, and while it wasn't the greatest sports documentary I really enjoyed it. I've added a bunch of these documentaries to my queue, so expect some more in the future. (I know it's technically a TV episode, but they play like mini-films and so I'll write them up as such.)
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