Although I'm an Australian lady I actually HAVE heard of Derek Jeeter before, but only little snippets, say from an old David Letterman interview and other late-night talk shows.
I also was aware of the rivalry between the New York Yankies and the Boston Redsox, which is often referred to in various TV shows and miscellaneous movies that come our way down under.
However, of course, I had no idea of the true story behind Derek and his amazing talent as a top world class baseball player and his induction into the Hall of Fame.
It was very interesting to hear opinions of the racial aspect with him being bi-racial and I found his relationship with his parents and players to be fascinating.
I am now 69 years old but many many years ago during primary school I used to play what we call Softball here, and actually did take the position as Shortstop. So the game of baseball was always very enjoyable for me, even though I never made a career out of it. Not sure if that was even possible, living here in Australia.
Loved the input from Michael Jordan regarding constantly being hounded by the press, and also his thoughts on fame and fortune.
All in all I totally loved the high quality and detailed content of this doco and ended up binge-watching the entire seven episodes. Learnt a lot about baseball in the process.
Really good stuff - well done and congrats to Derek and the producers.
I also was aware of the rivalry between the New York Yankies and the Boston Redsox, which is often referred to in various TV shows and miscellaneous movies that come our way down under.
However, of course, I had no idea of the true story behind Derek and his amazing talent as a top world class baseball player and his induction into the Hall of Fame.
It was very interesting to hear opinions of the racial aspect with him being bi-racial and I found his relationship with his parents and players to be fascinating.
I am now 69 years old but many many years ago during primary school I used to play what we call Softball here, and actually did take the position as Shortstop. So the game of baseball was always very enjoyable for me, even though I never made a career out of it. Not sure if that was even possible, living here in Australia.
Loved the input from Michael Jordan regarding constantly being hounded by the press, and also his thoughts on fame and fortune.
All in all I totally loved the high quality and detailed content of this doco and ended up binge-watching the entire seven episodes. Learnt a lot about baseball in the process.
Really good stuff - well done and congrats to Derek and the producers.