Baseball

For a lifelong NY Yankees fan, George Steinbrenner's death this summer was the end of an era. Love him or hate him, the Boss changed the game of baseball and reinvigorated the most storied team in sports history (and certainly elicited more than a few Bronx cheers from baseball fans over the years!). His legacy will continue to impact the sport for years to come.

ESPN's 30 for 30 series continues this fall, and tonight's film directed by the famed documentarian Barbara Kopple explores The House of Steinbrenner. I've already set my DVR in anticipation of reliving the days of George at the helm of my beloved Bronx Bombers.

In other baseball news, I had the fantastic privilege to meet one of my documentary heroes, Ken Burns, last month at a Dodgers game reception honoring him and his upcoming PBS film with Lynn Novick, The Tenth Inning, which airs 9/28-9/29. What a thrill and I am looking forward to viewing the new chapter to his treasured PBS Baseball series of 1994.

I'm going to go settle in now to enjoy the early days of fall baseball. America's pastime continues to delight, and what better way to relive all of the thrills than through documentaries!