McGwire speaks briefly about coming to terms with being a fly-ball, home-run hitter — instead of a five-tool ballplayer — but Schnack doesn’t bring in any hitting experts to extol on the difficulties of belting dingers. Long Gone Summer. He simply asks, “Why do they focus on me when everyone in that era [took steroids]?” Is that a self-serving question? “Long Gone Summer” wants viewers to appreciate a feat of the past without considering if it was fabricated — just watch the balls soar and don’t ask too many questions. Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa at Wrigley Field in 1998. 'Long Gone Summer' official trailer: McGwire & Sosa's 1998 home run chase. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft.

ESPN’s new 30 for 30 film “Long Gone Summer,” which debuts at 8 p.m. (9 p.m. Long Gone Summer is an honest look back at a year that reinvigorated baseball for America. This Article is related to: Television and tagged 30 For 30, ESPN, Long Gone Summer, TV Reviews. Schnack’s documentary tries to evade the more complicated aspects of history to deliver the same “feel-good story” post-strike fans were desperate to see in ’98 and, with another MLB season in jeopardy, it makes a certain sense to try to relive whatever glory days we can.

In 1998, St. Louis Cardinals’ Mark McGwire and Chicago Cubs’ Sammy Sosa embarked on a chase for the single-season home run record of 61 that was set by Roger Maris 37 years prior. Director AJ Schnack takes viewers back to the 1998 baseball season – its tremendous highlights, massive impact, and undeniable complications. McGwire admitted to using steroids in 2010 and trots out similar talking points today. All who really knew him loved him. Four years later, stadiums were still largely empty, but the potential of a potential record breaking moment that many thought would never come changed everything. The roundtable special - hosted by MLB analyst Jessica Mendoza with Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, Carl Pavano, and Steve Trachsel - dives deep into the tale of baseball’s summer of 1998. Emphasizing each player’s development as a hitter, as well as their natural talent, could’ve provided valuable context — especially when viewers will spend 90 percent of the doc wondering why the ’98 race matters so much when both men were (almost certainly) cheating their way to the top of the record books. The bulk of the doc’s runtime is rightly spent on McGwire — he broke the record after all, and as close as Sosa came to topping him, the Cubs’ right-fielder is mainly there for charm and color. “Long Gone Summer” has been tarnished by the insertion of political photo-shopping that detracts from the credibility of the entire film. All rights reserved (About Us). The film is a journey back through time that recalls how seismic and emotional the story was – even as the legitimacy of the accomplishments at its center would later be called into question. by Alex Reif | Jun 10, 2020 9:39 AM Pacific Time. 2:05. Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox.



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