Jim825 Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I was browsing the NY Post website this morning to get my latest Yankees news and I came across this ad for an ESPN miniseries that chronicles the 1977 Yankees season. Here's a link to the ESPN site: http://www.bronxisburning.com/ Here's some information about the miniseries on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx_is_Burning I thought it was ironic that this is coming out so soon after the release of the 1978 season mod. For those too young to remember the Yankees in the late 70's, this miniseries may give you a feeling for what things were like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timp Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 For those too young to remember the Yankees in the late 70's, this miniseries may give you a feeling for what things were like. That's me. I'm looking forward to this show, it looks pretty interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOLINK Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Yea, I saw the preview on ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stEdfuNk Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 niceeeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred13 Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 last summer, they had an interview in SI with Oliver Platt, the guy who plays Steinbrenner in the mini-series. Unfortunately, we don't get ESPN in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 last summer, they had an interview in SI with Oliver Platt, the guy who plays Steinbrenner in the mini-series. Unfortunately, we don't get ESPN in Canada.newsgroups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDudleyDoWright Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 This show, is got me hooked, and im not even a yankee fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynNets24 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 the first episode was good. I like how it doesnt just have it 100% about the yankees they have the sidestories abou SOS and the Heatwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOLINK Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 what was it with that murder that just killed people at random moments in thier life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynNets24 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 what was it with that murder that just killed people at random moments in thier life?you have never heard of the "Son of Sam"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I like how Martin made a fool out of Steinbrenner when he wanted a star player on the team, and Martin wanted a righty hitter. "This is a baseball team, not a circus"...oh how it rings today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDudleyDoWright Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Anybody wanna know, It's on right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynNets24 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Anybody wanna know, It's on right nowits a repeat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDudleyDoWright Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Yeah, i know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsfan776 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 its a good show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred13 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 John Turturro = most underrated actor in hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseballfans Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 John Turturro = most underrated actor in hollywood. Yeah he did a excellent job on Billy Martin. Not only does he look like the real Martin but how he act and feel inside his life. I also saw him appearing in the recent blockbuster movie "Transformers" too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYM Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Recent interview with Willie Randolf, says that Willie was upset that in this mini-series they have Randolf ignoring Reggie Jackson, when he was actually one of the few people who had no problem with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 If anyone would like some actual first person accounts of how it was following the Yankees in '77, you can ask me anything you want. Or, of course you can ask Jim825. One thing I do want to tell you about that I am guessing won't be covered in this program is the balanced schedule the teams back then were able to play. There was no interleague play, so that meant two west coast trips a year for each eastern division team. The Yankees, Red Sox and Orioles all would go out to the coast together and alternate between Anaheim, Oakland and Seattle. And when they were done, that was that. The schedules back then were beneficial for each team, something I did not realize until the dawning of interleague baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Recent interview with Willie Randolf, says that Willie was upset that in this mini-series they have Randolf ignoring Reggie Jackson, when he was actually one of the few people who had no problem with him. Not true. Based on books that I own about this ballclub, Randolph did go through a period of not speaking to him because he felt he was bringing the team down because of his behavior. Now, of course this could be wrong too since I was not in the clubhouse at all. I am just reading what a writer wrote down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobluen07 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Good show. The guy that plays reggie jackson isnt a very good actor but i still dig the show. Turturro is awsome though as usual, i like how they incorporate everything that was going on in new york at the time into the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 One thing I can not give any insight on is the race for Mayor during that time period. I could have cared less who won it and I didn't pay attention to it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoCubs720 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 besides all of the Yankee-related stuff, this show has gotten me quite interested in the story of the .44 caliber serial killer/Son of Sam/ David Berkowitz. If anyone is interested, here are some links with more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Berkowitz The Official Home Page of David Berkowitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOLINK Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 besides all of the Yankee-related stuff, this show has gotten me quite interested in the story of the .44 caliber serial killer/Son of Sam/ David Berkowitz. If anyone is interested, here are some links with more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Berkowitz The Official Home Page of David Berkowitz oh wow I remember his photo in the New York Post in 2005 when he was release, never knew about this stuff. Now he is a man of Christ, bull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOLINK Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 anyone remember the episode where the club writes Suck my *** on Reggie's tie and then Billy repeats what it says to George? that was funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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