tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333991649672303972.post5660797698050973485..comments2007-09-06T09:26:24.057-07:00That Bootleg Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840720779725600492bootleg_ajc@yahoo.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333991649672303972.post-70785629622533491372007-09-06T07:27:00.000-07:002007-09-06T07:27:00.000-07:00Tell you the truth, I probably liked yours and Tom's reviews of the movie and book more than I enjoyed watching the movie or reading the book.<BR/><BR/>I know that the WWL needs to push the *sports* aspect of the story, but I never got a sense that the sports portions of the miniseries really mattered in the context of the city. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, maybe it's because I'm not a NY'er, but save for the Son of Sam content the rest of the stories in the book didn't really grab me.mike mejornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333991649672303972.post-77568661722809927662007-09-04T17:11:00.000-07:002007-09-04T17:11:00.000-07:00I think you're really underrating the Yankee portions. No mention of Thurman Munson? I thought the actor who played him was fantastic and his interaction with Reggie and Billy was really good. Smaller part, but the loud "jive" persona of Mickey Rivers was funny as hell (admittedly, in a narrowly stereotypical way).<BR/><BR/>I agree it was watchable, but there many more elements worth watching as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com