So what did you think? I remembered a good amount of that chase so it was more of a reminder about how the HRs played out over the course of the season, especially September and the race up to 62. From a TV standpoint, I have a few nitpicks about it (biggest one being them showing current-day Wrigley Field crowd reaction shots to 1998 action) but other than that small stuff, it was a nice trip down memory lane.I'm super stoked for the 30 for 30 on the McGwire/Sosa summer tonight
My fun (read: unfortunate) story from that season -- in May, my brother, a friend, and I got tickets for Cards-Phillies. The previous night, McGwire hit 3 dingers. So we're excited that he's on a hot streak and he's gonna hit one while we're there. As we're watching BP, I happen to look at the Jumbotron and see the posted Cardinals lineup. I had to squint and look twice because McGwire WASN'T IN THE LINEUP. We're like WTF. So it's a major downer as I'm not a fan of either of those two teams so it's just hang out at the ballpark, drink a few beers, and make derisive comments about the play going on. As we get to the late innings and the Cards bullpen is going to work, I kept hoping that LaRussa would pinch-hit Big Mac in the pitcher's spot. But since the Cards were leading late, they didn't need the pop so it was a full day off for McGwire. Insert here.