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The newest ESPN Films documentary looks back at the sluggers’ battle for the home run record
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We’re back early this week with a bonus podcast: It’s an interview with the director of Long Gone Summer, the newest ESPN Films documentary on Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa’s battle for the single-season home run record in the summer of 1998. We ask director AJ Schnack what made him want to make a film about this moment, the most difficult part of recounting this story, and why these two figures made that home run chase so compelling.
Sheil and Ben discuss which teams should pursue him and the potential fallout if a trade doesn’t occur
Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline
Mal and Jo discuss the history of the iconic character and the first season of the show’s revival
Plus, the guys discuss F1 and new releases
Jomi Adeniran and Van Lathan Jr. of ‘The Midnight Boys’ talk all things Mandalorian with honorary Midnight Boy Arjuna Ramgopal
David and Kaz kick off the biggest week of the ‘Ringer Wrestling Show’ feed to get you hyped for ‘WrestleMania 39’
