As the Owners and Players continue to squabble over how to disperse billions of dollars, the recent 30 for 30 documentary, Long Gone Summer, takes baseball back to a place it now finds itself in - alienating fans and missing opportunities for immense growth. I discuss how the career of Sammy Sosa - with all of its baggage and hindsight perspective - is still all too telling about baseball's struggles then, now, and going forward.
As the Owners and Players continue to squabble over how to disperse billions of dollars, the recent 30 for 30 documentary, Long Gone Summer, takes baseball back to a place it now finds itself in - alienating fans and missing opportunities for immense growth. I discuss how the career of Sammy Sosa - with all of its baggage and hindsight perspective - is still all too telling about baseball's struggles then, now, and going forward.