VIDEO: Ken Griffey Jr. Documentary Trailer Proves We're About to Get the Film We Deserve
By Jerry Trotta
ESPN's "Long Gone Summer' documentary began garnering hype immediately after its first teaser trailer approximately one month ago while "The Last Dance" was still sweeping the nation. The premiere of the highly-anticipated "30 for 30" doc came and went on Sunday night, and the consensus reaction is that it left viewers wanting more. Well, in perfectly-timed fashion, MLB Network just revealed that its set to air a Ken Griffey Jr. documentary entitled "Junior" this upcoming weekend, and we can't contain our excitement.
“This is the story of the baddest man in the land.”#Junior – Sunday at 8pm ET/5pm PT pic.twitter.com/zCLzqzlM2w
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) June 15, 2020
A look back at the career of one of the most beloved players in baseball history on the heels of a two-hour home run montage about two of the most polarizing sluggers known to man that lacked real storytelling? Count us IN.
The trailer indicates that "Junior" will center around Griffey's love for the sport and what made him so magnetizing from a fan perspective. Considering that Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa violated the integrity of the game by taking performance-enhancing drugs -- and that "Long Gone Summer" didn't contain a real thrill factor -- this is exactly what baseball purists need.
ESPN loves memorializing the cheaters. Lance Armstrong 30 for 30 followed by Sosa and McGwire 30 for 30 tonight.
— SkinsHoops86 (@SkinsHoops86) June 14, 2020
Ken Griffey Jr. hit 56 home runs that same season, and wasn't on the roids! Won a gold glove too. He needs a 30 for 30. All time great pic.twitter.com/PGOKylGcaP
Tune in for highlights of The Kid's unbelievably smooth and enthralling swing. His rise to superstardom and Hall of Fame status will live on forever, and Sunday night really cannot come soon enough.