The Bronx is Burning

Fran must have signed a lifetime contract with the devil to be involved in the production. Good call on Lauria. I haven't seen him on the tube for awhile. Caught a few minutes of The Wonder Years two weeks ago. I didn't realize how much I enjoyed his role as Kevin's dad on the show (if I can get away from watching Winnie).

 

I don't owe Bubbler shit. A 15-second cameo by Juicin' Giambi as a cabby doesn't exactly qualify as fulfilling Bubbler's prediction of a ton of cameos by ESPN personalities.
When did Giambi become an ESPN personality?


As one who lived through the Summer of '77 and spent some time in that Yankees clubhouse, I didn't think it was that bad...of course, my expectations were low.
Torturo was great and I thought Platt played a very good characiture of George as his blustering best.
The actor playing Reggie, however, is very weak.

 

As one who been to Yankee tomb with spnited, he is telling the truth. Those times were fun and crazy. It was a time of who you knew. Everyone was snitching on everyone. That's why it's called the Bronx Zoo.

 

Once I found what time it was on I found it pretty unwatchable. For anyone who wanted to learn more about that team your time would be better spent reading The Bronx Zoo.

Also found 78 team/ story more engaging anyway from a baseball perspective.

 

It was a joke Spnited. Calm down.

And you have to admit forcing a Jason Giambi cameo into a series about the Bronx Zoo is kind of lame. Why not have a cameo from one of the actual '77 Yankees instead?

But that wouldn't work. Kids today wouldn't know Ed Figueroa from a hole in the ground.

 

They would think he was Edward James Olmos.

 

Reggie talked after the show.

 

Thanks Bubbler. Jiminy Christmas, a pro would read between the lines and get that joke, without a blue font. :

 

Full disclosure: These days I wouldn't know Ed Figueroa from a hole in the ground either, but at least I now know he looks like Edward James Olmos.

Ragu is right, Figueroa was underrated. I know I feared him when I was a young Brewer fan tyke as much as I did Guidry. Didn't he win 20 games in '78 too? Then he kind of fell apart.

Bronx Is Burning should slip in a '77 Yankee cameo every week. Due up is Roy White, on deck is Dick Tidrow and Ken Clay is in the hole.

 

Agree Figueroa was unsung and important part of that team. I happened to see him in city Friday night and did a double take. I thought is was Castillo. I also saw Billy Martin jr - god he looks so much like his dad.

 

ESPN is showing The Junction Boys at 10 am