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Season 1

  • S01E01 Al Leiter

    • February 6, 2005

    Al Leiter When first coming up through the Yankee farm system, Leiter was hailed as the next great arm in pinstripes, the one remaining star left in a minor-league system decimated by foolish trades throughout the 1980s. Though he never realized that success with the Yanks, he did end up reaching the World Series with three other teams. A tough-as-nails power pitcher, Leiter as hampered by injuries through the first half of his career, but fought back to establish himself as one of the premier lefties in the bigs by the mid-'90's. The Yankees' second-round pick in the June 1984 draft, the much-lauded Leiter recorded an unimpressive 2-2 with a 6.35 ERA after his first call-up in 1987. That was good enough for the bumbling Yanks, who put him into the rotation in 1988, though he was frequently unable to pitch due to a recurring blister. In need of heavy hitting, the Yanks traded him to the Toronto Blue Jays early in the 1989 season for Jesse Barfield. Shortly after being traded, the southpaw went on the DL and underwent arthroscopic surgery in September. From 1990-92, the hard-luck Leiter appeared in only eight games with the Jays, thanks to arthroscopic surgery, an irritated nerve in his left elbow, and tendinitis. In fact, Leiter didn't record his first win in a Toronto uniform until 1993, when he went a respectable 9-6 as a spot starter, helping the club win its second consecutive World Championship. But it was not 1995 (his first injury-free season) that Leiter would establish himself as an ace in the making, setting career highs in almost every pitching category, winning 11 games, striking out 153, and posting a 3.64 ERA. By that time, Leiter's pitching rhythm had become concrete. As opposed to most lefties in the majors who used offspeed pitches to combat their opponents, Leiter went for the gullet like Randy Johnson. Sinking fastballs and devastating sliders were the composite of his repertoire, along with a looping curveball to induce groundball outs. Al Le

  • S01E02 Shannon Miller and Blaine Wilson

    • February 13, 2005

    America's most decorated gymnast Shannon Miller; two-time Olympian gymnast Blaine Wilson.

  • S01E03 David Cone

    • February 20, 2005

    Cy Young-winner David Cone talks about his career and the 2005 season.

  • S01E04 Jeff Pearlman and Leigh Montville

    • February 27, 2005

    Baseball's top writers discuss their books on Ted Williams and the 1986 New York Mets.

  • S01E05 Carly Patterson

    • March 6, 2005

    The 2004 Olympic All-Around gymnastics champion, Carly Patterson, chats about the challenges and thrills of her sport and young life.

  • S01E06 David Halberstam

    • March 13, 2005

    David Halberstam, Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author, gives his views on baseball in 2004.

  • S01E07 Ken Burns

    • March 20, 2005

    Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns discusses baseball and boxing.

  • S01E08 Roger Kahn and Jim Bouton

    • March 27, 2005

    Author Roger Kahn and Jim Bouton, former Yankee world champion and author of "Ball Four."

  • S01E09 Joe Dumars

    • April 3, 2005

    General Manager and former all-star of the world champion Detroit Pistons, Joe Dumars.

  • S01E10 Johnny Bench

    • April 10, 2005

  • S01E11 Cal Ripken

    • April 17, 2005

  • S01E12 Cal Ripken Jr.

    • April 17, 2005

  • S01E13 Yogi Berra

    • April 24, 2005

  • S01E14 Ralph Kiner

    • May 1, 2005

Season 2003