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Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel Review- October 27, 2009

October 27, 2009 | by Keith | Categories Television | Comments Off

realsportsHBO tonight (10pm ET) debuts its latest edition of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.  I have seen a preview of the show.  Here is what you can expect…

In Our Hearts: This segment looks back at the horrible twist of fate that met former Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart.  You may remember that Adenhart was killed this past April after riding in a car that was blind sided by another vehicle who’s driver was  drunk.  Adenhart had made his 2009 debut earlier that day, throwing six shutout innings against the Oakland A’s.

Mary Carillo sits down with Adenhart’s family, friends, and teammates to recount that fateful day and how his team rallied around his spirit to capture the American League West title.

The piece fits well as baseball is wraping-up its post season.  It probably could have had a bigger impact if the Angels had advanced to the World Series…

Game Over: Jon Frankel gives us the story of how budget cuts in and around Columbus Ohio have caused the elimination, or in some cases a pay to play scenerio, of high school extra curricular activities, including sports.

The piece does not break any new ground–examples of sports cutbacks has become more commonplace in many areas of the country.  But the segment does shed light on the impacts budget cuts can make on individuals and communities that rely of the benefits of having a strong local high school athletics programs.

Record Breaker: Queens, NY native Ashrita Furman currently holds 92 Guinness Book of World Records, the most of anyone on earth.  Since 1979 Furman has held 244 records.

Bernard Goldberg profiles Furman, and looks at many of his records, which fall into the categories from the ridiculous to the sublime.  A fun segment about a man dedicated to setting records as part of his inner spiritual journey.

Ernie Harwell Revisit: The shows final segment is a look back at Frank Deford’s 2002 piece of former Detroit Tigers announcer Ernie Harwell.  The piece is scheduled to include an update on the recent diagnosis that the 91 year-old Harwell has contracted an incurable form of cancer.

Unfortunately the segment was not included on my review DVD.


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