This story about the 1982 Little League World Series champions, an American team that upset the heavily favored Taiwanese squad, had all the makings of a powerful story about the expectations we put on kids in athletics. Unfortunately, the doc never seems to settle in to the most interesting aspects of its story, namely Steinbrenner's reign of terror in the '70s and '80s, and too often relies on pat Yankee reverence. Oscar-winning director Barbara Koppel brought a hefty pedigree to this doc about the longtime Yankee owner that centers itself around the demolition of the old Yankee Stadium and the opening of the new one.
30 for 30 is almost always better when the subjects haven't been already covered to death, and sure enough Four Days in October adds precious little to this oft-told tale. It came as no surprise that the 30 for 30 enterprise - the brainchild of former ESPN personality, founder of The Ringer, and mascot for Boston sports fans everywhere - would eventually turn its gaze to the 2004 Boston Red Sox, who broke their nearly century-long drought and finally bested the New York Yankees en route to winning the World Series.