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Storyline
The parallel baseball careers and lives of former New York superstars Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry are treated as Shakespearean tragedy in this uniquely styled documentary. The character study features applicable readings from the playwright's works intertwined with comments from sports journalists, including Keith Olbermann, Len Berman and the late Dick Schaap. Topics covered include Gooden's and Strawberry's difficult childhoods in Tampa and Los Angeles, respectively; their meteoric rise and fall with the Mets in the 1980s; their battles with drug addiction and legal troubles; and their resurfacing in the Big Apple as Yankees in the mid-1990s.
Country: United States
Type: scripted
Status: Current
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2002
Also Known As: Star-Crossed
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Company Credits
Production Co: ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network), Exit 31 Productions
Awards
Awards & Nominations
Gold Medal 2002
Winner
Gold Medal
Sports and Recreation