When the city stopped breathing, baseball taught it how to exhale again.
A look back at how America's national pastime, Major League Baseball, brought the victims' families, New York City, the fans, and the entire country back to some sense of normalcy after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11. Manager of the New York Yankees, Joe Torre, and the New York Mets, Bobby Valentine, guide us through the heartfelt stories that show the resilience of the city and country, and a message of hope that people can bounce back from tragedy.
Direction
Torre and Valentine bring authentic locker-room intimacy.
Production
Archival footage that still punches you in the gut.
Director
Joe Lavine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bobby Valentine famously helped direct traffic and serve meals at Ground Zero in the days after, wearing his Mets cap.
George W. Bush's first pitch at Yankee Stadium—considered one of the most politically loaded athletic moments in American history.
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