The game is afoot.
Yes, this was an out-and-out murder and the Montreal Expos baseball franchise was the unworthy victim. I remember when they played their last game in Canada before moving to Washington DC. At the time, I figured that they were moving because they had no fans in Canada. Well, that was a little bit of it. But as this terrific Netflix documentary displays, there were a lot of culprits with blood on their hands.
The first owners. The owners who took over. MLB. There is plenty of blame around and this is the true mark of a good documentary as I was learning something new in every frame. And you don't have to be a baseball fan to appreciate all the skullduggery behind the scenes.
If there is one quibble I can make about this film, it's this. The production crew is virtually all French-Canadian. There are various talking heads that require English subtitles. Now I have no issue with that. But, at the same time, they're all flashing the name of who's speaking at the time. Suddenly, you're multi-tasking in the reading department. There might have been a better way to organize this.
But, still, the one is worth your time.
LEN'S RATING: Three-and-a-half stars.
Dinner last night: Japanese hot dog at Game 3 of the WS.
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