Ken Burns
I watched both nights. He does a great job, but then I am a documentary junky!
I was interested to see how he would handle the whole steroid era because it may sway how the public perceives it in the long run. He was pretty soft on it. Choosing commentators who all pointed out that we live in a society where many people take performance enhancing drugs, ie Viagra, Levitra, etc. Saying that if you point the finger at athletes you need to point it at society. One man said he believed if PEDs were available back in the day, that Ruth, Mantle and everyone else would have taken them. Another saying what man providing for his family wouldn't take something to stay healthy or extend your career. These are not my opinions, just how Burns layed it out.
They almost made you feel sorry for Bonds. He had a hall of fame career and tarnished it because he just couldn't stand anyone getting more attention. He had to show he was the best.
There is just not enough time to cover everything. He tried to take major threads and talk about them, even starting way back in time to develop them, like with Barry's father Bobby. Didn't bring up any particular player getting 300 wins, or 500 homers or any personal milestones. But still filled 4 hours easily with the last 16 years or so. Baseball is so rich with so many personal triumphs and tragedies I imagine you could fill each night with only one year of the past. But as usual he did a great job with it.
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