ESPN Films


Catching Hell (E02)

(episode)
Documentary / Sports
USA, 2011, 1 h 42 min

Directed by:

Alex Gibney

Screenplay:

Alex Gibney

Cinematography:

Keith Walker

Composer:

David Kahne
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With five outs remaining in Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series, Florida Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo hit a foul ball straight for Chicago Cubs left fielder Moises Alou. But the crucial catch was not to be. Instead, a flurry of hands reached out from the stands, deflecting the ball into the crowd, and instantly one man's name, like Bill Buckner's before it, became synonymous with blowing it in a critical, high-stakes moment: Steve Bartman. In fact, dozens of errors contributed to the Cubs' loss in 2003, and the Red Sox still had one more whole game to play in the 1986 World Series after Buckner's legendary gaffe yet these are moments that will live forever in the annals of sports infamy. Why? (Tribeca Film)

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