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EXCLUSIVE: Fox Sports Films and Religion of Sports have unveiled The Game That Changed Everything: Yankees vs. Red Sox ’04 ALCS, a new documentary chronicling Major League Baseball’s unforgettable American League Championship Series matchup between storied rivals the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, which led to the historic curse-breaking Boston title win in 2004.
Premiering Wednesday, October 18 on FS1, following the network’s live coverage of Game 3 of the ALCS, the doc invites viewer on a journey through time to relive some of the most pivotal moments of the series, as told by the baseball legends who lived through it all, including Fox Sports’ own Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and David Ortiz, along with Mariano Rivera, Johnny Damon, Kevin Millar, Dave Roberts, and Orlando Cabrera.
Garnering much attention, specifically, is Game 4, the major turning point in the series, when the Yankees were on the brink of celebration as the Red Sox trailed at an 0-3 deficit. When all hope seemed lost at Fenway Park for the Red Sox in the ninth inning, a perfect storm was brewing against the Yankees. While the Yankees employed a winning strategy and Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera to clench the series, they watched in pure disbelief as Game 4 slowly slipped away, along with a 150-year history of dominating the Red Sox.
In a dramatic storybook ending, the Red Sox made an epic comeback to win Game 4, shattering the Yankees’ dream to move directly on to the World Series. The Red Sox eventually went on to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals for their first World Series title in 86 years, finally putting an end to the “Curse of the Bambino.” To this day, Yankees players and fans still question what exactly happened, as no MLB team had ever lost a postseason series after going up three games to none.
The second doc to premiere as part of Fox Sports and Religion of Sports‘ multi-year film deal, announced earlier this year, The Game That Changed Everything was exec produced by Gotham Chopra, Ameeth Sankaran, and Victor Buhler for Religion of Sports, as well as Eric Shanks, Mark Silverman, Charlie Dixon and Barry Nugent for FOX Sports. Co-produced by Fox Sports Films, Religion of Sports, and the MLB, the film is directed by Liam Hughes. David Check, Carl Hansen, Ariana Rotstein and Michael Vayder served as producers, with Rita O’Dea as associate producer.
Said Fox Sports’ Vice President, Development and Original Programming, Nugent, “FOX Sports is thrilled to commemorate one of the most iconic stories in baseball as retold through varying perspectives of some of the best players and sports personalities in Major League Baseball. As FOX is the exclusive home of the ALCS this post-season, we’re excited to present a never-before-seen interpretation of arguably one of the greatest games in ALCS history to reignite fan enthusiasm behind this iconic series.”
“Religion of Sports is excited to turn a magnifying glass on one of the most remarkable games in baseball history,” added ROS Senior Vice President, Production and Head of Development, Buhler. “The margins between victory and defeat in baseball are so slim: a runner beats a throw by half a second; a hit flies off the barrel of a bat; a ball slips underneath a glove. Director Liam Hughes takes us back into the drama of Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS and, even though we know the outcome, he has found a new way for us to relive the game.
“For over eight decades,” Buhler continued, “the Yankees always edged out the Red Sox. But this famous night in October changed that. It was truly a game that changed everything.”
View a trailer for The Game That Changed Everything above.
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