There were some other issues portrayed in this episode. The Washington Senators winning for the only time ever. The rise of Lou Gehrig and other Yankees. It tells of the cantankerous Kenesaw Mountain Landis and his humorless bullying (which was really necessary after 1919). It showed the frustration of the black players and the story of their league which was nearly usurped by white tycoons. But this is really the story of Babe Ruth and his affect on a game that was in trouble. Ruth who was an accident waiting to happen came in as what would have been one of our greatest pitchers, traded from Baltimore to the Red Sox then sold along with other great players to the Yankees (so the Red Sox boss could invest in Broadway shows). Ruth had incredible ups and downs but was "the" household word in America. Compare his celebrity and influence to that of the politicians of the time, and see who held forth the best. He was a man of amazing power who pushed the limits of excess, eating six hot dogs at a time and drinking as much soda, running around with women while his wife was holed up in a country home and he lived in a 13 room apartment in the city. Anyway, his legacy is Yankee Stadium and a revitalization of the national pastime. A very good episode with some really nice video.