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  • 30 for 30 Shorts Fields of Fear (Season 1, Episode 25)
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    TV Episode | 15 min | Documentary, Short

30 for 30 Shorts

Fields of Fear (Season 1, Episode 25)
TV-G
TV Episode | 15 min | Documentary, Short
The film will tell the story of Mackey Sasser, a talented catcher for the New York Mets, who could hit, call pitches, block the plate and fire missiles down to second base but he couldn't throw the ball back to the pitcher. Through ...See moreThe film will tell the story of Mackey Sasser, a talented catcher for the New York Mets, who could hit, call pitches, block the plate and fire missiles down to second base but he couldn't throw the ball back to the pitcher. Through interviews with Mackey, his sports psychologists and commentators, as well as footage of his playing days and his treatment (which involved using a baseball to find the boyhood traumas underlying his career-ending anxiety), this program will look at the mental side of sports and probe what takes a player in and out of the "zone". Written by ESPN Films See less
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Director
Alex Gibney
Cinematographers
Maryse Alberti | Benjamin Bloodwell (as Ben Bloodwell)
Editor
Erin Barnett
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 16, 2014
Release date
Sep 16, 2014 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 12 nominations

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