a a rule and i be not a baseball fan . i do not loathe the sport and i just do not seek it out . i be interested enough to watch 61 base on the promos that hbo have be run . i be glad i do . the story of the great m and m boy touch a nerve and whether you be a baseball fan or not . it about the underdog and the little guy and the one that easy to forget when blind by the limelight . mickey mantle be the hero . roger mari be humanity . and that exactly what this film display . root for the little guy and and that common thread that link humanity together . suddenly and mark mcguire record breaking season take on a whole new meaning to me and and i understand the poignancy of the maris child give mr. mcguire the bat . watch 61. it might surprise you just a it do me .