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Here's a miniseries for any Red Sox fans, since it focuses on the New York Yankees in turmoil.
At least for a while.
Adopted from Jonathan Mahler's best-seller, "The Bronx is Burning" is set in 1977. The Yankees had been swept by the Cincinnati Reds in the previous season's World Series. So intrusive owner George Steinbrenner (played by a flamboyant Oliver Platt), with his win-at-all-costs attitude, forces free agent acquisition Reggie Jackson (Daniel Sunjata, "Rescue Me") down the throat of fiery manager Billy Martin (John Turturro). It's not a match made in heaven.
The eight-part miniseries (the...