ESPN Releases ‘The Captain’ Documentary Based on Derek Jeter to Rival ‘The Last Dance’ and ‘Man in the Arena’ – Does Derek Deserve it as Compared to Michael Jordan and Tom Brady?

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After eight years of retirement, the career of Derek Jeter will once more be in the limelight. This time, we get a behind-the-scenes look. The Last Dance, ESPN’s 2020 homage to NBA legend Michael Jordan, must be discussed when talking about a multi-episode athlete documentary.

Others have received the treatment, like Man In The Arena for NFL quarterback Tom Brady, even though it remains the genre’s gold standard. Now it’s Jeter’s turn to receive a similar frank and thorough hagiography.

Derek Jeter
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Two episodes of the docuseries were published this week, with the next six episodes to follow. The documentary series will explore issues including how Jeter’s race affected his early years and his development into one of the best Yankees in team history.

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Does Derek Jeter deserve a documentary like this?

Contrary to what the media would have you think, the seven-part Derek Jeter documentary “The Captain” started yesterday. It will just be another well-packaged piece of propaganda in a lifetime of propaganda from a selfish athlete. Seven episodes of “The Captain,” a documentary about the Yankee great, will begin airing on ESPN on Monday night.

The entire documentary is expertly produced, and virtually everyone who is important is interviewed, including Derek Jeter, his family, teammates, rivals, front-office staff, and members of the media. Derek Jeter is just a very good player who gained a lot by being selected by the ideal club, at the ideal moment and playing in the ideal city.

His legacy would be very different if he had been selected by any other organization. Better players and pitchers than Jeter have always supported him and taken on most of the workload. He has never been the best player in the game, on his team, or at his position. Great player Derek Jeter is and was. He will have a place in Cooperstown, as well as a day at Yankee Stadium when his uniform will be retired and a memorial will be built in left-center field in his honor. He is not, however, Babe Ruth.

A very excellent, perhaps even great, player who eventually makes it to Cooperstown. Jeter is overrated since he is not an all-time great or a legendary player. So, definitely, he doesn’t deserve a documentary like Michael Jordan and Tom Brady.

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Where and how to watch Derek Jeter’s ‘The Captain’?

The debut episode of the show will run on Monday night, followed by new episodes every Thursday for the following six weeks on ESPN and ESPN+.

  • The Captain episode 1: July 18, 10 p.m. ET
  • The Captain episode 2: July 21, 9 p.m. ET
  • The Captain episode 3: July 28, 9 p.m. ET
  • The Captain episode 4: July 28, 10 p.m. ET
  • The Captain episode 5: August 4, 9 p.m. ET
  • The Captain episode 6: August 4, 10 p.m. ET
  • The Captain episode 7: August 11, 10 p.m. ET

You can watch the documentary here.

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