I usually cant stand ESPN movies/series...so i have a tough time watching it, but its def. worth noting that Turtorro was casted perfectly & has always been a very underrated actor (luv'ed him Lebowski & Do The Right Thing).
mickey , bobby murcer , and sweet lou were at belmont all the time.. There is a story that mickey rivers hadnt cashed a ticket in a while and he went up to the window and there were 8 horses running in the next race and he bet 20$ win on #1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7,@#8 ,,, he came back to the seats and bet murcer and piniella that he was going to break his slump and was going to nail the winner for sure,, they bet he wouldnt and the y bet 20$ each,,,,, know the race is over and of course he has every horse and he pulls out his winning ticket on the # 4 ,,,, they say shit willie you did it , they give him 20 each ,,,,,,,,, only 1 problem ,,, the winner was 1-1 and he cashed for 40$ only, plus the 40 he won off lou @ bobby ,,,, he bet 160$ and only got back 80 $ total ,,,, he lost 80$ but thought he was a winner ,,,, great guy , but that was mickey !I recall Steinbrenner talking about Mickey Rivers several years later and saying how he had to trade Rivers for his own good and he had to trade him to a place with no Horse tracks. That was a great scene where Rivers is hitting teammates up for money. He must've been a poor handicapper.
Also, Quiz Show is a phenomenal movie. It was nominated for an Academy Award, but lost out to Forrest Gump.
mickey , bobby murcer , and sweet lou were at belmont all the time.. There is a story that mickey rivers hadnt cashed a ticket in a while and he went up to the window and there were 8 horses running in the next race and he bet 20$ win on #1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7,@#8 ,,, he came back to the seats and bet murcer and piniella that he was going to break his slump and was going to nail the winner for sure,, they bet he wouldnt and the y bet 20$ each,,,,, know the race is over and of course he has every horse and he pulls out his winning ticket on the # 4 ,,,, they say shit willie you did it , they give him 20 each ,,,,,,,,, only 1 problem ,,, the winner was 1-1 and he cashed for 40$ only, plus the 40 he won off lou @ bobby ,,,, he bet 160$ and only got back 80 $ total ,,,, he lost 80$ but thought he was a winner ,,,, great guy , but that was mickey !