I'm Rebecca Lervoy and this is You Can't make this up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite

Netflix documentaries and films.

On today's episode, we take a closer look

at the Netflix documentary film, The Saint of Second Chances.

Bill wasn't just another owner,

Bill changed baseball, and Mike, in trying to prove himself, blew it all up.

Today we're talking to Academy Award-winning director, Morgan Neville, and Jeffrey Malmberg.

Mike Vek was a third generation baseball executive,

son of the Hall of Fame, white socks owner Bill Vek.

Together, they invented a new ballpark experience,

rolling out giveaways, fireworks, and theme nights.

But Mike's disco demolition night devolved into an actual riot,

with rowdy rock fans charging the field and setting fires.

After the debacle, Mike couldn't get another job in professional sports.

But years later, Mike had the opportunity to purchase a minor league team and put his own stamp on it.

Would this be his chance to prove to the world that he could make baseball fun?

The film The Saint of Second Chances follows Mike's journey from Outcast to Innovator, chronic

both his professional and personal triumphs and tragedies.

Can a man once tarred as a sports pariah get a shot at redemption and change the game?

Nobody ever cheered for Goliath.

I mean, what do you think they were sitting in the Coliseum going,

crush that little bum!

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