Episode
30 for 30: Silly Little Game
Overview
Meeting at New York City's La Rotisserie Francaise restaurant in 1980, a group of writers and academics develop Rotisserie Fantasy baseball, only to see it take off in popularity and leave them behind.
Details
- Series
- 30 for 30
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2010-04-20
- Runtime
- 51 min
Episode context
Silly Little Game is Episode 11 in Volume I of 30 for 30. It aired on 2010-04-20. The runtime is 51 min.
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