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ESPN’s new show that just premiered tonight looks like a pretty good show and a must-see show for any Yankee Fans. The Bronx is Burning gave us its first show tonight right after the 2007 Homerun Derby that was on ESPN. The one hour show started in 1977 just for a quick glimpse at Reggie Jackson not hustling for a fly ball and Billy Martin benching him. The two got in a heated argument in the dugout and then the show paused and took us back two years before that.

In 1975 George Steinbrenner was searching for a new coach for the Bronx Bombers known as the New York Yankees. He wanted Billy Martin and had to convince him that he was the man for the job. It appears Billy Martin wasn’t 100 percent sold on the idea of being the Yankee’s new manager, but still took the job.

After Billy’s arrival to the Big Apple he took the Yankees all the way to the World Series in 1976. It was a huge accomplishment but got over-shadowed by the fact that the Big Red Machine known as the Cincinnati Reds won the 1976 World Series in a 4 game sweep. Steinbrenner who is the Yankees owner was embarrassed by getting beat so bad in the World Series. He suddenly feels the need to add a big name to his ball club and seeks out the services of Mr. October, better known as Reggie Jackson.

The Yankees wasn’t offering Reggie Jackson the most money, but in the show the Bronx is Burning, we are led to believe that Steinbrenner convinces Jackson to become a Yankee because Madison Avenue is only two blocks away and he can make a fortune in endorsements. So Reggie agrees to become a Yankee and will begin the 1977 season as a New York Yankee.

Now while all of this is going on in New York in the late 1970’s, the show is also showing a serial killer that is starting to make his impact in the City that never sleeps. We will later know that this serial killer gets the name the .44 caliber killer ( Son of Sam ) but the Bronx is Burning has not told us that yet in the show’s first episode, that is a 8 part miniseries on the 1977 Yankees and their role in New York City’s turbulent summer and fall.

Now if all of this isn’t enough for your entertainment pleasures, you still have to factor in the 1977 Blackout that occurred right in the middle of the serial killer and the Yankees Problems. So there is a lot that will be going on in the next 7 episodes of this series and it should be quiet interesting to relive a time known as the Bronx is Burning.

There is even a website that has been created for this 8 part miniseries that is being shown on ESPN. The website is: http://bronxisburning.com/ and you can find out more about the show that has topic listings of About the Series, The Dugout, The Office, Video, Go Back to 1977, and Store. Don’t worry if you miss the first episode tonight, they will be showing it again several times before next Tuesday at 10PM Eastern Time, when the Bronx is Burning part 2 of the miniseries picks up again. So get your tv listings for the Bronx is Burning and watch the first episode and you will be with the rest of the country come Tuesday (July 17th), when the show will have it’s 2nd part of the 8 parts it plans to show on ESPN.