The opening and closing music for this episode is "Let There Be Drums", performed by Incredible Bongo Band.
When introducing the "Tenth Inning" extension to the series (2010), Burns stated that baseball is an ongoing story, noting that at the time the original series debuted in 1994 the massive baseball strike was underway, making the documentary series a minor source of relief for hard-pressed baseball fans. He also mentioned such other issues that would appear, such as doping and integration in baseball management. As evidence of this change one may note that on January 11, 2022 - twelve years after the release of the new episodes - Rachel Balkovec became the first woman manager of a pro men's team, the single-A Yankees affiliate, the Tampa Tarpons. And the series also mentioned the hard-luck Chicago Cubs who hadn't won the world series since1908. They won in 2016, defeating the Indians 4-3 at Wrigley Field.