The Miami Herald summed this up nicely:

“Ah, the good old days, back before Ozzie Guillen praised Fidel Castro, before Heath Bell became a walking, talking combustible engine and before Hanley Ramirez got into a sparring match with an electric fan.

“Showtime brought us back to those halcyon days of, well, three months ago with its hour-long debut of The Franchise — the all-access show that takes us inside the Marlins’ clubhouse.”

This is the issue with sports reality shows. They inevitably become promos for the teams and its players, which is nice for a while but begs for depth in the end.

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