“Glory and Grief: The Ferguson Jenkins Story,” an hour-long documentary produced by MLB Network that premieres Wednesday on Marquee, begins with anecdotes about the confidence the greatest pitcher in Cubs history routinely brought with him to the mound.
“Whenever he walks out there,” manager Leo Durocher says of a young ace in the process of reeling off six straight 20-win seasons on the North Side, “he believes he’s going to beat you.”
But the story of Jenkins is, as actor, Chicago native and narrator Andre Braugher puts it, about “inner strength as much as ability, resilience as much as talent.