Colin Sheridan: Reggie Jackson's history lesson was must-see TV

The baseball legend's off-the-cuff but powerful answer should be required viewing.

REFLECTIONS: MLB Hall of Fame player Reggie Jackson. Pic: Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

It probably wasn’t the answer Fox Sports producers expected, but when Alex Rodriguez asked Reggie Jackson how emotional he was to come back to a ballpark in Alabama he lit up as a minor-leaguer in the late sixties, the hall-of-famer gave a riposte that you could teach in schools.

In baseball terms, Rodriguez threw Jackson a softball, and the old-timer knocked it out of the park.