He had a book coming out at the same time, so there's a bit of skepticism. Then again, for a "permanent ban," MLB never has a problem trotting him out when it suits them - the All-Century Team, the 25th anniversary of breaking Ty Cobb's record, etc.

I may have made it to the opening credits of that ESPN movie, saw it was a cariacture as best and changed the channel. That was about the same time his problems with Heidi Fleiss erupted, and he had a jail sentence around the same time for repeated drug test failures. He was in the series "RHD," another Michael Mann production, but that was swiftly cancelled becaue of Sizemore's problems. I don't believe Mann has had a network series since.