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I bought this CD just to hear some of Bob Murphy's great calls over the years. (After all, isn't that why most Mets fans might want this CD? Or is it that you're just dying to hear "Bad to the Bone" for the umpteenth time?)Anyway, the disc features a lot of the more famous calls, including the '86 ones (although you almost have to admit that Vin Scully's TV call of the game-ending Buckner error in Game 6 was better...), but the rest of the CD contains too much (bad) music.But until they put out a CD of just Murphy himself, this'll have to do.

I enjoyed this CD -- purchased as a Mets fan! I have listened to it throughout the summer while travelling. I also plan to use it in my classroom for background noise while students are working on projects. The music is upbeat and fun!

This CD is wonderful and it gets me pumped for the upcoming season. "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" and "Bad to the Bone" are songs you hear a lot at Shea. The audio is excellent, and even if you don't listen to it every day, they are memorable moments we should get just to have. Great CD!

I love this cd. If you like the New York Mets (like I do) this is a must buy.LET'S GO METS LET'S GO METS LET'S GO METS

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There are not many cities with a major league team un each league. New York has the Yanks and Mets, Chicago Cubs and White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers and Angels (if you consider Anaheim a part of Los Angeles). Well they are called the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Since prior to 1958 New York had two National League teams and the American League Yankees the chance for a subway series is much better than for local World Series in LA and Chicago, As Lawrance (#2 reviewer) Bernabo mentioned in his review, the first subway series was between the Yankees and Giants in 1921. I grew up in the 1859s when subway series were commonplace. From 1947 to 1957 there were incredibly 7 subway series, 6 for Yankees vs Dodgers (1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956) and 1 Yankees vs Giants (1951), The Yanks won 6 of the 7 with 1955 being the only time they lost to Brooklyn. But with both the Giants and Dodgers moving to the west coast the subway series was no longer possible until the expansion Mets joined the National League in 1962. The Yanks won pennants in 62, 63, and 64 but the Mets were terrible in those years. In 1969 the Mets won their first National League flag but now the Yanjs wer going through a bad period. So although the Mets got to the World Series in 1969, 1973 and 1986 the Yanjs were not very successful in those years, The Yankees won Anerican League championships in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1998 and 1999 but the Mets were not able to win the National League title in those years. So this 2000 World Series was the first subway series since 1956. This one was filled with excitement and drama. Clemens tossing the handle of Piazza's bat being the most memorable. There was good pitching and they were great teams. It was a series to remember. When willthere be another?

First of all I want to say that I am a HUGE baseball fan, but I am not very fond of the Yankees. When I first started following baseball, at age 9, I thought I might like them. But as time passed I started to see what rich, snobby sell-outs they were, and how bad they are for baseball. Yankee fans and ONLY Yankee fans think the 'Yankees rock' or whatever retarted things like that. This World Series was an insult to baseball, and if I remember, the ratings weren't all that good. Because not only was everyone sick of the Yankees by now, but they knew what was going to happen. A agree with one reviewer who said the only great thing about this World Series was watching Roger Clemens throw Mike Piazza's bat back at him. But only because it portrayed Clemens as the stuck-up loser that he is. Do NOT buy this video unless you are a Yankees fan. No, do NOT buy it if you are a Mets fan. Some Yankee fans have said it's good for both Yanks and Mets rooters. Easy for them to say - they won the darn series! Not only that, but announcers always favor the Yankees in their comments, so if you do get it you might want to turn the volume down. But I hope that you WON'T get it.

The series was pretty bad in generall I dont believe I watched the Yankees were hevally favored and they were both in New York the only real exciting event in the series was the game where Roger Clemens through the bat at Piazza.Probally one of the 10 worst world series of all time no Fun at all.

The New York Yankees beat the New York Mets in the first Subway Series since 1956. You see Don Larson & my favorite, Yogi Berra headbutting a umpire from a previous Subway Series. This is a definet for both Yankees & Mets fans.

In the first Subway World Series since 1956, The Yankees show they are N.Y.'s team. Best games 1,2,and 5.

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A very fine movie, always leading to its foregone conclusion. Winona Ryder was outstanding in her role, very mesmerizing!! Including a veteran actress such as Elaine Stritch was also a plus.

This is a good movie..It will make you cry but its based on true life...

Item was faulty, but the seller responded immediately to the problem and resolved it beyond my satisfaction. I highly recommend this seller for you will be satisfactorily taken care of if there are any issues to resolve. The item wasn't 5-star, but I give the seller 5 stars PLUS!

I love the movie and it was in perfect condition as stated by the seller.

The title could not be more true to life in this movie. Rarely does such a well made movie, {besides another on Amazon I praised} could have such a title that has so many layers to the story itself. Bring the Kleenex, girls. It's a whopper.

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All truly classic games any Mets fan can watch through the winter or to forget 2009.

A lot to watch. Any fan interested in Mets or baseball history will enjoy watching. The game has changed over the years. You decide if it is for the better.

This DVD is missing some great moment in history like 69 and 73, but I'm a Mets fan and I enjoyed what they had. Felt a little cheated that it wasn't complete. Maybe that's why they didn't list what is on the DVD. Anyway, if you're a Mets fan you should check out Mathematically Alive. Great movie about what it means to be a fan and how serious people take the sport. Very interesting and I like that it went beyond the fans and the game and explored the psychological aspects of fandom with a sport psychologist. Check it out at www.mathematicallyalive.com or Mathematically Alive: A Story of Fandom DVD

Simply put, it is a must have for any New York Mets fan. While I wish there was more drama and build up to some of the excerpts - Todd Pratt's walk-off homerun against the Diamondbacks as an example - I couldn't be more pleased with the purchase. It will be something I can use to look back on the past and remember with fondness, as well as something to get me through the rough times when the present isn't going so well...

Where's the '73 season???? The 1973 National League series clinching game 5 victory over the mighty Cincinnatti Reds was played at Shea Stadium. Not to mention the Mets won 2 out of 3 at Shea in the World Series against Oakland. What gives? Maybe there will be a VOL. 2

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As a long suffering fan of the Mets, Jets and Knicks, this video represents my only moment of complete sports fan bliss from my own memory! It includes the complete games for the entire World Series and Game 6 of the thrilling 86 National League Championship Series. Additionally there is a great celebratory DVD which includes the parade and ring ceremony. Great times down memory lane.

One of the best purchases I have made recently! My husband is a big Mets fan and he kept telling me stories about the 86 series--fantastic! The extra features related to the Natl League Championship Series was an excellent bonus. Thanks again.

Ok, so it's been a long time since 1986, but Mets fans are as patient as death and always have been. For the painful early years the Mets faithful came and rooted their Lovable Losers on until in 1969 a miracle occurred and the Mets won their first World Series. Now simple math tells you that from 1969 to 1986 the wait was longer, but having been there for both of the wins (and the close call in 1973), I can tell you the while every World Championship is sweet, 1986 was sweet to the Nth degree. Because not only did the Mets win, but the snatched victory for the jaws of defeat...and they snatched it from the jaws of the Boston Red Sox. Now, it's harder, watching through nostalgia tinted eyes, to hate the 1986 Sox as much as I've hated them since they finally kicked the curse and became one of the most successful teams of the 21st century (oooo I hate them now). They had some great, great players back then. But I remember hating them pretty hard at the time, and watching the Mets refuse to lose game six, then come from behind again to win game seven was über sweet. The famous Buckner play still makes me grin like an idiot. So not only are the games all here for your re-enjoyment, but the bonus disc is packed with great interviews, the post-game locker room celebration, etc. It will make the Mets fan proud all over again. Now, how about a new world championship, guys?

I was very pleased with this DVD. I will definitely watch it over and over again.

This to me was almost a tale of 2 different World Series. The Boston Red Sox bizarre year began with Dwight Evans hitting the first pitch of the season for a homerun off Jack Morris of the Detroit Tigers in Detroit. Then there was a mid season game against the California Angels where their pitcher BALKED in the Sox' winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Follow that with Dave Henderson's historic homerun off California's Donnie Moore with 2 out and 2 strikes in the top of the 9th to pull ahead in the 5th game of the playoffs. California was leading in games, 3-1, at the time. The Angels tied that game, but the Sox won in the 11th I believe, forcing games 6 and 7 back in Boston. They blew the Angels away in those 2 games to earn the right to face the Mets. The Mets, meanwhile, blew the National League away all season long, until they had to face the Houston Astros in the playoffs. A very even series ensued, culminating with that 14 inning THRILLER in game 6, which is part of this dvd set. That game 6 was very signifigant because an Astros win meant that the Mets would have to face Mike Scott, who had been almost unhittable all series long. Scott had, in face culminated the division clinching weekend in Houston. Nolan Ryan had pitched a 2 hitter at the San Francisco Giants, followed by Jim Deshaies one hitter, and Scott's no hitter put the division on ice for Houston. I think this 3 game performance was unprecedented in MLB at that point. Now we come to the World Series, after such strange things had been happening to both clubs all season long. Why shouldn't such a series have so many unfathomable things happen in it? For those of you who have or get this disk set, watch for Sox catcher Rich Gedman in that famous 10th inning of game 6 at Shea. True, Schiraldi was getting banged around a little.In my opinion, it was GEDMAN, not Bill Buckner who sealed the Red Sox' fate when he backhanded a Bob Stanley pitch, instead of shifting as catchers are trained to do with men on base. As a catcher you are supposed to move your body over to keep the ball in front of you, ala what a hockey goalie might do. Mr. Gedman did not do this and Kevin Mitchell scored the tying run for the Mets. But for that, Buckner's "error" would never have happened. This was great theater all around, whether you root for the Mets or the Red Sox. I'm a Red Sox fan, and I still love watching it and picking it apart. I was pained like everyone else in New England, I hurt for weeks over this. I KNEW the Sox would lose game 6 the moment the ball got by Gedman. When the Mets won it, I knew the Sox had no chance in game 7. One thing I will always love about that series is the commentary of the GREAT Vin Scully, and Joe Garagiola. They were a part of the show, but also knew when to let the happenings on the field be the show. I don't believe that there is any broadcaster who can do that today. Scully has a voice that will lull one to sleep because he always sounds so reassuring. Garagiola was the perfect compliment to Vin. We won't see their like again. They are missed by me today and always will be. Scully was so good that I even looked forward to hearing him on golf telecasts, which he also did for awhile for NBC. In many ways, this set was as good, to me, as the 2004 Sox victory over the Cardinals in the World Series, albeit for different reasons. This is a MUST have for any Sox fan, as much as for any Mets fan. Bon Appetit.