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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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In my mind, Henry Aaron is still the all-time leader in career home runs, even though he has seven fewer than Barry Bonds. Bonds no doubt took HGH and steroids. Bonds has walked more times than any player in history, which gave him fewer good pitches to hit and took the bat out of his hands. It can be argued that if he had more chances to hit away, he would have hit maybe 850 home runs. Even if this would have played out, I still think Aaron is the all-time leader. Now about the video... This video is a documentary on the life and baseball career of Hank Aaron. Starting from his youth when he was a child up to the present day (then 1995), there is a treasure trove of old actual footage mixed with re-enactments. The re-enactments were very well done and believable. You'll learn that Aaron grew up a Dodgers fan and idolized Jackie Robinson and was very disappointed when Bobby Thomson hit his "shot heard 'round the world" in 1951 to defeat his Dodgers. This video goes into a lot of interesting detail about Aaron's life and playing career, including his involvement in the civil rights movement in the 1960s and the aftermath of Dr. Martin Luther King's death. There are many interviews with many players he played with and against. The jist of the video, to summarize, is how Aaron overcame incredible odds to surpass Babe Ruth's all-time career home run record of 714. At the end of the video you'll see Barry Bonds talking about how Aaron's record of 755 home runs is unreachable. But that's another story.

Hank Aaron is a Great Human being.He took the Key that Jackie Robinson,Larry Dolby&the Negro League Pioneers had&opened it&Split it in half.He overcame so much Hatred for breaking a Record.he Paved another road after the one set before him.not that he broke Babe Ruth's number but the fact that he was a Black Man doing it caused the maddness.He is a Hero.

By "hard hitting", I'm referring not only to Hammerin' Hank's vicious home run swing, but also the vicious racism he faced as he pursued the home run king's record. This video pulls no punches. The racist letters, the kidnapping threat on his daughter, and the long lonely offseason between dingers 713 and 714. Then, he met a new ladyfriend, and was ready for the new season, and the big challenge. If you appreciate Hank Aaron for the great player, and man, he was--buy this video. It tells the whole ugly and beautiful story of a poor southern black child who worshipped Jackie Robinson, then went on to fight the same battle...and WIN BIG! Go Henry, I'm your biggest fan!

By "hard hitting", I'm referring not only to Hammerin' Hank's vicious home run swing, but also the vicious racism he faced as he pursued the home run king's record. This video pulls no punches. The racist letters, the kidnapping threat on his daughter, and the long lonely offseason between dingers 713 and 714. Then, he met a new ladyfriend, and was ready for the new season, and the big challenge. If you appreciate Hank Aaron for the great player, and man, he was--buy this video. It tells the whole ugly and beautiful story of a poor southern black child who worshipped Jackie Robinson, then went on to fight the same battle...and WIN BIG! Go Henry, I'm your biggest fan!

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The cry of wait till next year continues in Brooklyn. They also lost to the Yanks in 1947 and 1949. But they continued to lose in 1953 and it was only in 1955 that they could claim the championships. I would like to see this one again. I am sure it had many exciting moments. In one game there was a pop-up to the infield that no one called for and at the last minute Billy Martin made a mad dash to make the catch.

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This is an excellent video! It is informative, humorous, warm, and interesting. I had always known that Yogi was important to the history of baseball but had no idea what a really great person he is. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the video even though I am not a huge baseball fan. It was nice to see a man who is talented at his job but also valued his wife, family, and friends.

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I ordered this set because I bought the first two videos years ago and really enjoyed them. Since then, I've lost my hearing and rely on captions to enjoy television. When I rewatched the videos (I had the first two) after losing my hearing, I discovered that only the second video was captioned. I ordered the DVD set, which is labeled as captioned/subtitled, assuming that this applied to all of the DVDs in the set. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered that, just like the video version, the first DVD in the series has neither captions nor subtitles. I'm very surprised, in this day and age, that a reissued version on DVD would not have either captions or subtitles.

This is an absolute gem! The home movies of the stars and other players is fabulous. The color is so bright and crisp and the commentary is very good. This is a must buy for the sports fan, especially one that wants to learn about the history of the game.

If you love Baseball, you have to have this set! I watch them over and over again. Even though it depicts Baseball before my time, I feel like I am transported back in time when Baseball was Baseball. I Highly recommend this!

This HBO documentary is divided into three one hour segments, each remembering a different era. You can buy or rent them individually but I recommend watching all three. The entire series consists of 8mm and 16mm clips shot entirely by fans and players. Almost all are in color and none are done by professional photographers. The quality is amazing considering the sources -clear, sharp pictures. There are special features on Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson and others. This is for those of us who remember or want to know about when players lived in our neighborhoods, shopped at our stores and had second jobs during the off season to make ends meet. Dick Raddatz recalls making $6,000 pitching for the Red Sox during the season and $11,000 during the off season as a furniture mover. We lived for several years next door to Camilo Pascual, the great pitcher for the Senators and Twins. We would play catch in the back yard and my sisters would babysit his children. Jim Kaat shopped at my (future) in-laws corner grocery store and lived down the block. They were real heroes to all of us and they were regular people, too. This series starts in the 30's (they really did have color film) and ends in 1970 with the advent of free agency, which arguably changed the game forever, whatever you might think of its validity. This is nothing but three hours of fun and nostalgia. If you're a baseball fan, it would be hard to recommend anything else that would be as much just plain fun. None of us can turn back the clock but for three hours you can relive those years when baseball was just a game. Enjoy.

I have always been a huge baseball fan and I remember HBO airing this series, way before Ken Burns Baseball. I was Excited to see that it was released on DVD and bought it almost immediately. This is a great collection for someone who is either a baseball historian, collector, or a casual fan. Its great to see the players of yesteryear playing the game of Baseball the way it was meant to be played. Even though there are no special features this collection still gets a full 5 Stars because this is a great collection for any baseball fan.

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Not only did I never receive the product, the MLB Vintage World Series Films of the Yankees, the seller has never yet responded to my email query about its non-arrival.

Yes...THE BEST OF THE BEST ...what more needs to be said about the greatest sports franchise in sports history. All the great players , all the great plays from 1943-2000. Non believers and Yankee haters take note...buy, watch and enjoy these DVD'S...they are baseball history..they are baseball at it's finest...Joe D, The Mick, Yogi, Reggie, Jeter and a cast of other greats have made and will continue to make great baseball history for as long as baseball is played...It's to bad films from the other 10 New York Yankee World Series Wins do not exist...would love to have had those included....A GREAT BUY !!!!!!!

Whether you are a Yankee fan or not these videos contain rare footage of the Yankees 17 World Series wins from 1947 to 2000. You will see rare footage of Shibe Park, Ebbets Field, The Polo Grounds, Crosley Field, Original Milwaukee County Stadium, and of course, old Yankee Stadium before the renovations. These are complete highlights of each of the 17 Series wins. If you were to purchase these individually you would pay several hundred dollars. The quality is very good considering the age of the original broadcasts. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching these classic games from the past. They are a must for avid historical baseball fans who would like to add to their collection. The 1958 World Series on are broadcast in color.

Amazon had the best price and availability for this item. Shipping was fast and on time too! We are excited to watch it!

I am a huge fan of the New York Yankees. I remember watching every single inning of the World Series in 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000 but wasn't born for any of the prior ones. That's what makes this collection so great, I can relive the favorite moments I was around for and see for the first time the highlights that I wasn't around for. The four most recent championships are absolutely fantastic and I could watch them over and over. The earlier ones are great because you get to watch the Yankees win the world series but the presentation isn't as good. The narration is a little boring and the footage is a little grainy so it makes the older World Series a little less cinematic. Diehard Yankee fans like myself don't need that sort of thing because the footage and the games speak for themselves but a casual fan might find them boring. This is definitely a great gift idea, I probably would have asked for it had I not already purchased it for myself!

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I bought this for my Yankee fan dad and he enjoyed the stories of these three "Yankee greats." HBO Sports always does a great job showing you the behind-the-scenes of the lives and has a good flow of story. I'd recommend if you like and appreciate the history of the Yankee organization or enjoy stories of baseball legends.

Great insights of the skills, challenges, and rewards of Puerto Rican ball players.

The three DVD's in this set are supurb. They are so tastefully done and cover such a wide range of each players life that it is impossible to lose inerest. Even a non baseball fan would find them interesting. They were a gift to my husband and he is absolutely thrilled with their excellence. I found the purchase price to be a bargain, a wonderful choice to give to any baseball fan on your gift list. SG

If you are a baseball fan you will love this collection. It's a compelling narrative on 3 of the most famous Yankees ever to don the famous pin striped uniforms (the best uniform in all of sports). When you see the old Yankee Stadium in the old stock footage you will notice the grave tomb stone monuments in centerfield (in the field of play) where they buried Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Miller Huggins. When Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio died they buried them next to Ruth, Gehrig, and Huggins. You can see thier tomb stones when you visit Monument Park in Yankee Stadium. There are a lot of "if's" in Yankee lore. Being a Yankee fan is hard, very hard...there's been hardship. For example, the Mazerowski home run in 1960, the George Brett home run off of Goose Gossage in the 1980 ALCS. The Gonzalez 9th inning hit in the 7th game of the 2001 World Series...the list goes on. All I can say is that those Yankee shortcommings broke my heart and scarred my soul. Our New York Yankees HAVEN'T won a World Championship in OVER 6 years. It will be 7 years after the 2006 World Series: The St. Louis Cardinals will defeat the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 1 game in the 2006 World Series. The odds in Vegas are 12 to 1 for St. Louis which is very surprising. I'm not a betting man, but if I were I would bet the house on the Cardinals. Do yourself a favor and go to Vegas and win yourself some money. If you bet $1,000, you will get $12,000, if you bet $3,000 you will get $36,000...etc. You will win. Take my word for it. In the past 30 years I've named the World Series winner 29 times before the start of the playoffs. The only time I came up short was in 1988. I took Oakland that year. My record is great because I know the game of baseball like no other human being who has ever analyzed the game (I called the 2004 Red Sox Championship in June of 2004 and the 2005 White Sox Championship in May of 2005). Our Yankees don't have the starting and middle relief pitching to compete for the World Championship this year. I wish they did. Furthermore, they have a cancer at 3rd base in a sulking, overrated, prima donna, "me only", and vastly tumorous player. Many teams don't have to deal with that major problem and headache. Call him Mr. Dissension. Being a lifelong Yankee fan is an everlasting bond with the past and present; with a franchise who has had it's ups and downs (mostly good times). When my childhood idol Mickey Mantle passed away, I had the same feelings of sadness, grief, and loss when my father passed. When Yankee Captain Thurman Munson died in the 1979 plane crash there wasn't a dry eye in my household. To me it was like losing a brother, a sister, an uncle. When Billy Martin died prematurely the world stopped for me. The New York Yankees are the class of American sports and when personal tradgedy strikes it hits a nerve with all of us who grew up rooting for our beloved team. I don't think any other franchise can conjure up the deep sentiments and emotions a true Yankee fan can. Someday, hopefully soon, our New York Yankees can return to glory.