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From every perspective, pundits and fans alike anticipated nothing less than an amazing World Series? Championship in 1977 as classic rivals the New York Yankees? and the Los Angeles Dodgers? faced off for the ninth time in World Series? history. In an intense series, the Yankees churned out dramatic and precise wins to capture the Club?s first World Series crown in fifteen years. Intensified by SleeveStats? official stats, trivia, and game summaries, this collection is the ultimate baseball DVD experience and the perfect addition to any Yankees fan?s collection. Complete, uncut games from the entire 1977 World Series against th
From every perspective, pundits and fans alike anticipated nothing less than an amazing World Series? Championship in 1977 as classic rivals the New York Yankees? and the Los Angeles Dodgers? faced off for the ninth time in World Series? history. In an intense series, the Yankees churned out dramatic and precise wins to capture the Club?s first World Series crown in fifteen years. Intensified by SleeveStats? official stats, trivia, and game summaries, this collection is the ultimate baseball DVD experience and the perfect addition to any Yankees fan?s collection. Complete, uncut games from the entire 1977 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers?never before available in their entirety. Includes Reggie Jackson?s record-tying 3-home-run performance which sealed the Yankees World Series victory. Features over 15 hours of footage filled with Yankees greats such as Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter and Willie Randolph. Timed to release around the much anticipated original docudrama "The Bronx is Burning," about the historic 1977 series, premiering on ESPN in July. DVD FEATURES INCLUDE: 1977 World Series Clubhouse Victory Celebration 1977 World Series Trophy Presentation Rare Interviews: Reggie Jackson, Willie Randolph, Ron Guidry, Lou Piniella, George Steinbrenner, Chris Chambliss, Dusty Baker, Burt Hooton, Mickey Rivers, Roy White, Paul Blair, Brian Doyle Inside the Moments? Reggie Jackson's 3 HR Game, the Reggie Jackson/Billy Martin confrontation in Fenway Park
It was one of the first signs of the modern era of baseball when New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner took advantage of new free-agency rules to restock his team. One of his acquisitions, outfielder Reggie Jackson, proved himself worthy of his self-label as "the straw that stirs the drink" by powering a record five home runs in the 1977 World Series, breaking a 15-year Yankee championship drought and branding him "Mr. October." The 1977 New York Yankees Collector's Edition set has all six games against the Los Angeles Dodgers, plus the clinching fifth game of the ALCS against the Kansas City Royals (featuring a late Yankee comeback and a brawl between third basemen Graig Nettles and George Brett). Also included are new interviews with a number of the players, including Reggie Jackson, Willie Randolph, Ron Guidry, Lou Piniella, Chris Chambliss, Mickey Rivers, Roy White, Dusty Baker, and Burt Hooton, and some footage of the memorable mid-season squabble between Jackson and manager Billy Martin, plus SleeveStats that print the box score, inning-by-inning summaries, and trivia on each DVD Thinpak case. As a time capsule, it's interesting to watch the players in action--not only future Hall of Famer Jackson (remember how in his three-homer effort in the clinching game, he actually started the Yankees comeback with a base on balls?), pre-Cy Young winner Guidry, and future managers Randolph, Piniella, and Baker. It's also instructive to watch a different era of the game, one that saw Yankees closer Sparky Lyle pitch 3-2/3 innnings for the game 1 win, and umpires who would watch pitches bounce in the dirt without batting an eye, rather than obsessively replacing anything with a hint of a scuff. And even though their team lost, longtime Dodger fans will enjoy watching the squad that boasted four 30-homer hitters, future Hall of Famer Don Sutton, and the record-setting infield of Garvey, Lopes, Russell, and Cey. --David Horiuchi
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Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Release date: 24 April 2007
Number of discs: 7
EAN: 0733961768855 UPC: 733961768855
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