Product Details

• Actors: Mudcat Grant, Mickey Mantle, Dave Winfield, Tommy Lasorda, Mike Piazza
• Directors: Marino Amoruso
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: September 29, 2009
• Run Time: 306 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002DQL34Q
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,704 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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BASEBALL'S GREATEST LEGENDS:DIAMOND M - DVD Movie

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A reasonable documentary of some legendary stars, October 19, 2008

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Richard T. Miller "Old School" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baseball's Greatest Legends - Diamond Memories (DVD)

A 3 DVD set organized into 9 "innings" and bonus material. Each inning is focused on one legendary player: Ruth, DiMaggio, Robinson, Mays, Gehrig, Reese and Mantle, with a closer look at the '61 Home Run race and some extra footage also provided. Narration on regular chapters sounds like an old elementary school film. Narration on bonus footage sounds like an old newsreel. Provides a very high level overview of the times and a very light look at the players -- it goes a mile wide and a foot deep -- but provides good old footage and pictures. It is mostly NY-centric, featuring Yankee, Dodger and Giants footage with little else.

Mixed bag in terms of highlights -- for example, while video footage of Babe Ruth's farewell at Yankee Stadium is shown, the audio is not included -- they just go on narrating while you see Babe speaking, which is disappointing. Also, one of the bonus chapters features highlights of the '56 World Series. However, the focus is more on rare color footage rather than true highlights, so while Larsen is mentioned and the final pitch is shown, Berra's memorable leap into Larsen's arms following the final pitch is noticeably missing, which is also disappointing. It seems to be this way with most of the memorable moments -- they are lightly touched on, but the documentary falls short of showing the key highlight.

Overall a fair collection and a reasonable introduction to some of the legends of the game. The treatment is light and it lacks the excitement and color of the game, but those looking for a touch of nostalgia and some vintage footage may find it interesting.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Ground-Rule Double, January 23, 2008

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Matthew DeFraga "M.A. DeFraga" (Atascadero, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baseball's Greatest Legends - Diamond Memories (DVD)

While I agree that the narrator and soundtrack are not very good, I think this is a decent set. The sound bites with current and retired MLB players are sometimes insightful (and other times boring, I'll admit), and the archival footage and photos make the series visually pleasing. The text of the narration is not bad at all, but much of the info is basic--a hard-core baseball fan will enjoy the set OK, but will probably not learn anything new. This would be a great set for a young fan. I don't think it is fair to compare this production with the Burns series--they are different animals. The Burns series is a tour de force...one of the best documentaries of all time. This is just a fun little celebration of the game.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A FANTASTIC BASEBALL COLLECTION, May 17, 2007

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Mary Woods (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baseball's Greatest Legends - Diamond Memories (DVD)

A BEAUTIFULLY PACKAGED COLLECTION OF ALL THE GREATS IN BASEBALL..BABE, JOE,JACKIE, MICKEY, WILLIE,DUKE,LOU AND MORE......
YOU GET 3 DVD'S FILLED WITH GREAT FOOTAGE AND STORIES.
GREAT FOR BASEBALL LOVERS OF ANY GENERATION.