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Special Features
- Eight complete games, each honoring a Cubs icon including:
- -Ryne Sandberg: June 23, 1984--5 for 6, 2 HR, 7 RBI
- -Rick Sutcliffe: 1984 NLCS game 1--no ER allowed, one HR hit
- -Andre Dawson: Aug. 1, 1987--3 for 4, 3 HR, 5 RBI
- -Mark Grace: 1989 NLCS game 2--3 for 4, 4 RBI
- -Kerry Wood: May 6, 1988--20 strikeouts
- -Sammy Sosa: September 13, 1998--61st and 62nd home runs
- -Greg Maddux: Aug. 7, 2004--300th career win
- -Derrek Lee: June 1, 2005--5 for 5, 1 HR, 4 RBI
- Billy Williams Day speech to Wrigley Field fans
- National Baseball Hall of Fame speech highlights: Harry Caray, Ryne Sandberg
- Ernie Banks: MLB All-Century Team member
- Rare Ernie Banks postgame interview on 500th HR
- Special game footage:
- -Ernie Banks 500th HR
- -Wrigley Field highlights: Billy Williams, Ron Santo
- -Last two outs of Ken Holtzman's no-hitter
- -Dunston, Sandberg, Dawson 1990 All-Star Game intros at Wrigley Field
- -Aramis Ramirez hits three HR in a game twice in 2004
- -Cubs clinch 1984 NL East title
- -Cubs clinch 1989 NL East title
- -Cubs clinch 2003 NL Central title
Editorial Reviews
Signature games, actual broadcasts and announcers, from eight great Cubs stars Ryne Sandberg: June 23, 1984 – 5 for 6, 2 home runs, 7 RBI Rick Sutcliffe: 1984 NLCS Game 1 – no earned runs allowed, one home run hit Andrea Dawson: August 1, 1987 -- 3 for 4, 5 RBI, 3 home runs Mark Grace: 1989 NLCS Game 2, 3-4, 4 RBI
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Some enjoyment for Die-Hard fans.,
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This review is from: Chicago Cubs Legends - Great Games Collector's Edition (DVD)
Well here's the good: Video quality is good, all things considered. Loved Game 1 of 84 NLCS. If you are you are a true Cub fan, you will enjoy this set.Minor nitpicks: No pre-game video. It goes right to the first pitch. Very little post-game recap. No mention of who the announcers are. I was at the 84 game and didn't realize it was Don Drysdale and Earl Weaver and Tom Seaver. It's great they only showed the games the Cubs won, but I would have enjoyed even the epic games I attended (23-22 Phillies win in '79) And I would have LOVED more Haray Caray games. The only one was the 87 Dawson game.But still a great set. Always a pleasure to hear Steve Stone too, one of the most under-appreciated analysts.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very good set, however some things missing,
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This review is from: Chicago Cubs Legends - Great Games Collector's Edition (DVD)
I have almost all of the A&E/MLB DVD sets. At best, they are exceptional. At worst, they're very good. This one is very good. While calling Derrek Lee a Cubs legend is a reach, the game featuring him is enjoyable. Rick Sutcliffe's game isn't worth watching more than once if you're not a Cubs fan. Plus in that game, some of ABC's graphics aren't in there. Also a correction from one previous review: Reggie Jackson is in the booth, not Tom Seaver. Sammy Sosa's game is missing one at-bat. Another thing, if you're not a Cubs fan (I'm not) you might find Chip Caray and Steve Stone's constant references to the Cubs as "we" and "us" really annoying.That's not to say this isn't a good purchase, it is. "The Sandberg Game" is here, and coming from someone who hadn't seen it until getting this set it's one heck of a game. Two pieces of history are included, Greg Maddux's 300th career victory (as a nice touch, they added Maddux's postgame interview with Steve Lyons to the end of the DVD) and Kerry Wood's record-tying 20 strikeout performance. Bottom line, it's a recommended purchase for baseball fans.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
a strange mix,
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This review is from: Chicago Cubs Legends - Great Games Collector's Edition (DVD)
Overall, I reccomend this set. It's really a must for diehard Cub fans like myself. Some of the bonuses are pretty cool. However, I wish the powers that be would have made this set more about about the team's achievements than the player's. For at least 5 of the DVD's, the game in question happened to share both distinctions. And I would say we'd want 1984's 'Sandberg game' and 98's Wood 20-strikeout game even if those teams didn't make the postseason. However - while Derrek Lee's 2005 season was terrific, I would think most fans would agree with me that we have little interest in seeing a random game from a mediocre season (when he happened go get 5 hits) again. There are plenty more games that meant more in terms of the team achievements and their post-season aspirations (such as one in September of '89 - a division winnning season- they were down 9 runs to the Astros, and won it 10-9. Where's the DVD of that game? Or how about game 163 in '98-giving them the wild card? Both of those games mean a lot more than the Lee game - or the '87 Dawson game (which, despite what Dawson accomplished, was for a LAST PLACE team.)I hope me and others can write the powers that be to follow this set up with something more about team accomplishment.
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