Customer Reviews

Chicago Cubs Legends - Great Games Collector's Edition

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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.

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.

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.

My husband got this as a gift and likes the selection of games. It's now missing the perfect game thrown right after it's release, but its a great set of good cubs games. It's a must for any die hard cubs fan that likes watching great games over and over.

My husband LOVED this gift and has already watched several of the games with his buddies. The cheers from the Man Cave seem to reflect it was a good buy. When I asked him what he would rate the DVD set on a scale from one to five he said, "Six, and I would have given it a seven had it had their World Series."

Fun games all. Wonderful to see some of the obscure old players, and old broadcast teams (Costas doing the June 23, 1984 "Sandberg game" was a hoot). Must have for true Cub fans. Cardinals or Astros fans should probbly steer clear for all of our good.

Overall this was a classic set released by MLB one I can't criticize them much on. Wonderful hearing Harry Carey doing a game on this. As well as the 1984 game of the week Cardinals game which was the best game on the set. The only thing I wish was they included the 1998 Wild Card playoff game with San Francisco.

This set is absolutely amazing. The Ryne Sandberg and Andre Dawson discs are worth the price of the set alone. To also get Kerry Wood's 20 Strikeout game and to be able to see Mark Grace play in three of these games is just icing on the cake. All of these games are incredible and some I even remember watching as they happened. I do wish that there were more games announced by Harry Caray on the set. I grew up as an Air Force brat and my family's connection to our home state of Illinois was Harry Caray and WGN's broadcasts of Cubs games. Maybe they can release a second set in the future. If so, I'd also like to see if they can find some older games as well, like something from the 1969 season. I'd really love to see a whole game featuring Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, and Billy Williams. All in all, a good representation of some of the best Cub moments from my lifetime.

The Sandberg game was the best baseball game I ever saw. Tonight I saw it again for the first time in almost 23 years. I cannot think of a better sports DVD to buy, rent, or watch. The other games are just frosting on the cake....

This is a wonderful set of DVD for all Cubs Fans. We have enjoyed watching this and will continue to enjoy it from time to time. Great to add to a collection of baseball.