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The Chicago White Sox - 2005 World Series Collector's Edition

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I have found out through some web searching that this set will contain 7 DVDs which will contain the 4 World Series games against the Astros, plus the series clinching games against the Red Sox and the Angels for a total of 6 games. I assume the 7th disc will contain bonus material.

It would have been nice to have all 12 games in the White Sox' run (or at least the 11 victories), since the two clinching playoff games were on the road, but I assume the DVD producers don't think the market justifies such a set given that the World Series had a low viewer rating. But it should be a great addition to a White Sox fan's video library!

Here's what you get:

- Full coverage of clinching Game 3 vs. Boston in ALDS
- Full coverage of clinching Game 5 vs. Anaheim in ALCS
- All 4 World Series games agains Astros
- Footage of locker room celebration, victory parade, and division clinching win in Detroit

The production values of this set are outstanding; each DVD is individually packaged in a slim DVD case. The outside of the case contains game stats (attendance, length of game, box score, etc.) and trivia, while the inside of the case has game recaps. The DVDs themselves are arranged with every half-inning as a "chapter", so you can browse to the bottom of the 6th against Boston with ease at any time. The packaging and production of the DVDs is first rate.

The only "complaint" that I have is that it really is less intense when you know what's going to happen, but every true Sox fan needs this set; it really blows grainy Tivo footage out of the water.

This is a must have for every White Sox fan and for that matter, every baseball fan. The White Sox showed the world what a great team they were in 2005 overcoming skeptics who waited for them to collapse. By winning the WS, the SOX took back the city of Chicago as the most popular and exciting team to watch and are again Chicago's team. This group of players along with Manager Ozzie Guillen won the hearts of baseball fans everywhere.

If you're like me, you're a Right Sox fan living amongst the heathens in another major metropolitan city. So you scrimp for any sort of media coverage of your beloved Pale Hose, even during their legendary run to the World Series title. To commemorate the times that you sat on the couch, not daring to breathe while El Duque retired three Red Sox in a row with the based loaded or the 13th inning game-winning job, scoop up this box set. You won't have to deal with commercials or unbearable SportCenter "analysts", but you will still have to deal with the miserable Joe Buck (and for that I'm sorry). I prefer to watch these games while listening to the Grateful Dead, but that's just me.

I would recommend this purchase. It contains the clinchers of both the ALDS and ALCS, along with the four World Series games. I have waited since the final out of the October classic for the release, and it's worth it. I got to relive all the moments that I will cherish for years to come.

If I had any complaints, they would come from the first disc, against the Boston Red Sox. The quality of that is slightly lacking with green specs occassionally, including the famous bottom of the 6th inning. It's not enough to get frustrated over, but I did find it bothersome that this was in the way. Also, the MLB logo is in the left bottom corner in each game, and though it annoyed me at first, my vision adjusted accordingly to phase it out of my mind. Each game is wide screen. I also noticed in the game 3 marathon, that they cut a short bit out of the broadast to perhaps cut time. The pitching count was still the same in between them, so they might've cut it out due to time constraints. You'd have to pay close attention to catch this, and it's in extra innings. That DVD was 4 hours and 20 minutes long.

The bonus DVD was interesting, though shorter than I was expecting (58 minutes). I wish they released this a month later so they could've added the ring ceremony, as the other World Series have. But overall I thank A&E and hope they continue this trend for years to come. World Series are special events that provide memories for everyone baseball fan. I was honored my city got to play in one in my lifetime.

All this talk about an east coast bias, if you looked at the yankee box set they released, they only had 5 games. The Red Sox one is so overpriced because of all the games on it AND that entire series had some of the most classic games in playoff history. For the other world series DVD's they have the entire world series and it's not A&E's fault the chi sox swept that series. They're not just selling to the fans of the team, they're trying to sell the DVD to Schmoes like me who are sports fans in general, and I would buy this DVD because it's not outrageous and there's some very good baseball on the set.

That Mets one looks tasty too. Buckner baby.

After 88 years of waiting, how much more expensive would it have been to include all the post-season games on this box set? The games you are leaving out included some of the most thrilling post-season baseball moments of all time, including the A.J. dropped third strike and for Chicago fans, being able to watch the first ALCS games in 22 years and first World Series games in 46 years to be played in the city.
I HIGHLY suggest they release a Volume II with all the other post-season games. I will still buy this because as a die-hard Sox fan, I buy any and everything commemorating the World Series Victory.

Yep, you can see by the cover picture that this only has six games: the two clinchers and the four WS games. Nice that Boston gets 11 games for their box set and we get only 6. No respect. Absolutely none. Every game the Sox won (except the first ALDS game) was close and had compelling storylines. This means we won't get the AJ "dropped third", the 1st-inning homers in consecutive games by Konerko in the ALCS, and many other great moments. I'll still buy this, but I will always be disappointed.

What can I say. I was in Marine Corps boot camp during this run...and no access to TV or news. I had no idea the Sox won the series until our drill instructor told us during mail call. I sure picked a great time to go to boot camp. Everytime I watch this, I must admit, I get depressed - just cuz I couldn't be there or see it. It must've been awesome. But I bought this to make up for not seeing it, and it's great. It doesn't have all the games, just the ALDS clincher, the ALCS clincher and all four WS games. Plus, an Extras DVD and highlight DVD. There's options where you can pick which inning you want to watch...and tons of stats on the outside and inside of the cover, including each at-bat. This is a must have for every Sox fan. I think the DVD's are made for HD. I have a cheap hajji TV here in Iraq and the picture still comes out great. It's pretty clear and is like watching HD, w/o the HDTV. The only con is that it is widescreen. But I have an option on my XBox360 to zoom into the picture so it comes out ok. But yeah, I love this collectors set. I watch it all the time. Especially the grand slam by Konerko in game 2. That must've been nuts. It's also fun to re-live the memories of that year, now that the Sox suck this year and all. I was also in Iraq for the Bears Super Bowl and missed that too. I'm just having bad luck. If they make it again this year - yeah, I'll still be in Iraq...so wait one more year Bears!

What else can I say that I haven't already said about the 2005 World Champion White Sox? This is a wonderful 7-DVD box set featuring all four complete World Series games, the complete clinchers from the ALDS (including the stunning bases-loaded, no outs performance by El Duque in the bottom of the sixth, in its entirety!) and AL Championship Series and a nice bonus disc with extended player interviews, locker room championship celebration and footage from the championship parade in downtown Chicago. DVD menus are easy to follow and allow the viewer to go directly to whichever half inning they choose (great for zooming right to those incredible moments occuring throughout the Series) in addition to viewing each game in its entirety. I also enjoyed the statistical and trivia information provided with each DVD slim case. The only thing that keeps me from giving this 5 stars is the games (although complete) do not feature any of the pre-game ceremonies (it would have really been nice to have the late, great Lou Rawls performing the National Anthem before Game #2, not to mention the Latino Legends festivities before Game #4, although there are some brief highlights from that in the MLB World Series DVD) and post-game coverage is pretty much limited to what aired before the first commercial break. Finally we have to endure play-by-play from Chris Berman in the ALDS (he wasn't cheering TOO much for the Red Sox, was he?) and the team of Joe Buck and Tim McCarver for the ALCS and World Series (way too much time bellyaching over alleged "missed calls" and they seemed to be leaning towards Houston with their play-by-play and analysis). Despite these flaws this is a prized collectible no White Sox fan should be without.