Pretty hard to explain what it is about the 1967 Red Sox that made such an impression on me. In our home, baseball began and ended with the Yankees and the Red Sox were pretty much forgotten. But in 1967, I fell in love with baseball, and the Boston Red Sox. I was raised in Idaho, live in Harmon Killebrew's home town, have never been east of the Mississippi, and probably will never get to Fenway Park in my lifetime - but in 1967 I began to live and die by the Red Sox. I love this dvd and along with the book "The 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox - Nowlin & Desrochers," read and viewed together makes the nine year old boy that lives inside this fifty plus something old man so very, very happy. I love the 2004 team - in fact I play the dvds of the drubbing we gave the Yankees once in a while - there is no end to the satisfaction that comes from seeing the jerks from the Bronx go home with nothing. But as I write this, I think that this team, this season (1967) was the first time that I really separated myself from my parents and began to realize that I could chose and value something for myself. And for that, the kid in me is grateful. Put aside any expectations you might have and just enjoy one of the greatest teams to ever step onto a ball field.
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Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox [DVD]
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| Genre | Sports |
| Format | NTSC, DVD, Color |
| Contributor | Artist Not Provided |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2009Altough the Red Sox have won the World Series TWICE this century,the Impossible Dream season of 1967 remains as one of the MOST cherished and memorable years in the history of the Boston red Sox.Unfortunately for me as a besotted Yastrzemski worshipper and fan,I was too young to actually LIVE this wonderful season but have read a good deal on this subject and the "Cardiac Kids". This is an EXCELLENT documenary of the players,season and excitement created througout New England(and elsewhere!!!) during the "Summer Of Love". My ONLY complaint(which is echoed by others in their reviews here)is that I had hoped and expected that the "Bonus" DVD would have been of the Pennant clinching Oct.1st Sunday game as opposed to the Saturday Sept.30th game - I do believe that IT WAS a "nationally televised" game so I find it hard to believe that it doesn't exist in some form(If ANYONE can answer this,it would be GREATLY appreciated!!!!) I do think this is a MUST DVD for ANY RED SOX FAN(Past,Present AND FUTURE ;) !!!!)
- Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 20071967 forever changed baseball in Boston. It is hard to believe but there were fewer than 1000 people in attendance at some games in the early part of that decade even though unreserved grandstand seats could be had for $.75. That situation changed for the next 40 years as the 67 team went from last to first, clinching the pennant on the last day of the season in a 4 team race and building a new generation of fans who remain with the team today.
This DVD relives that year in 48 minutes. Some of the highlights (such as the fight in Yankee Stadium) are very clean. Others may not be of the same high quality but are still fun to watch. The corny Impossible Dream verse read by Ken Coleman and Don Gillis is bearable if you remember that it was written at the time and reflects the era. If you can take the Carl Yastrzemski song, you can probably deal with anything.
This is pre-steroid and free agent baseball. Players would paint houses or work other jobs in the off season to keep going. There is an innocence to the game that shows through the scenes in the DVD.
There is a bonus inclusion of the Impossible Dream television special from 1967. This gives you a look into production values and attitudes of the time in addition to the game. This is the first time I have seen the video since I first saw it at 14 years old and I still got a thrill out of it.
There is a separate DVD with the penultimate game against the Twins. This game is as exciting as the final game and is highlighted by a Yaz home run.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2007I remember that weekend like it happened a few days ago. One game up in the standings, two games to play, the Twins had to win only once to go to the World Series. Just one, lousy game...
I've seen parts of the DVD, and will buy a copy for myself. It was great to see Killebrew, Oliva, Yaz, Petrocelli and others of that era again, although I would have preferred to see Sunday's clinching game.
No matter; the late Ray Scott was the Twins'announcer in 1967, and he said he got a gut-wrenching feeling during Saturday's game the Twins would not beat Boston. He said it was one of the most depressing feelings he'd ever experienced as a broadcaster. To us faithful in Minnesota, those losses were as crushing as any a Minnesota team ever suffered. And that includes the four Super Bowls.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2019This was awesome! Great footage I've never seen before; highlighting Carl Yastrzemski's super human season. In hindsight we now know Carl's performance that 67 season (based on the WAR score) was recorded the second best in the history of baseball. Only Babe Ruth had a higher WAR score! Great DVD!
- Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2007Hi...
I was very anxious to get this DVD set..even though I'm from Southern California I was a big fan of the Red Sox as a young fan and of YAZ and Lonborg etc...and looking forward to this 40th Anniversary set. The extra features are fun but the main program is a scant 48 minutes and while it has good footage and a nice storytelling to it..ALL of the interviewees are Boston area columnists or politicians NO PLAYERS?!!! I was so dissapointed to not have YAZ or Jim or Rico or any of them on the program. The extra features are vignettes (that curiously have the odd player interview?) an old documentary of around 48 minutes that is horribly faded and hard to watch and the second disc is a complete game from the final weekend series with the Twins. They mention that it is the OLDEST complete game in baseball available in color...so its a valuable piece of history. Unfortunately it isn't the clincher with Lonborg...but the game the day before...still a valuable curiosity, and the main thing making me not rate this much lower as its cool.
Sadly I'm not sure I'll visit this set very often ..if more than once on most features...
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