The Philadelphia Phillies 2008 World Series Collector's Edition

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Your enjoyment is intensified with Sleevestats - official stats, trivia, and game summaries right on each game's DVD cover. With more than 20 hours of Phantastic October glory, this set will be a cherished part of your 2008 World Series collection. .com ---- The Philadelphia Phillies 2008 World Series Collector's Edition begins where it should, with the final games in the Phillies' pre-World Series, post-season contest against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It's exciting to revisit the Phillies' comeback in the eighth inning of game four, when they were down 5 to 3 but rallied on home runs by Shane Victorino and Matt Stairs. Watching winning pitcher Cole Hamels shut down the Dodgers in game five demonstrates why he was named series MVP. Moving on to the Phillies' domination over the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series, this box set neatly packages each game on its own disc in a plastic case covered in vital information: player statistics, the temperature during the game, stadium attendance, etc. Additionally, each disc includes the option to listen to alternative broadcasts of a game, one from the Phillies Radio Network, the other from the Rays' equivalent. All of the series' highlights are here, including the seven innings that Hamels pitched in game one, allowing only two runs. Game two is still painful to watch, even in retrospect, for Phillies' fans, as the Rays tie the series with the help of starting pitcher James Shields, who gives up no runs in five-and-a-half innings. As everyone knows, the Phillies sweep the next three games, struggling for a win in game three as the teams duke it out on offense. The drama of the 2008 World Series, of course, came with game five, when the Phillies and the Rays faced the same nent: Philadelphia rain. It's great fun viewing again the protracted question of what to do with a field that was becoming laughable in its muddy, watery condition. The decision to suspend the contest at the bottom of the sixth inning still conveys its historic impact, i.e., the fact that no World Series game had ever been called off while in session. Add to that the excitement, two days later, of picking up where everything left off, both teams playing those final innings with great energy and competition, and you can't beat this box set. A special, bonus DVD includes a number of highlights from the entire series. --Tom Keogh P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); From the Back Cover ------------------- Beautifully packaged, THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES® 2008 WORLD SERIES COLLECTOR’S EDITION provides fan with a comprehensive record of the Phillies’ historic rush to the National League Pennant and exhilarating World Series triumph – every game, every pitch, every run and all the incredible memories. The set also includes a special feature which allows viewers to choose from four different alternative audio tracks for each World Series game, giving fans the ability to watch the TV broadcast, while listening to Phillies Radio announcers Harry Kalas, Larry Andersen, Scott Franzke and Chris Wheeler! The heroics of Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, and Brad Lidge are on full display in this spectacular set, along with every twist, turn, and dramatic decision that played out in unforgettable Phillies fashion. Digitally preserved on DVD, each remarkable game is wrapped with SleeveStats™, featuring game stats, player facts, data and notes to enhance and illuminate. With a locker’s worth of bonus material featuring celebratory footage – including their unbelievable million person parade through the city to Citizen’s Bank Park – highlights, team interviews and ’08 highlights, and more than 20 hours of fantastic October game action, this set will be a cherished part of every Phillies fan’s memorabilia collection. From Atlantic City to Allentown, THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES® 2008 WORLD SERIES COLLECTOR’S EDITION is certain to bring out Phillies’ fans, wherever they are! Bonus Material: Locker Room Celebrations - World Series Trophy and MVP Presentation - Phillies WS Parade Footage - NL East Division and NLDS Clinching Highlights - Team Interviews - Brett Myers Goes 3-3 in NLCS Game 3 n 2008 season highlights: Jayson Werth Inside-The-Park HR; Pat Burrell's GW walk-off HR; Jayson Werth hits 3 HR’s; 3 consecutive HR’s (Utley, Howard and Burrell) and Ryan Howard’s 40th & 48th HRs. Alternate audio tracks featuring World Series announcers: Harry Kalas, Larry Andersen, Scott Fianzke, and Chris Wheeler (Phillies Radio); Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Fox); Angel Torres, Miguel Morales, and Cos Villa (Fox Sports); Dave Willis and Andy Freed (Rays Radio) See more ( javascript:void(0) )