Great set for any Giants fan!
Just got my set today and the video is gorgeous in full HD quality. In case anyone's wondering ... following is exactly what is on the 8th BONUS blu-ray (not DVD) disc:
- Walk-off wins (I think I counted five of them)
- Season Highlights: Pitching Highlights (excluding the Perfect Game which is on a separate disc), 20-Game Hit Streaks (Sandoval, Pagan, Scutaro), NL West Clinch Game
- Postseason Highlights: NLDS Games 3, 4, NLCS Games 2, 6, 7 (includes postgame celebration)
The other seven discs are as described in the product description. Each disc has multiple audio options: original TV announcers, Giants announcers, Reds/Cards/Tiger announcers. For the WS games and Cain's perfect game you even get a Spanish option. For a Giants fan it's actually kinda fun to watch the games with the Reds/Cards/Tigers announcers because it gives you a different perspective of someone rooting against the Giants. Lots of props to the Tigers announcers for their call at the end...
Game 5 vs Game 7
I was initially disappointed that the bonus disc is Game 5 and not Game 7 of the NLCS. But I just got my copy of the MLB Official 2012 World Series Film 2-disc set "World Series Champions" from amazon, and THAT bonus disc includes Game 7 of the NLCS. So if you purchase both, like I did, you'll have both Game 5 with Zito and Game 7 in the rain, plus all of the WS games.
Essential Set - But No Vogey Love
Look, I am a fanboy when it comes to these things. Watching this 2012 World Series Collection on Bluray makes this better than any of the discs on the 2010 collection. The picture is sharp and brilliant. The Phantom Cam - the super-slo-mo camera - is awesome (Romo's victory dances on the mound, Panda's 3 homers, Scutaro in the rain -- all iconic shots!) The 2010 collection only had every broadcast on the WS discs. Not here. Getting to listen to all of the broadcasts on the LDS & LCS discs is great, too - it's worth it just alone to hear the disappointment on the Reds and Cards sides. I love the fact that MLB added Cain's perfect game to the mix. I played the Spanish broadcast of Blanco's catch for my 10-year old daughter - she loved it.
However...
I would have preferred this set feature Game 6 of the LCS, Ryan Vogelsong's greatest game as a pitcher. Game 5 of the LDS was historic, sure. But along with Game 7 on the Official WS Film, and three of Cain's postseason...
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