The New York Yankees Fall Classic Collector’s Edition 1996-2001 DVD

Region 1 DVDs

The New York Yankees Fall Classic Collector’s Edition 1996-2001 is the perfect counterargument for Yankees fans who’ve gotten tired of cocky Red Sox fans bragging about their comprehensive 2004 World Series DVD set. Sure, Boston finally broke its curse and in the process branded the Bronx Bombers as the greatest chokers in sports history. But let’s not forget that it was the Yankees who won four of the last five World Series of the 20th century–1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000–and if this seven-disc set doesn’t include every game of every series like the Red Sox set… well, that’s because there are simply too many championships to cover here. What you get instead is a single complete World Series game from the four championship years, each on a single disc, and as originally broadcast on TV minus commercials: the 1996 game 4 vs. the Atlanta Braves, in which Jim Leyritz’s late home run was the key to a big comeback; the 1998 game 3 vs. the San Diego Padres, in which Scott Brosius’s two homers were the key to another late comeback; the 1999 game 3 vs. Atlanta, won by Chad Curtis’s 10th-inning homer; and the 2000 “Subway series” game 5 clincher vs. the Mets. The fifth complete game included is the 2001 game 4 vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks.