1995 ALDS Game 5 on iTunes. Also, a request.

by sammy on Apr 21, 2009 2:15 AM PDT Comment 13 comments

Apologies if this is already well-known. I'd only just discovered it.

So I've held onto my vcr for the last decade, pretty much exclusively so that I could watch my crappy tape of Game 5 of the 1995 ALDS on drunk lonely nights. On a whim, I discovered that the game is archived and available on iTunes for $1.99. The quality's not much better than vhs, but at least I can toss my player finally.

A couple questions: does anyone know where I can find archives of the rest of the ALDS plus of the one-game playoff vs. the Angels? Also, does anyone know where I can find audio of Neihaus' call of the final game? If anyone has the audio of Neihaus' play by play, I'd be willing to edit the audio and video together as a sort of bootleg present to LLers.

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This is definitely worth $1.99

Thanks for the heads up

by Fett42 on Apr 21, 2009 3:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And wow I forgot about Lou smoking in the dugout

How times have changed.

by Fett42 on Apr 21, 2009 4:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Very cool.

Three questions.
1. How big is the iTunes file? It says “Size Unavailable” when I clicked “get info” for it.
2. I take if that Dave Neihaus is not the announcer in the iTunes version. Do you have the audio of Neihaus on your crappy tape? I have no idea how to put VCR audio onto a computer. I’m just curious.
3. Have you seen that this game is supposedly available on MLB.com’s “Baseball’s Best” selected archive?

Funny thing, I clicked on that (I have MLB.tv premium), and I got this message:

Our data indicates that as a result of blackout restrictions, you are blocked from watching the game that you selected. If you think you have been blacked out in error, please complete and submit the form below so that we may verify your data. If you are eligible for the game you chose, you will be granted access. Your credit card information is needed for address verification purposes only. A temporary $1.00 authorization hold will be placed on your credit card, which will subsequently expire. You will not incur a charge for this authorization hold.

Then I got a request for me to contact MLB.tv support if they thought I had gotten the blackout message in error. I don’t really care enough about this if Neihaus isn’t doing the announcing (which he’s not), so I’m not gonna bother trying to figure this out. But it was interesting.

(I’m not expecting you to answer question #3, by the way, Sammy. It’s just for everyone’s reference).

by Decatur on Apr 21, 2009 4:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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1. 2.53 GB
2. Yeah its not Dave…

by Fett42 on Apr 21, 2009 4:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Much Appreciated, Fett.

My goodness, that’s a big file.

by Decatur on Apr 21, 2009 4:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's hard to contain that much awesomeness.

by waldo rojas on Apr 21, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If it's not Dave calling the game, then what's the use?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Apr 21, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm pretty sure I've never heard Dave's call of the game.

by sammy on Apr 21, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's possible that Game 5 was one of the games

that the Mariners released on cassette tape from that season. I think I have one of the one-game playoff w/the Angels somewhere… I’ll see if I can dig it up to find out if they had one for Game 5.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Apr 21, 2009 9:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Clutch.

by Decatur on Apr 21, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm... I'll keep looking, but I think I might be wrong.

I did find an audio cassette called “1995: A Season to Remember,” which was apparently given out to the “McDonald’s Junior Mariners Club.” It is unopened. I am pretty sure we have another one somewhere in this house, and I’ll take a look around for it as soon as I feel less dead.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Apr 21, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's been on MLB.com's baseballs best section for several months as well.

I don’t think you can download it, but it has Dave’s call and it’s pretty good quality. If you have an MLB.tv subscription you can watch it for free. I think, at least. That’s how it was last year, but they’ve changed a lot of stuff since though so don’t take my word as gospel.

by Vatinius on Apr 21, 2009 2:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs