2004 all-star game

by rickenbacker on Sep 19, 2006 8:13 AM PDT Comment 14 comments

Does anyone have a copy of the 2004 All-Star Game on tape that they would be willing to share? I'd reimburse you for your time/equipment/etc of course.

If I shouldn't be posting this here, or if anyone has a better suggestion of where to post inquiries like this, let me know!

P.S. I'm flying 1800 miles to CA this weekend for my first visit to the Coliseum, and the butterflies have already started.

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I might have it.

In Houston, right? I know I taped it, and I actually found the tape last week, but I'm pretty sure I decided I would never need it again and used the tape for something else. If no one else has it, I'll try to dig it up (or see what's left of it) when I get home tonight. No guarantees I'll find it, though.

You can also download it from MLB for $3.95 at MLB.com:
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/video/dds_sell.jsp?cat=classics

Something tells me Joe would not be cool with that.

by Jennifer on Sep 19, 2006 8:29 AM PDT reply actions

On a related note...

I'm going to embark on a truly major project next season. I'm going to attempt to record and burn every single televised A's game. The initial recording of most games shouldn't be a problem, as I'm using a computer with a big hard drive instead of tapes or DVDs.

I'm certainly going to have to use some pretty hefty compression to make it work. I roughly and probably ignorantlyestimate that a single DVD side holds about 4 hours of video, which translates to, oh, I don't know about 162 DVDs for the season, give or take a few for commercials being cut out and some games simply not being televised.

No, the hard part will lie in making sure the MythTV computer doesn't screw up and miss a game, that my cable service goes on uninterrupted (eat it, Comcast!), and that I don't accidentally let the hard drive fill up.

Anyway, wish me luck starting in March.

by hunter on Sep 19, 2006 12:47 PM PDT reply actions

Re: game DVDs

Good luck with that, man.

I bought a DVD recorder for the Cardinals' postseason lastyear (I live in Missouri btw), and have been recording most of the games this year. But I don't have TiVO or anything, so when I'm at the games (which is about the only time I leave the house), I usually don't get a recording.

I use the oldfashioned TV & DVD approach, so I end up using a DVD a game. It's always a guessing game, 'cos I can record at anywhere from 1-6 hours per dvd, but the quality goes down noticabely after three hours. So if I can sit there and take out all the commercials, the game doesn't go into extras, and I stay up for the postgame interviews... I can usually keep one game on one 3hour dvd.

PS - call me naive, or spoiled, but... every A's game isn't televised? About what percentage do you get to see on TV? I actually have a vested interest in this, considering I'm thinking of moving to Oakland by next baseball season.

/rambling

by rickenbacker on Sep 20, 2006 4:11 AM PDT up reply actions

Speaking of DVDs

is there a dvd out there with all the '88 - '89 - '90 playoff games in their entirety? The old VHS are not cutting it.

by the stare on Sep 19, 2006 1:59 PM PDT reply actions

I have it.....

... somewhere. I'm too lazy to dig through stuff. I'm a pack rat. That can be a pain in the ass...

Anyway, if you don't find it anywhere else, let me know. I just might decide to go look for it.
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by AsGirl on Sep 19, 2006 3:49 PM PDT reply actions

Re: 2004 all-star game

I've heard the online download doesn't have the Mulder interview which, if I were to 'fess up, is kind of why I'm looking so hard for this ASG.

If you get the chance to look for it? Muchly appreciated.

I know how that is, I've got tapes and DVDs of baseball games in boxes everywhere. Some recordings which are not labelled, even though I swore a dozen times I'd never do that again.

by rickenbacker on Sep 20, 2006 4:16 AM PDT up reply actions

Damn

I don't have it anymore. Sorry.

..."MVP" is a lot easier to chant than "Comeback Player of the Year! Comeback Player of the Year!"...

by Jennifer on Sep 19, 2006 4:07 PM PDT reply actions

Thanks anyway

Thanks for looking, though :)

by rickenbacker on Sep 20, 2006 4:12 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm looking for 2003 ALDS game one

this is the game against Boston and Ramon Hernanez dropped that squeeze bunt to win the game. After the game, I found tons of missed calls saying I was on TV. Does anyone have this?

"You're right why am I wearing this baseball uniform on...I'm on the DL" - Bobby Crosby in a 05 A's commerical.

by What Would Rickey Do on Sep 20, 2006 6:58 AM PDT reply actions

I have it.

But Chavy's awesome is missing. The replays of it are there, though.

"...see how the ?ber-nerds debate the PAPER QUALITY of the signs they plan to bring..."

by Jennifer on Sep 20, 2006 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Chavy's awesome play.

Bitch!

"...see how the ?ber-nerds debate the PAPER QUALITY of the signs they plan to bring..."

by Jennifer on Sep 20, 2006 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't remember his play...

remind me again. Is it of the whole game, I think I was on TV around the 7th inning when the ESPN cameras were up on the right field 3rd deck. Anyway, is there a way I can buy a copy of it off of you?

"You're right, why am I wearing this baseball uniform on...I'm on the DL" - Bobby Crosby in an A's commerical.

by What Would Rickey Do on Sep 21, 2006 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions

Chavy snares

a shot down the line, then crawls back to tag third to beat Manny.

Other than that it's the entire game, plus bonus ESPN coverage, including Bill King's call of Ramon's bunt. Email me some address to mail it to, I'll copy it and drop it in the mail sometime this weekend.

"...see how the ?ber-nerds debate the PAPER QUALITY of the signs they plan to bring..."

by Jennifer on Sep 21, 2006 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions