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3 posted on 01/14/2009 3:42:15 PM PST by EveningStar
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"Here's what I noticed," Scully said. "I was a little surprised, looking back, at how primitive televised baseball was. How much better it is [today] with all the cameras, all the angles, the close-ups, the replays of every imaginable area compared to almost a stationary camera behind home plate, no center-field camera. To me, that was about as simple as it gets.

And here's what I notice. They can take all those camera angles and shove 'em. That camera that flies around the field like a bird? $#!+can it. When I sit in the stadium, I stay in the the same seat the whole game. My view is fixed. I'm not a bird. And all those graphics, especially ones you show that block the plays, are you kidding me? The view reminds me of the (glass enclosed) press box up in Montreal with all sorts of notes taped up on it. (when there use to be baseball up there, that is) And replays are okay, in moderation, but three different replays after every play except the ones where the refs goof up; could we see a few huddles, huh? All the production stuff is for production people. I cannot imagine that many people who are actually interested in the game do more than tolerate it.

ML/NJ

11 posted on 01/14/2009 8:31:35 PM PST by ml/nj
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