Comments on: TBS to offer all manner of high tech gizmos for its playoff broadcasts

By: theSC1320

theSC1320 — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:44:53 +0000

No doubt! I can’t stand that so much of the game coverage is looking into the dugout. I realize that between pitches there isnt alot going on on the field. But I would like to actually see the defensive alignments more often. ( Like when the shift is on, they tell you that the shift is on, and they talk about all its statistical stuff, but rarely do you see the correlation between pitch placement, lefty righty match-up, and defensive alignment) More variety in angles of the field during the plays, rather than the only on the 5th replay after an important play (if they get to it, after chasing a player around through three cameras while he’s trying to find an obstructed place in the dugout to just breath without being scrutinized by the camera.)
After watching a lot of MLBTV this year, and being trained as a photographer, its amazing to me to see how much the up-close cameras interfere with players. They’re constantly screaming obscenities into their mitts, pulling their hats down to hide their eyes, trying to find a hiding place the dugout, etc…

I guess I’m sensitive to it being a photographer and a designer….but as a fan, I want to see more of the game rather than the players picking their noses up close and tight.

Does it bother anyone else that the first thing a guy does after a play is watch the scoreboard for the replay?

By: dwrek5

dwrek5 — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:07:18 +0000

You betcha, I stole it from a Chevy Volt commercial.

By: 4cornersfan

4cornersfan — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:03:18 +0000

I’m with you bro. Tired of announcers who think their gifted insights and interviews of has-been players and smarmy baseball executives are more important than the game. Do you hear me FOX? McCarver?

By: 4cornersfan

4cornersfan — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:59:42 +0000

Vin’s mellow voice and pointless anecdotes put me to sleep. Give me Kay and whoever any day.

By: 4cornersfan

4cornersfan — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:55:08 +0000

“Whew, that’s hippy stuff!” Can I use that?

By: willclarkgameface

willclarkgameface — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:09:29 +0000

Is this real?

He’s better than Vin?
Better than Gary Thorne?

I love Yankees fans.

By: dwrek5

dwrek5 — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:57:24 +0000

Turner using the NBA guys to cover March Madness was pretty embarrassing. Hey its basketball, its all the same, they can cliche the heck out this analysis just the same.

By: kevinbnyc

kevinbnyc — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:41:36 +0000

Is Ron Darling actually capable of explaining how a curveball works? Not sure I’m sold.

By: yankeesgameday

yankeesgameday — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:32:25 +0000

YES. Michael Kay is the best living announcer.

By: The Dangerous Mabry

The Dangerous Mabry — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:19:36 +0000

SNY does a fine job. If the Mets can get a decent product on the field, I imagine it can only get better.

By: dsmaxsucks

dsmaxsucks — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:11:47 +0000

Hey Skip Caray was cool, but if we’re going holograms for Carays…

By: willclarkgameface

willclarkgameface — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:58:32 +0000

I agree that TBS coverage sucks. I also hate ESPN baseball coverage. Same for FOX. And NESN (for regional coverage) is a two-bit operation.

For the mere sake of conversation, who actually does a remarkable job with baseball coverage?

By: kevinleaptrot

kevinleaptrot — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:57:27 +0000

Wait, you mean it isn’t legal?

By: dannythebisforbeast

dannythebisforbeast — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:49:21 +0000

Would rather watch a hologram of tupac call the game. TBS coverage sucks. Don’t they have David alridge -wasn’t he a basketball player

By: ajcardsfan

ajcardsfan — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:57:59 +0000

I agree, Radio doesn’t seem to be quite as bad as TV, I hate when the cut to commercial and come back with a pitch count up by 5 than it was when you also

Also, “Pisses the hell out of me.” – Sounds like you’re trying to pass a kidney stone, then again, with some of the announcers out (Joe Buck I’m looking at you) that could be the better option

By: yankeesgameday

yankeesgameday — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:55:17 +0000

And yet they still won’t stream the actual game feed. Just 9 different angles of the dugout

By: Brian Donohue

Brian Donohue — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:46:29 +0000

Oh man, that will be so cool once they legalize acid…

By: alexo0

alexo0 — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:37:51 +0000

Can we get 3D imagery of the pressure points, release points and rotation each time Darling tries choking out Caray over botching another call?

By: Craig Calcaterra

Craig Calcaterra — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:33:18 +0000

Forgot that I was supposed to adhere to the most silly, simple stereotypes people who disagree with me politically hold. I’ll try to do better.

By: kevinleaptrot

kevinleaptrot — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:31:41 +0000

“Oh well. Progress marches forward. Progress also tends to cause us to miss several pitches each game because progress is so damn enamored with its little toys that it can’t get back to the game action in time. Progress also tends to forget that Ron Darling is totally capable of explaining how a curveball works without that noise.”

This is not very “progressive” of you Craig.

By: The Dangerous Mabry

The Dangerous Mabry — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:24:15 +0000

Is Darling calling the playoffs? I haven’t been paying enough attention, but if he is, that’s fantastic. It’s great for Ron, who’s an excellent broadcaster, and great for those folks around the country who don’t get to enjoy him on Mets’ broadcasts throughout the year.

Anyway, whatever TBS does has to be better than Scooter. And I mean the talking baseball, not Phil Rizzuto,

By: dwrek5

dwrek5 — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:13:20 +0000

Whew, that’s hippy stuff!

By: willclarkgameface

willclarkgameface — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:05:32 +0000

All I know is that I want to be a part of Dennis Eckersley’s pre-game hair regimen.

Can you bring me that in 3D TBS?

I THINK NOT.

By: stex52

stex52 — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:03:58 +0000

My tolerance for the whole thing will be inversely proportional to the amount of the game I miss due to technology cuteness. It makes me think of radio announcers interviewing some team or local VIP during a game when you can hear loud bat cracks and crowd cheers in the background. Pisses the hell out of me.

By: danaking

danaking — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:59:21 +0000

I still miss Skip Caray. I wish Chip would give me an opportunity to miss him, too.

By: blues1988

blues1988 — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:56:53 +0000

stupid