A few things: -The play-by-play men I've seen on ABC are Martin Tyler and Ian Drake. This weekend, each called a game with Efan Ekoku, so they may all be in the broadcast centre rather than on-site.
-During Brazil-Ivory Coast, Tyler mentioned that they were at the mercy of the director while scoffing at an "artistic" shot. -ESPN will drop in a couple "Go to espn.com and vote for the Budweiser Man of the Match" promos during a game. I don't know if they're allowed to drop in sponsorships that conflict with the ads around the field. -Two yellow cards in a game become one red card. I got the impression that some number of yellow cards accumulated during the tournament (maybe even two) result in a one-game suspension, like accumulating technicals in the NBA. -There's a flash presentation on this page: http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/lawsofthegame.html that explains offsides in considerable detail. The only thing mentioned here that it contradicts is that a player can be offside even if he plays a ball that deflects off an opponent. -The vuvuzelas might be more tolerable if I had any sense that the people "playing" them were somehow responding to what was happening on-field. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
