On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 6:31 AM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote:
> > To be perfectly honest, I'm a very part-time baseball viewer, and > certainly don't know one commentator from another. (I think this is simply > a factor of me not being American. But it does always sound like there's a > certain tone of voice expected from a US sports presenter, and to my ears > that makes everyone sound very much alike.) > It's either an artifact from when games were broadcast on radio only or it's because the training ground for play-by-play announcers is radio. That certain delivery and tone is probably something major league level teams and networks look for, possibly unconsciously. > > The only thing I'd say about the international feed is that it's fairly > devoid of graphical add-ons - no live PitchTrax or similar (Although like > Hawkeye used widely in tennis, I remain a little dubious about the accuracy > of such technology. Notably, after a call has been determined by Hawkeye in > tennis, you will never see a super-slomo replay that might suggest another > call was correct). > It's well known that each umpire has his own strike zone and ball/strike calls can be very subjective. Some people call for an electronic strike zone so calls can be consistent and accurate while others want to preserve the human aspect of the game. As a result the PitchTrax could show that a called strike was clearly out of the strike zone, or vice versa, and the TV announcer won't call attention to it. If he says anything, it will be that the pitcher has to learn this ump's strike zone. I assume all umpires do off season training where they see the PitchTrax and their calls to serve as feedback and a way to improve their calls. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
