Many times recently I have watched a baseball game where the play by play guy had no idea what just happened because he wasn't in the ballpark and the camera did not show what went on. If they are watching the game on TV just like us, what insights can they give us? It's beyond ridiculous at this point. Get them back onsite
OT: Why are broadcasters still doing games remotely?
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I wouldn’t be shocked if some of these networks save some bucks and don’t send them out on the road for a while. Same with papers and scrub beat writers.
They are a bunch of candy asses . Life is nothing but one big risk after another, but this virus has stopped WAY too many people in their tracks. It's over everyone lets move on !
Teams inadvertently found out that this is cheaper than sending the broadcast teams on the road.
It's like in the old days when radio broadcasters would "call" games by reading play by play telegraphed messages.
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Odd…isn’t it? Considering these are many of the same teams that will hold a city hostage for free tax payer $$$ so they can get a snazzy new stadium at minimum expense to themselves.
i'm fine with them being remote...but the booth guys shouldn't be commenting on the atmosphere or acting like they're on site. what kills me is that a couple of times during the Euro 2020 coverage, twellman made a comment about atmosphere duing the in-game commentary, and immediately after the game, he's doing the postgame in studio in a different city.
As a red bull supporter I have gotten used to this over the years. They have rarely send steve and Shep on the road for matches.
Except when they can't see the ball if the camera doesn't catch it at first.
‘This. Networks just trying to save $$$$$. Give 2 sh#ts about the Product.
Just like McDonalds refusing indoor dining. Cut labor costs. Penny pinching dirtbags.
i'm guessing they've been doing games remotely for yrs, they were just in the stadium while doing so.
you think they were watching the field that's a half mile down from the booth, or the HD monitor 2 feet away.
i'm guessing they've been calling games watching the monitor instead of the field for awhile now, but i have no inside knowledge on the subject.
they will sometimes during the pitch. After contact you watch the field. A byproduct of this is soon you'll get really crappy (crappier) announcers
my bad, i was thinking football.
a lot of football press boxes are a looong way from the field.
As somebody who actually knows the facts, rather than just opines, this is factually inaccurate. It's about the cash.
Those decisions aren't made by the people you see on TV or hear on the air. They are made by their boss' boss, in conjunction with the beancounters that those respective bosses deal with on a daily basis.
I'm not calling it a problem. I'm saying that whether a beat writer or columnist is cleared by their company to travel isnt up to them; its up to the boss. And whether a crew is sent somewhere to broadcast on location or remotely is a significant decision not left up to "the talent." It's a project to send on-air talent somewhere, because they do not go alone. Producers, camera crews, etc.
yes I've heard many of them are so frustrated with the fact that they're not allowed to travel, that some of them have gotten together and complained to the commissioners office
There's actually an article about exactly this in today's Post. It's focused on the radio teams. I know for the Yanks Kay and Cone are in the stadium but Paul O'Neill is still in his basement. Teams have to be at the 85% vaccinated threshold before the tv and radio announcer teams can come back to the stadiums, and as others have said, the cost of sending the broadcast teams, especially for radio, is a factor.
https://nypost.com/2021/06/18/suzyn-waldman-john-sterling-should-be-on-road-with-yankees/
https://nypost.com/2021/06/18/suzyn-waldman-john-sterling-should-be-on-road-with-yankees/
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