Field Manager Broadcast Segments

kq76 · 10-16-2006, 09:51 PM

In one of the LCS threads there was some discussion that there's no place for sideline reporters in baseball. I agree, why do they need to be in the stands? Why aren't they in the booth with the others? What purpose do they serve talking from the stands? You almost never see them talking to the fans and I don't think I want to know the average fan's opinion on a game in progress anyway. I could understand if they're in the dugout talking to players or coaches like we see in football, but they don't do that in baseball.

That leads us to those segments during a broadcast where the managers talk to the guys in the booth. What do you guys think of those segments? Sometimes I find that they're really not telling us anything interesting, but other times I find what they have to say very interesting. It's one thing to get the opinion of what's going on from the announcers, it's a complete other when you actually hear what's going on from the actual people involved in the game. For example, LaRussa said the other day that the Mets were picking up one of his pitcher's sign so he changed him from the windup to the stretch (or was it the other?). I thought that was mildly interesting. And another (I didn't catch it myself, but heard about it) when Macha apparently went into great detail about how the opposition could tell what a specific pitcher of his was going to throw. If that's true, that's downright shocking. Now ignoring the question of whether these field managers are giving away info that they really shouldn't, I find these segments to sometimes be interesting. How about you? And even if they are sometimes interesting, do they belong in the game?

1998 Yankees · 10-18-2006, 06:12 PM

For every time that you get something interesting like that LaRussa bit, you get 20 instances of blah. What manager is going to seriously discuss strategy on TV, when their pitchers and catchers talk through their gloves to thwart lip-reading spies? And didn't Macha cave when asked about what Bradley did to Loiaza with the coffee, and what happened on the bench after that? Macha: "Yeah, there's some emotion in the dugout right now, nothing wrong with that." Yeccch. I'd rather see more of the female "sideline reporters."

JDOldSchool · 10-18-2006, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kq76

You almost never see them talking to the fans and I don't think I want to know the average fan's opinion on a game in progress anyway.

The average fan doesn't sit in those seats for the LCS anyway.

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For example, LaRussa said the other day that the Mets were picking up one of his pitcher's sign so he changed him from the windup to the stretch (or was it the other?).

Why is it that whenever bad things are happening to a Cardinals pitcher LaRussa claims some other team is stealing signs?

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10-16-2006, 09:51 PM	#1
kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 11,770	Field Manager Broadcast Segments In one of the LCS threads there was some discussion that there's no place for sideline reporters in baseball. I agree, why do they need to be in the stands? Why aren't they in the booth with the others? What purpose do they serve talking from the stands? You almost never see them talking to the fans and I don't think I want to know the average fan's opinion on a game in progress anyway. I could understand if they're in the dugout talking to players or coaches like we see in football, but they don't do that in baseball. That leads us to those segments during a broadcast where the managers talk to the guys in the booth. What do you guys think of those segments? Sometimes I find that they're really not telling us anything interesting, but other times I find what they have to say very interesting. It's one thing to get the opinion of what's going on from the announcers, it's a complete other when you actually hear what's going on from the actual people involved in the game. For example, LaRussa said the other day that the Mets were picking up one of his pitcher's sign so he changed him from the windup to the stretch (or was it the other?). I thought that was mildly interesting. And another (I didn't catch it myself, but heard about it) when Macha apparently went into great detail about how the opposition could tell what a specific pitcher of his was going to throw. If that's true, that's downright shocking. Now ignoring the question of whether these field managers are giving away info that they really shouldn't, I find these segments to sometimes be interesting. How about you? And even if they are sometimes interesting, do they belong in the game? __________________ My OOTP Wishlist \| My FAQ List OOTP Wiki \| Your Recommended Team Nicknames, By City (A Crowdsourced Project)

10-18-2006, 06:12 PM	#2
1998 Yankees Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yankee Stadium, back in 1998. Posts: 8,645	For every time that you get something interesting like that LaRussa bit, you get 20 instances of blah. What manager is going to seriously discuss strategy on TV, when their pitchers and catchers talk through their gloves to thwart lip-reading spies? And didn't Macha cave when asked about what Bradley did to Loiaza with the coffee, and what happened on the bench after that? Macha: "Yeah, there's some emotion in the dugout right now, nothing wrong with that." Yeccch. I'd rather see more of the female "sideline reporters."