On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Bob Jersey <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Adam, so you're saying that JB featured in at least some of these BT > Sport retrans? > > 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.) For the World Series we do get a specific international feed which for years the MLB has made available to its overseas markets. I guess because they know that some people might only watch the World Series. In years gone by, only a very limited number of MLB games were broadcast in the UK, with the World Series alone getting full coverage. In some previous years I've noticed that they made more effort to explain rulings and so on, but I've not noticed it as much this year. But then I tend to bail by about the third innings because, well, it's very late... For the rest of the year, BT Sport gets straight US network or sportsnet retransmissions, be they Fox, TBS, ESPN, or very frequently, those local sports networks. Those weekday afternoon games that handily start at around 6pm UK time, so are decent enough post-work sports fare if there's no football (soccer) on the box, always tend to be from some local Fox sportsnet somewhere. 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). Adam -- -- 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.
