On TV, "the game" has taken a back seat to "entertainment" and technology. The game is over-analyzed, over-slo-mo-video, over-disected.
I'm tired of all the commentaries between hits. It's all about hyping their broadcasters. And do we really need to see an instant replay of a swing we just saw 15 seconds ago.
Looks like I'm not alone with my disgust of tv's coverage of the game.
I enjoy Tim McCarver's style - he's knowledgable and funny, but the rest of the staff killed the Series with blah, blah, blah. The most annoying part of the Series was those interviews with the managers while the game was being played. Too much talk!!
I too like McCarver. They can do away with the manager interviews during the game. You only get generalities and nothing new. No manager is going to say,on national tv in the 4th inning, "Well, if they bring in the lefty to pinch hit, I'll keep Jones in the game because if I bring in Smith, they'll bring in Brown, and that guy tears us apart."
Similarly, I get a kick out of the brief interviews with the college coaches just after the half and before the 3rd quarter. Certainly, no coach worth his weight in salt would give anything more than the cursory "Gotta play better," or "Gotta hold 'em." I'm waiting for a coach to say "Well, our second play from scrimmage this half will be a double reverse, lateral to the QB, who'll throw it deep to Johnson in the left corner. I think we'll fool 'em."
