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From: dcm@busch.UUCP (Craig Miller)
Newsgroups: net.sport,net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: officials watching replays?
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Date: Fri, 28-Dec-84 07:57:20 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 28 07:57:20 1984
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In 8189@watarts.UUCP, clauzon@watarts.UUCP (Cecilia Lauzon posting for
Carlo Sgro) writes:

> There is one main problem with replays that cannot be overcome:  the fact 
> that some camera angles that are used are misleading.  My experience is that, 
> when you have good camera angles and good cameramen, you almost always get
> good, non-misleading replays.  Unfortunately, most television telecasts do
> not have this.

	True.  This seems to be the biggest fault in using replays.  The
	quality of the replays (especially in an extremely fast sport such
	as hockey) would greatly affect what each person thinks they see.
	Maybe if each sport had 'official' views of the action, and there
	had to be a camera on that view at all times.  But, the media
	wouldn't like that one bit, would they?  Maybe the officials' cameras
	need to be separate from the media cameras...  ???

> the puck or using replays on HNIC but the Sabres' games that we get here
> are something else!  Several times, I've seen pseudo-goals in a Sabres game
> that cannot be definitively called simply because of the camera angles
> (of course, to the announcers, if it's a Sabres' pseudo-goal, it's in :-)).

	Yep, different camera angles can show different outcomes alot
	of the time...  But good camera angles almost always show the
	real play.  Too bad we don't see enough really good camera angles.

	Yeah, I've experienced biased announcers also.  When I lived
	near Boston for a while, I couldn't believe the level of bias
	that the announcers there had for the Bruins (the Bruins could
	do no wrong!).  I was kinda baffled, but I figured out that the
	reason I was so surprised is that the announcer I'm used to
	listening to is Dan Kelly.  For those of you who've heard Dan
	Kelly, you know what I mean.  He's does a pretty good job of
	been impartial, even when he's doing Blues' games.  Not to
	mention he's probably the best hockey play-by-play person in
	the country.

	Anyway, there seems to be some definite flaws in the replay
	idea.  Anyone know if any professional sports leagues are
	working on this now?  Anyone know for sure if any of them
	are seriously interested in it?  I'd like to hear about it...
-- 
Craig Miller
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