Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site busch.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mgnetp!we53!busch!dcm From: dcm@busch.UUCP (Craig Miller) Newsgroups: net.sport,net.sport.hockey Subject: Re: officials watching replays? Message-ID: <363@busch.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Dec-84 07:57:20 EST Article-I.D.: busch.363 Posted: Fri Dec 28 07:57:20 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Dec-84 05:54:04 EST References: <359@busch.UUCP> <8189@watarts.UUCP> Organization: Anheuser-Busch Companies - St. Louis Missouri Lines: 47 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 ..!ihnp4!we53!busch!dcm The Anheuser-Busch Companies; St. Louis, Mo. "Head for the mountains... Busssch"