Sox Radio Play By Play Guys Wont Be going On The Road

[freqlost]

Is this Nationwide MLB protocol ?

I just heard them mention they will be at Fenway doing away games on the monitors.
Will be different.
I am listening now with no crowd noise, but otherwise not bad.
Might be weirder watching.

 

[TheBigA]

The protocol is 35 media people in the stadium. According to this, NESN isn't at the stadium:

https://www.masslive.com/redsox/202...ertown-studio-chris-cotillo-mlb-notebook.html

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ml...for-red-sox-tv-and-radio-coverage/ar-BB1614s3

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06...s-mean-big-changes-red-sox-tv-radio-coverage/

A few notable rules: Only 35 media members per game will be allowed in the ballpark, including photographers but not including broadcasters; interviews with players and other personnel will be done via video conferencing; reporters must leave the ballpark within an hour of the end of postgame interviews.

The rules for the television and radio teams are unlike anything that has been done before. Home teams will provide a “neutral” feed for each game, with instructions to show players on both teams equally; television commentators will not be in the ballpark for road games, instead calling them off a feed, but radio announcers will be permitted in road booths.

 

[KeithE4]

Is this Nationwide MLB protocol ?

Yes. Only essential personnel will accompany teams on the road. Broadcasters pick up the TV feed from the home team's broadcast, and call the game from the broadcast booths at their own ballparks.

 

[raccoonradio]

Of course many years ago Ronald Reagan did Cubs games for WHO in Des Moines describing the plays sent to him via teletype. When the machine went down he had the batter fouling off pitch after pitch.

 

[TheBigA]

Of course many years ago Ronald Reagan did Cubs games for WHO in Des Moines describing the plays sent to him via teletype. When the machine went down he had the batter fouling off pitch after pitch.

Things are a lot better now. They can see all of the raw camera feeds in real time and don't have to wait for no stinkin' teletype.

It's probably easier this way. Don't need the binoculars or the spotter.

 

[CTListener]

Things are a lot better now. They can see all of the raw camera feeds in real time

The ESPN guys who aren't at the Braves-Mets game tonight have struggled with play-by-play on at least two occasions. First, Ender Inciarte of the Braves hit a long double to center field with the bases loaded and the announcer said "That cleared the bases, 8-0 Braves!" as the camera was on a celebrating Inciarte at second. Then the shot switched to a runner at third base; only then did the announcer correct the hit to a two-run double and the score to 7-0. Shortly after that, a Met hit a fly ball down the right field line. The right fielder disappeared into the corner on the main camera shot and nobody knew whether the ball had been caught. Several long, puzzled seconds later, they deduced that since the batter was returning to the dugout rather than to the plate, the ball must have been caught in foul territory for an out. Both of these plays would have been clearly visible from the broadcast booth that ESPN couldn't use, and both plays were captured on raw feeds from other cameras. So why do you assume that the studio crew can see all the feeds in real time?

 

[TheBigA]

So why do you assume that the studio crew can see all the feeds in real time?

Because I was told by someone who knows they'd see production feeds as well as game feeds if they're in Bristol. But what I've noticed is that some of the announcers are working from home. Eduardo Perez was working from home. He only has one monitor. I didn't watch the Mets game, but maybe they only had one shot. But the context of my comment was comparing their situation now vs. Reagan using teletype.

 

[Kemosabe]

… Reagan using teletype.

Les Keiter used teletype reports to reconstruct baseball games on WINS for Giants fans after the team had moved to San Francisco.

 

[WMC2006]

Dave O'Brien, Dennis Eckersley, and Jerry Remy are calling the Red Sox tv games from the NESN (New England Sports Network) studios in Watertown, MA. I watched all 3 games over the weekend plus 2 spring training games last week. Several times, they showed the guys in the studio, socially distanced, and separated by plexiglass. They each have their own monitor in front of them and there are apparently several other monitors they are looking at as well. Jerry Remy's health (his previous bouts with cancer) was a big reason they are keeping the guys away from Fenway plus, as already mentioned in this thread, only a certain amount of media is allowed at the ballpark. Sideline reporter, the very lovely Guerin Austin, is the only NESN member at the ballpark during the game. She is somehow finding things to talk about.

For me, I've had no issues watching the games. The 3 guys and Guerin have done a really good job. Sounds like they are at the ballpark.

I did see part of one of the ESPN games yesterday and there was a huge difference between them and NESN. It actually sounded like they weren't at the ballpark and there was a noticeable delay between the guys talking to each other.

NESN is broadcasting 55 of the 60 Sox games with ESPN and Fox picking up the other 5 games.

 

[radioman148]

Yes. Only essential personnel will accompany teams on the road. Broadcasters pick up the TV feed from the home team's broadcast, and call the game from the broadcast booths at their own ballparks.

True, this is exactly what's happening with the White Sox announcers in Chicago.