tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872213656037367115.post8876892369393536683..comments2024-03-27T03:18:10.707-04:00Comments on KinescopeStealsHome: Opening Day at Shea (1972)GLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717609836173537084noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872213656037367115.post-10156056893389814132013-08-06T14:27:03.039-04:002013-08-06T14:27:03.039-04:00I think the fact it was the "B" game is ...I think the fact it was the "B" game is why the production values are so low, with no centerfield camera shot at all throughout the broadcast. This is a problem I've noticed frequently when I see telecast partials of this era, in that there was a stinginess about using the CF camera and an overwhelming overuse of the high camera above the plate for almost every pitch, which IMO really made the quality of baseball on TV suffer greatly. That kind of overhead shot gives you no true sense of what's happening and is more a relic of the 50s.ericpaddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880416865587861007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872213656037367115.post-90343126779492409252013-07-23T20:26:44.237-04:002013-07-23T20:26:44.237-04:00Yes, I've heard quite a few people comment on ...Yes, I've heard quite a few people comment on the quality of the NBC broadcast not only in this game but in a few from 1972. <br /><br />Is another possible explanation being that this may have in fact been the 'B' game? We have Simpson and Koufax doing PBP instead of the usual 'A' squad of Gowdy/Kubek. <br /><br />I did some digging and found in a Montreal newspaper these TV listings that show that the other NBC broadcast that day was Los Angeles vs Cincinnati. I've added these images to the bottom of the original post.GLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717609836173537084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872213656037367115.post-11034704987091758402013-07-23T05:40:05.134-04:002013-07-23T05:40:05.134-04:00In addition to the so so quality of the kinescope,...In addition to the so so quality of the kinescope, NBC did an unusually poor job of producing this game. There are very few cameras used in comparison to other broadcasts of this era. For instance, there is no ground level home plate camera being used and very few camera angles employed. There are a few possible explanations for this situation. This broadcast was blacked out in New York as it was watched by me on WOR. The pregame salute to Gil Hodges was fully covered in New York. I made a reel to reel tape of the tribute that is long lost. Secondly, this game was quickly scheduled after the settlement of the 72 player's strike. Maybe NBC wasn't prepared for the game. There were only 15,000 fans for the game at the time the Mets lead M LB in total attendance.JPhilips41https://www.blogger.com/profile/16725673774935122713noreply@blogger.com