They are BLASTING "Heroes" by David Bowie/Brian Eno/Robert Fripp right now at Fenway in between innings... this is cool.
― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 18 October 2004 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)
Also, it's kinda frustrating listening to TV guys broadcast without any visuals. Radio guys at least fill in the gaps, I don't know what's going on half the time.
― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 18 October 2004 21:25 (twenty-one years ago)
here's the stream location (nerd ref):
mms://a1616.l1086937587.c10869.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1616/10869/v0001/reflector:37587
― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 18 October 2004 21:32 (twenty-one years ago)
Thanks, gygax, Firefox was choking on Fox's window.
― William Crump (Rock Hardy), Monday, 18 October 2004 21:40 (twenty-one years ago)
ahem, it's not just fox that is offering that stream...
― maura (maura), Monday, 18 October 2004 22:36 (twenty-one years ago)
Posada Told to Leave Cameras Alone After Stomping/BreakingNew York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada won't stomp on Fox's Diamond Cam anymore.
The lipstick-sized camera was planted in front of home plate during the opener of the AL championship series Tuesday night, and Posada thought it left a hole in the dirt large enough to affect a bunt play or a throw from the outfield.
So he kicked dirt over the lens, preventing Fox from showing viewers the unique angle. A worker cleared the dirt, but that only made it much worse, according to Posada.
"The second time they came and made a big mess," he said Thursday. "The hole was even bigger — so I buried 'em."
That's when he stomped on the camera and broke it. Fox and the commissioner's office weren't happy, and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman spoke with Posada. The All-Star catcher said the network did a very good job of hiding the camera in Game 2.
"I don't feel good about it. This is where I play. This is my area. I take care of it," Posada said.
Yankees manager Joe Torre had a simple explanation for Posada's actions.
"Jorge is a passionate guy," Torre said. "He just likes to be able to play baseball without people interfering, I guess. He just felt that that was a problem. .. We talked to him about it and as far as I know, it's not an issue."
Fox plans to keep using Diamond Cam during the series.
"We think the angle provides a very compelling shot that we weren't able to bring to the 15 million people who were watching the game," Fox spokesman Lou D'Ermilio said.
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)
four years pass...