Hideo Nomo Has a Posse

Exhibit A, Manny Parra pitching for the Brewers in Miller Park, off-center camera.

Exhibit B, Clayton Kershaw pitching for the Dodgers (and more importantly, my fantasy team) in Busch Stadium, centered camera.

Which is better? If you ask me, and even if you do not ask me, my money’s on the centered camera. A lot of my money. It shows the shows the break of the pitch so much better and so gives a far better showcase for the craft/art of pitching, which to me is a huge appeal of watching a baseball game. The off-center camera sacrifices this and in so doing gives you a skewed view of things. Granted, ball clubs these days use pitch trackers and computer animations and such to show you these things, but this – in the most humblest opinion of your dear narrator – does not compare. Some critics might say the centered camera puts you too far from the action, but I just don’t feel that’s the case. Any thoughts? ¶