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Announcer: "That left his bat with an exit velocity 104 MPH. (Original Post) kairos12 Jun 2022 OP
THANK you! Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2022 #1
You think that's bad. The Rockies just came out with the ugliest green uniforms I've ever scene locks Jun 2022 #2
That's just that City Connect stuff - All the teams have City Connect uniforms... Brother Buzz Jun 2022 #4
I don't like the Giants' City Connect uniforms either. Mr.Bill Jun 2022 #5
Add another win for the Tuesday orange fog uniform Brother Buzz Jun 2022 #11
Hold on a sec PJMcK Jun 2022 #3
I kind of like some of the information Mr.Bill Jun 2022 #6
SF Giants announcers are old school Brother Buzz Jun 2022 #7
Ive been to that park and seen the row of flags Mr.Bill Jun 2022 #8
I wanna see the technology that measures something you can't see Brother Buzz Jun 2022 #9
I don't know, but if my Mr.Bill Jun 2022 #10

locks

(2,012 posts)
2. You think that's bad. The Rockies just came out with the ugliest green uniforms I've ever scene
Sun Jun 5, 2022, 09:42 PM
Jun 2022

after 31 years of royal purple.

Brother Buzz

(37,086 posts)
4. That's just that City Connect stuff - All the teams have City Connect uniforms...
Mon Jun 6, 2022, 11:45 AM
Jun 2022

Some are better then others.

The SF Giants don theirs for Tuesday home games, and I spend half the game trying the figure what team is what, plus the 'Fog' numbers are impossible to read half the time.



Your Colorado Rockies City Connect uniform isn't half bad

Mr.Bill

(24,588 posts)
5. I don't like the Giants' City Connect uniforms either.
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 08:07 PM
Jun 2022

But I think they are 12-2 when wearing them so far, so I'll tolerate them.

PJMcK

(22,527 posts)
3. Hold on a sec
Sun Jun 5, 2022, 10:52 PM
Jun 2022

104 mph is fast! I imagine catching a ball with that speed is difficult with a high possibility of injury.

Did the fielder make a catch or a play? If so, bravo to the player.

Good thing they're highly paid.

Mr.Bill

(24,588 posts)
6. I kind of like some of the information
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 08:09 PM
Jun 2022

technology can bring to the game. But I agree it shouldn't be the first words out of the announcer's mouth at the crack of the bat. The Giants announcers will usually mention it as an aside if it was something significant.

Brother Buzz

(37,086 posts)
7. SF Giants announcers are old school
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 09:57 PM
Jun 2022

Collectively, Jon Miller, Duane Kuiper, and Mike Krukow have over a hundred years announcing baseball.

Mike Krukow is a Southern California boy and grew up listening to Vin Scully, while Jon Miller grew up in Northern California and primarily grew up listening to Russ Hodges and Lon Simmons, he admits that he caught a lot of Dodger night games and Vin Scully thanks to that nighttime am bounce signal. All three borrow a LOT from Hodges, Simmons, and Scully

I notice they use that exit speed stuff, but only AFTER the play has ended.

Now, that ball park wind swirl thingy is another mater, entirely.

Mr.Bill

(24,588 posts)
8. Ive been to that park and seen the row of flags
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:11 PM
Jun 2022

above the outfield blowing in several directions at once.

Brother Buzz

(37,086 posts)
9. I wanna see the technology that measures something you can't see
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:22 PM
Jun 2022

Or is it entirely software generating all that data from like a dozen sensors around the ballpark.

Mr.Bill

(24,588 posts)
10. I don't know, but if my
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:28 PM
Jun 2022

car can read speed limit signs and show a small illuminated picture of it on my dashboard they can sure measure wind.

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