Well, we’re now past game 3 of the World Series and while I refuse to think of anything other than “one game at a time”, I think we’re in a good position. I don’t like to talk about stuff like this for fear that I may jinx it. That being said, a team coming back from 3 and 0 twice in a year would be pretty spectacular. Here are my observations of the series so far:
Am I the only one who giggles a little bit everytime they talk about Poo Holes? Seriously, I would hate to have had that last name in school.
Fox has had some pretty good close ups during the post season. The great clip of Francona with a giant wad of dip in his mouth and spitting on the ground, random ugly fans (more on that below) and last night they kept giving me a close up of a sweaty Pedro with sweaty Soul Glow leaking off his head. Fox, I don’t need to see every pore on someones face. Back the camera up a notch!
I mentioned in a previous blog that I was amazed how Fox only had a handful of sponsors for the games. They’ve stepped that up a notch by driving me crazy with the “subtle” cross promotions:
- Let’s talk to Tom Hanks at Fenway and then go right into a Polar Express commercial.
- Why is the cast of That 70s Show at Fenway while real fans cannot get tickets?
- Last night we have to interview “Leon” while there’s actual game play? It was an incredibly awkward exchange to begin with. Do they think we don’t realize that Leon is a fictional character?
Do we need the animations of the guys getting up to bat while they are on their way up to bat? Seriously.. I’m about to see them actually SWING the bat.. I don’t get it.
Again, I must say that any pretaped footage should not interupt actual game play. Game Four tonight! Go SOX!