Milb.tv and the Little Giants

by Dan from NM on Apr 13, 2008 10:07 AM PDT Comment 5 comments

I caught a few innings of Augusta here. The Minor League Baseball site is now offering video of minor-league games, which I hadn't noticed before. I was able to watch parts of two games for free. (I'm pretty sure you have to buy a $30 subscription eventually.)

Anyway, here are some thoughts:

Madison Bumgarner looks very athletic. Tall, lean, well-built legs. He just looks like a pitcher.

Bumgarner appears to throw across his body. I've never heard anyone mention this before, so it might just be the angle of the home-plate camera. And it could be that all pitchers throw across their body slightly -- I really don't know. In Bumgarner's case, he appears to step slightly toward the left-handed batter's box in his delivery. Does anyone think this is a big deal?

Waldis Joaquin looks a little soft around the middle. He's not the long-and-lean type. Not that it matters necessarily. He throws straight over the top, with a fairly short stride to the plate.

Angel Villalona is a big guy, but probably not excessively so. He looks powerfully built, though a little big around the waist.

I suspect some of the prospect watchers here might be interested in getting the Milb.tv package. Could be a great way to get extra looks at our youngsters.

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So how was the picture?

I was excited when I saw this yesterday. Then they asked me for 30 bucks. If I could be sure that it was going to be good quality I'd pull the trigger, but the fear of a single static camera in center field was too much.

"Don't trust anyone under the age of 30" - Brian Sabean

by Smotheredinhugs on Apr 13, 2008 12:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The games I saw had two camera angles. Mostly they shot from behind the plate. They also had a camera along one of the baselines. Picture quality was about 300K. It was OK as long as I didn't try to use the full-screen option.

by Dan from NM on Apr 13, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs