Comments on: Funayama To Replace Simpson on B’s Telecasts

By: Eli

Eli — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:51:13 +0000

See, the difference here is that Naoko knows what she’s talking about. Try listening sometime, not just looking at the boobs.

By: Guido

Guido — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:22:10 +0000

I agree with Mitch on the center field camera angle by NESN. I’ve been complaining about it all year, and even wrote to NESN as well. I find nothing good about it to be honest with you. Besides the fact that it always shakes and is never steady, I can never tell a proper break on a pitch. The only benefit of it is that you get to see inside/outside pitches better, but that’s it.

I am just surprised they insist on using it if so many people (and even advertisers) are unhappy with it. Not only that, but they sometimes show the original (and better) angle midway through games. This whole thing bothers me to no end.

At least they don’t have this hideous angle during away games.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:33:24 +0000

If it’s so great, then why don’t either Fox or ESPN utilize the camera when they televise games from Fenway? They only use it for replays of close pitches, which is the only purpose that it should serve.

Fox and ESPN know an awful lot more about sports television than NESN does, and they want nothing to do with that camera.

It can’t pull back fast enough to cover a stolen base, a wild pitch, or a pitcher’s fielding play.

I know for a fact that they get complaints every week from all over the country about this camera, and at least two advertisers that I’ve contacted are not happy with it either.

By: Rick Mc

Rick Mc — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:32:04 +0000

Mitch, the new camera angle looks straight into homeplate. How can you not think it was an improvement from an angle off to the side? You get a true view of the plate left-to-right.

By: Bomber

Bomber — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:06:17 +0000

Wow that’s some hockey background!

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:18:58 +0000

Good luck, Naoko. You’re working for complete incompetent’s…and you deserve better.

I haven’t purchased a thing from any NESN advertiser since they changed the centerfield camera angle at Fenway.

Worst view in Baseball. Absolute worst. It makes Sox games completely unwatchable.

Thank goodness for the MLB TV package and the quality telecast options it offers the viewer.

By: brian

brian — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:10:48 +0000

It’s about time Rob Simpson is gone. That must’ve been the most awkward sideline reporter of all time. The guy never looked comfortable in front of the camera. I was starting to wonder if he was Jacobs nephew.

By: KF

KF — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:35:06 +0000

I’m so happy Simpson is out. I don’t understand how he lasted as long as he did. He annoyed me.

When’s Remy gone?

By: Davey

Davey — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:52:57 +0000

Great move … “The Flute” is an intelligent and attractive broad with a bright future … Simpson was an oversized, unfunny goof who will never get another job in sports.

By: John

John — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:02:50 +0000

NESN continues its dumbing-down by hiring another female reporter. Whatever happened to maybe getting some actual information from your reporters, rather than simply trying to fulfill quotas and hire girls?

The prior comment is correct: soon, Remy will be replaced by Jenny Finch, Orsillo by Suzyn Waldman and Caron by … oh wait, has he already been replaced by that other dumb blonde?

And as for the pregame “Sox talk” with Heidi Watney and Amalie Benjamin … puh-leeze.