Manny Ramirez's second at-bat gets picture-in-picture
For Manny Ramirez's first at-bat in his comeback from suspension, the never-flustered Vin Scully told us that he would just shut up and let the crowd noise announce Ramirez. And he did and we just sat back and listened to the crowd boo some, cheer more, and then Scully came back and called the game as if nothing extraordinary had happened.
And it kind of hadn't. Ramirez walked, the Dodgers scored five runs and because of Scully's matter-of-fact call, this suddenly became just a baseball game and not a Manny-fest.
For Ramirez's second at-bat, Prime Ticket added a gimmick, a picture-in-picture view, with the big shot of the crowd reacting loudly to Manny and a small shot in the left-hand corner of Manny caressing his bat. Scully didn't point out the new addition, he didn't need to. After all, this is just a baseball game.
-- Diane Pucin
Photo: Manny Ramirez grounds out during game against the San Diego Padres on July 3, 2009. Photo credit: Jon Soohoo / European Press Association.
