As far as the actual broacasts themselves, I can’t think of anything off the top of my head that I would like to see done differently on KICU carried games.

Really my only gripe about this season is the lack of games being showed, which I know is a function of CSN as well. That said, it’s mind boggling to me that a professional sports team doesn’t have 100% of their games televised.

I have to admit, I listen more on the radio than I watch TV these days. But I will say that

- as someone who also works in broadcast media, I enjoy when you guys do the Director’s PL line on the SAP channel. Hopefully by the time the Digital TV conversion happens, this is still an option.
- Other than that, I’d say you guys do a great job getting shots and such. The only person I really miss is Greg Papa; he always had such great commentary from a historical A’s perspective, you knew he was an A’s fan but not a homer. I know this isn’t in your realm of power. He would say things like “that play was reminiscient of Dave Henderson’s catch against” whoever it was “in 1986” or something. Good stuff!

I also enjoy pre-game shows, post-game-shows, and would love a late night replay of games, particularly weekday-day games that never get shown anyway.

So far all of the games I have seen on KICU have been standard def. Seems like that is something you can do to attract more viewers given that most of the other local teams games are broadcast in hi-def (at least by the local affiliate)

but the single biggest – and really only – complaint I have about KICU’s telecasts is that they don’t exist. I think Friday night’s telecast in Texas will be terrible, because there won’t be one even though the team shares the best record in the league and shares first place.

Other than that, I feel privileged to have the games on the air and any specific complaints I could make are just picky preferences. Just get more games on the air any which way you can and this camper will be quite happy.

Comcast carries TV36 in HD (706). Does TV36 even offer HD programming? I was elated when I saw you had an HD channel and then discovered no A’s games are broadcast in HD. Watching non-HD programming is like reading without glasses – all fuzzy. Plus 36’s broadcast even seems lower def than CSN (FSN). What gives? some sort of bandwidth rules?

As for your actual content I have no issues, I am glad you still carry the games I suppose. I would like to see you join with the A’s as they transition to Fremont, boost your signal, go HD and rival the CSN/Giants programming.

Back when I was young, we had black and white TV no cable, no remote control. There were very few games on TV. The A’s bounced around the dial, channel 44, 5, back to 44, then 4, then cable sports channel, and some local on KICU. Keeping that in mind, I am happy to see so many games broadcast. Back in the early days of TV, my uncle would set up the cables for baseball games in the stadium. He said it would take several days to set them up and take them down. Things have improved since then. I have no complaints except it seems somtimes we don’t get replays of some great plays, but it’s not the end of the world. Keep up the good work.

for generally staying focused on the on-the-field action and not spending three minutes cutting back and forth from the center field camera to the shots of the cute kids in the stands who are putting cotton candy in each other’s hair. I’ve tuned in to watch the game and I find the Giants’ telecasts on CSN unwatchable because they just spend too damned much time in the stands.

I think your graphics are greatly improved. The only nitpick I have is that on a recent Ch. 36 telecast I thought you were using the pop-up pitch count graphic too often (every 5th pitch?), to the point that it was distracting. That graphic probably doesn’t need to be used more than once per half-inning unless the inning becomes quite long.

I of course appreciate every single game that is televised on TV36. I used to enjoy Bodie’s pregame shows, and wouldn’t mind seeing something similar. But I guess my primary request (besides showing more games on TV 36) is to limit the in-game interviews—and when you have them please focus the cameras on the game.

thanks!

I would really like to see/hear more baseball smart women on tv/radio. Most of the current women on air seem to be scripted/doing “human interest” type spots. Susan Slusser and AN’s own BBG are intelligent, very baseball knowledgeable and would be a dynamic addition to any broadcast.

Keep the graphics clean and simple, don’t need too much going on. Keep the strong/interesting stats.
I can watch gameday on mlb if I want a screen FULL of statistics

Show the game! Show more games.
You do great camera shots and cuts. Don’t change a good thing there.

When I was a kid in the 70s, I mostly watched the NBC games of the week and Monday Night Baseball. Back then, it seems to me that there was more variety in camera angles during the pitch. I seem to remember whole sequences shown from a high first or high home angle. You got to see more of the field as the pitcher was releasing the ball and could see pitch movement differently. I liked this effect, it gave me the feeling of being in the stands at the game. I know that most people like the all-centerfield-all-the-time angle, but maybe mix in a few more shots from some of the other cameras. Don’t wait until a replay to use ‘em.

I would also echo the sentiments of folks in the other thread that the new score stripe across the bottom is too obtrusive. When the in-game scoreboard pops up, it really crowds the screen. I am all for in game information, but you can’t cover up the action. Maybe you should just shrink the game screen?

Thanks for soliciting opinions here. I also second the “You need a raise” comment!