As I was sitting here trying to think of a topic to blog about that won’t fry my exam-week-addled brain, I’ve been keeping tabs on the Giants-Phillies game in San Francisco via Major League Baseball’s site. Now, watching a game over an Internet play-tracking system can’t give you the excitement of watching a play unfold. But it’s amazing how much data you have at your disposal - you can see what the whole lineup has been doing. Every pitch’s location and result is tracked. Charts for each batter’s previous at-bats are right there. It’s pretty cool.
Pat Burrell flying out to end the inning with men on first and second stinks on the TV or on the Internet, though.
It stinks in person too.