Olympic Stadium’s roof is open (or stuck open) for an afternoon game. There is a huge shadow on the field. The pitcher is in the sun, the batter is in the shade. (This ensures the batter is likely to foul out. Thank God for that, then.) The usual shot from centre field, showing the pitcher, batter and catcher clearly, along with the full flight of the pitch, is foresaken in favour of the “Labatt Angle”, which shows a shadowy blob representing the batter, catcher and umpire from behind the plate, the pitcher lit up like an overexposed (pardon the pun) photo in one’s highschool yearbook, and no possibility of following the ball once it’s left the pitcher’s hand.

But hey, at least it added some variety to the TV broadcast, eh?

The scene: Runner on 2nd, two outs. Galarraga squirts one down the line. The right fielder scoops it up and fires home. Will they score? Will the Big Cat dig for 3rd?

On QS, the director chose the following camera angles for this event:

1. Closeup of the pitcher
2. Shot of the first baseman watching the right fielder chase down the ball
3. Galarraga running to first
4. Right fielder, having just thrown the ball, watching the play
5. First baseman
6. Runner heading toward home. Just before he and the ball converge at home, cut to:
6. Galarraga pulling into second
7. Baserunner high-fiving teamates in the dugout
8. F.P, Santangelo