Watch Baseball from a New Angle - Straight Ahead!

I agree with you.  I once sat in the centerfield bleachers at Fenway Park with binoculars, looking at the pitcher and catcher at essentially the angle you suggest.  It was a revelation.  I could now really see how a pitcher's motion and the movement of the ball could fool a hitter.  Tim Wakefield, a knuckleball specialist, was pitching for the Red Sox, and his pitches moved at a different speed and trajectory than you'd have expected from his arm movement.

I don't know how one could convince the MLB to put a camera at the appropriate spot.  Perhaps someone could show Bud Selig how it would look on HDTV!

I don't know how you could promote this idea effectively.  I wonder what would happen if you submitted your suggestion via the

I think inserting a technology like implemented in tennis might help . Hawk eye.

It's not that simple. There are advantages and disadvantages to every angle you choose. Your suggestion is an interesting one but I think it will make it harder to follow the ball once it's hit. Another consideration is that it'll stop the viewer from knowing what's going on second base.

Anyway I'm not against trying it out and seeing how it goes.