Watch Baseball from a New Angle - Straight Ahead!

I've been a big baseball fan my whole life.  But after spending time in India this year (around Cricket worlld cup time), I realized that it would be smarter and more enjoyable to watch a baseball game (specifically the pitchers delivery to the batter) from directly behind the mound - not at some angle that postiions the pitcher at the top left and hitter at the bottom right of the screen.  Particularly for Lefty pitchers, you just can't tell the path the ball is taking in and out of the strike zone on its way to the plate.  And its not always clear why some pitchers are so hard to hit because we’re not watching at the right angle.  And finally, you really just can't tell balls and strikes as well from that angle.  So my questions are, Does anyone agree with me? And if so, how can we affect this change in Major League baseball (hopefully starting with the Mets)

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yeddascott
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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!

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thanks for the post - i'm glad to hear others agree... but i don't suppose Bud Selig is reading these posts... any thoughts on how to get this point through to the league (or the individual teams) would be much appreciated.
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yeddascott
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I don't know how you could promote this idea effectively.  I wonder what would happen if you submitted your suggestion via the

MLB or Mets website?
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Sky11
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I think inserting a technology like implemented in tennis might help . Hawk eye.
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moretoknow
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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. 
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