New Lynah scoreboard

[RichH]

Some teams do better than others with noise in MLB.

The ones who blare the bit from The Natural after a home homerun or walk off are the worst.  It sucks all the actual excitement out of the moment and replaces it with cornball Disney generic treacle.

Just let the ambient crowd noise define the moment you fucking MBA assholes.  Real life is captivating .  It does not need your programmed lard.

Fun fact (spoilers): in the book, Roy Hobbs strikes out.

On your 2nd point, on some platforms of the MLB.tv service, you can choose home/away broadcasts for video, and for audio, you can select TV announcers, radio, Spanish language (if available), or remove announcers completely and just have ballpark ambient sound. That last option may be the greatest feature in sports broadcasting since the yellow line technology.

[billhoward]

So many options, be nice to have minimal announcements. Or text overlay with goal / assist. Penalty. New goalie. Announced attendance. Now that Cornell hockey finally has enough resolution you can tell who's on the ice, we don't need that.

[Trotsky]

On your 2nd point, on some platforms of the MLB.tv service, you can choose home/away broadcasts for video, and for audio, you can select TV announcers, radio, Spanish language (if available), or remove announcers completely and just have ballpark ambient sound. That last option may be the greatest feature in sports broadcasting since the yellow line technology.

I discovered this during the Olympics.  It is great.  I want them to go to individual mic feeds so I can turn on PBP and turn off color.  I would also like interactive technology where I can deliver electric shocks to the sideline reporter.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Some teams do better than others with noise in MLB.

The ones who blare the bit from The Natural after a home homerun or walk off are the worst.  It sucks all the actual excitement out of the moment and replaces it with cornball Disney generic treacle.

Just let the ambient crowd noise define the moment you fucking MBA assholes.  Real life is captivating .  It does not need your programmed lard.

Fun fact (spoilers): in the book, Roy Hobbs strikes out.

On your 2nd point, on some platforms of the MLB.tv service, you can choose home/away broadcasts for video, and for audio, you can select TV announcers, radio, Spanish language (if available), or remove announcers completely and just have ballpark ambient sound. That last option may be the greatest feature in sports broadcasting since the yellow line technology.

Does anybody remember the NFL game back in 1980 where they had no announcers at all?  They had graphics on screen and mics on the ref.  That's it.  It was wonderful.

As to all the music and noise, I remember hearing that the reason they played music during breaks in NHL games is because the radio and TV mics would pick up individuals in the crowd, including profanity yelled at the players.  And I suppose by having piped in music, it prevents people from starting any cheers that are contrary to what management wants to hear.

[Dafatone]

Some teams do better than others with noise in MLB.

The ones who blare the bit from The Natural after a home homerun or walk off are the worst.  It sucks all the actual excitement out of the moment and replaces it with cornball Disney generic treacle.

Just let the ambient crowd noise define the moment you fucking MBA assholes.  Real life is captivating .  It does not need your programmed lard.

Fun fact (spoilers): in the book, Roy Hobbs strikes out.

On your 2nd point, on some platforms of the MLB.tv service, you can choose home/away broadcasts for video, and for audio, you can select TV announcers, radio, Spanish language (if available), or remove announcers completely and just have ballpark ambient sound. That last option may be the greatest feature in sports broadcasting since the yellow line technology.

Someone did a special on that game, I think ESPN? As you'd expect, all the talking heads yammered about how terrible it was.

Does anybody remember the NFL game back in 1980 where they had no announcers at all?  They had graphics on screen and mics on the ref.  That's it.  It was wonderful.

As to all the music and noise, I remember hearing that the reason they played music during breaks in NHL games is because the radio and TV mics would pick up individuals in the crowd, including profanity yelled at the players.  And I suppose by having piped in music, it prevents people from starting any cheers that are contrary to what management wants to hear.

[David Harding]

We should have screens above the urinals, obviously. And why not add ear-splitting advertisements, preferably with soulless techno: "This bathroom brought to you by Shortline! We gooooooooooo the distance!"

Apparently you haven't been to an NHL or AHL arena recently.  You can be sure there will be ads above the urinals.

Actually, the visual ad creep doesn't bug me that much; indeed, I've chuckled at more than a few over-urinal ads. I can look at them or ignore them.

But audio ad creep and audio intrusions (like "Jock Jams" shoved into every stoppage) make me want to tear out patch cables and kick over amps. The idiots who think "it's just one short ad" or that they're "giving the people what they want" don't seem to realize that what they're actually doing is suppressing crowd involvement. And none of us can just "ignore them." That's not the way our ears work.

It's all anti-human.

Minor league baseball was basically ruined by this by around the late 90s.

Also Junior Hockey.

It's crept into MLB now, too.  There has to be noise between EVERY pitch.  The entire experience is now pitched to 6-year olds.  I'm sure the algorithms (developed by Cornell HumEcies) show rats hit the feeder bar more frequently when bombarded by constant noise.  God bless consumerism.

I assume symphonies now have piped in crowd noise and movie clips between movements.

A USHL team plays at a rink just a few minutes away from us.  I've seen several Cornell-bound players there.  The hockey is enjoyable, but we very rarely go because they turn up the volume so loud that it is painful and I don't want any more hearing loss.

[redice]

We should have screens above the urinals, obviously. And why not add ear-splitting advertisements, preferably with soulless techno: "This bathroom brought to you by Shortline! We gooooooooooo the distance!"

Apparently you haven't been to an NHL or AHL arena recently.  You can be sure there will be ads above the urinals.

Actually, the visual ad creep doesn't bug me that much; indeed, I've chuckled at more than a few over-urinal ads. I can look at them or ignore them.

But audio ad creep and audio intrusions (like "Jock Jams" shoved into every stoppage) make me want to tear out patch cables and kick over amps. The idiots who think "it's just one short ad" or that they're "giving the people what they want" don't seem to realize that what they're actually doing is suppressing crowd involvement. And none of us can just "ignore them." That's not the way our ears work.

It's all anti-human.

Minor league baseball was basically ruined by this by around the late 90s.

Also Junior Hockey.

It's crept into MLB now, too.  There has to be noise between EVERY pitch.  The entire experience is now pitched to 6-year olds.  I'm sure the algorithms (developed by Cornell HumEcies) show rats hit the feeder bar more frequently when bombarded by constant noise.  God bless consumerism.

I assume symphonies now have piped in crowd noise and movie clips between movements.

A USHL team plays at a rink just a few minutes away from us.  I've seen several Cornell-bound players there.  The hockey is enjoyable, but we very rarely go because they turn up the volume so loud that it is painful and I don't want any more hearing loss.

This is common to far too many rinks...   I often carry earplugs to rinks for that very reason...  It's just plain offensive!!!

[Trotsky]

Come the Revolution we will strangle the last salesman with the entrails of the last marketeer.

(Don't worry.  We'll do the bankers first.)

[drs48]

I was worried.

[billhoward]

A USHL team plays at a rink just a few minutes away from us.  I've seen several Cornell-bound players there.  The hockey is enjoyable, but we very rarely go because they turn up the volume so loud that it is painful and I don't want any more hearing loss.

... from what, the sex-drugs-rock 'n' roll years?

[billhoward]

There's offensive and there's offensive. The latter being what your child's hockey bag smells like midway through the season. Or yours if you play pickup post-Cornell and sometimes forget to bring it in from the trunk and air out the contents.

[marty]

There's offensive and there's offensive. The latter being what your child's hockey bag smells like midway through the season. Or yours if you play pickup post-Cornell and sometimes forget to bring it in from the trunk and air out the contents.

Jeez, The Crimson Band smells off key tonight,  eh?

[Swampy]

We should have screens above the urinals, obviously. And why not add ear-splitting advertisements, preferably with soulless techno: "This bathroom brought to you by Shortline! We gooooooooooo the distance!"

Apparently you haven't been to an NHL or AHL arena recently.  You can be sure there will be ads above the urinals.

Actually, the visual ad creep doesn't bug me that much; indeed, I've chuckled at more than a few over-urinal ads. I can look at them or ignore them.

But audio ad creep and audio intrusions (like "Jock Jams" shoved into every stoppage) make me want to tear out patch cables and kick over amps. The idiots who think "it's just one short ad" or that they're "giving the people what they want" don't seem to realize that what they're actually doing is suppressing crowd involvement. And none of us can just "ignore them." That's not the way our ears work.

It's all anti-human.

Minor league baseball was basically ruined by this by around the late 90s.

Also Junior Hockey.

It's crept into MLB now, too.  There has to be noise between EVERY pitch.  The entire experience is now pitched to 6-year olds.  I'm sure the algorithms (developed by Cornell HumEcies) show rats hit the feeder bar more frequently when bombarded by constant noise.  God bless consumerism.

I assume symphonies now have piped in crowd noise and movie clips between movements.

A USHL team plays at a rink just a few minutes away from us.  I've seen several Cornell-bound players there.  The hockey is enjoyable, but we very rarely go because they turn up the volume so loud that it is painful and I don't want any more hearing loss.

This is common to far too many rinks...   I often carry earplugs to rinks for that very reason...  It's just plain offensive!!!

Yes, wish I had discovered these when I was at Cornell and had been smart enough to use them.

[Trotsky]

We should have screens above the urinals, obviously. And why not add ear-splitting advertisements, preferably with soulless techno: "This bathroom brought to you by Shortline! We gooooooooooo the distance!"

Apparently you haven't been to an NHL or AHL arena recently.  You can be sure there will be ads above the urinals.

Actually, the visual ad creep doesn't bug me that much; indeed, I've chuckled at more than a few over-urinal ads. I can look at them or ignore them.

But audio ad creep and audio intrusions (like "Jock Jams" shoved into every stoppage) make me want to tear out patch cables and kick over amps. The idiots who think "it's just one short ad" or that they're "giving the people what they want" don't seem to realize that what they're actually doing is suppressing crowd involvement. And none of us can just "ignore them." That's not the way our ears work.

It's all anti-human.

Minor league baseball was basically ruined by this by around the late 90s.

Also Junior Hockey.

It's crept into MLB now, too.  There has to be noise between EVERY pitch.  The entire experience is now pitched to 6-year olds.  I'm sure the algorithms (developed by Cornell HumEcies) show rats hit the feeder bar more frequently when bombarded by constant noise.  God bless consumerism.

I assume symphonies now have piped in crowd noise and movie clips between movements.

A USHL team plays at a rink just a few minutes away from us.  I've seen several Cornell-bound players there.  The hockey is enjoyable, but we very rarely go because they turn up the volume so loud that it is painful and I don't want any more hearing loss.

This is common to far too many rinks...   I often carry earplugs to rinks for that very reason...  It's just plain offensive!!!

Yes, wish I had discovered these when I was at Cornell and had been smart enough to use them.

Worksite headphones get the point across better.  Also have that nice "I'm an introvert, I don't want to interact with you" feel.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

We should have screens above the urinals, obviously. And why not add ear-splitting advertisements, preferably with soulless techno: "This bathroom brought to you by Shortline! We gooooooooooo the distance!"

Apparently you haven't been to an NHL or AHL arena recently.  You can be sure there will be ads above the urinals.

Actually, the visual ad creep doesn't bug me that much; indeed, I've chuckled at more than a few over-urinal ads. I can look at them or ignore them.

But audio ad creep and audio intrusions (like "Jock Jams" shoved into every stoppage) make me want to tear out patch cables and kick over amps. The idiots who think "it's just one short ad" or that they're "giving the people what they want" don't seem to realize that what they're actually doing is suppressing crowd involvement. And none of us can just "ignore them." That's not the way our ears work.

It's all anti-human.

Minor league baseball was basically ruined by this by around the late 90s.

Also Junior Hockey.

It's crept into MLB now, too.  There has to be noise between EVERY pitch.  The entire experience is now pitched to 6-year olds.  I'm sure the algorithms (developed by Cornell HumEcies) show rats hit the feeder bar more frequently when bombarded by constant noise.  God bless consumerism.

I assume symphonies now have piped in crowd noise and movie clips between movements.

A USHL team plays at a rink just a few minutes away from us.  I've seen several Cornell-bound players there.  The hockey is enjoyable, but we very rarely go because they turn up the volume so loud that it is painful and I don't want any more hearing loss.

This is common to far too many rinks...   I often carry earplugs to rinks for that very reason...  It's just plain offensive!!!

Yes, wish I had discovered these when I was at Cornell and had been smart enough to use them.

Worksite headphones get the point across better.  Also have that nice "I'm an introvert, I don't want to interact with you" feel.

Actually, a cell phone will have that same effect.