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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Behind The Cameras At Time Warner Cable’s SportsNet LA
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Behind The Cameras At Time Warner Cable’s SportsNet LA

Matthew Moreno
April 24, 2015
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Behind The Cameras At Time Warner Cable’s Sportsnet La
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With the Los Angeles Dodgers on the road to face the San Francisco Giants, Time Warner Cable’s SportsNet LA studios in El Segundo, Calif., played host to representatives from multiple blogs Wednesday evening.

Coordinated by Nadia Gonzalez, Communications Manager at TWC Sports, attendants from Dodger Blue (formerly Dodgers Nation), Lasorda’s Lair, Think Blue LA and True Blue LA were given a behind-the-scenes look at a night’s work before, during and after Dodgers games.

On the set of “Access: SportsNet Dodgers” that night were, host John Hartung, and analysts Orel Hershiser and Nomar Garciaparra.

Prior to the show going live, the trio reviewed last minute notes and Hershiser said in jest to his co-workers that they act professional and give their best effort as visitors were on the set watching. While Hartung, Hershiser and Garciaparra were great on camera, their chemistry off it is what makes the show tick.

After the 30-minute show concluded, Director of Studio Operations Peter Bothe offered insight into the building of the set, which is solely dedicated to the Dodgers — a key advantage when designing the studio, Bothe explained.

“We’re never going to trick somebody when we’re showing them TV here into thinking that we’re at Dodger Stadium,” he said.

“We’ve duplicated the corrugated steel to resemble what you see on the exterior of the stadium at Dodger Stadium and the crowning achievement being what used to be called Diamond Vision and now it’s Dodger Vision. Of all of the eye candy at the stadium, that is the key and we duplicated it here and we’re really proud of it.”

In order to duplicate the infamous scoreboard from Dodger Stadium, Bothe explained the version inside the SportsNet LA studio relies on several mirrors and LED lights to project the image on the screen.

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From learning of specialized measures TWC has taken to leave as small as possible carbon footprint with their studio to various cameras needed in order to broadcast SportsNet LA programming, it was time to watch the game and enjoy tacos.

Gonzalez and senior director of public relations Andrew Fegyveresi joined the bloggers in the boardroom and soon after, Hartung, Hershiser and Garciaparra sat with the group. With former players and inquiring bloggers in the same room, it naturally led to a discussion on the latest trends in baseball.

Garciaparra is a strong advocate to swinging early in the count and reinforces the notion by instructing the bloggers to check his career stats on the first pitch of an at-bat — .365/ .370/.611 with 62 home runs, 85 doubles, 441 total hits and 215 RBIs in 1,236 plate appearances.

Pitchers want to get ahead in the count, so why not swing early, on what may be the best pitch of the at-bat, he argues. Another hot topic, what “batted around” should be defined as was also discussed. Vin Scully has previously said it’s 10, but Hershiser believes it’s when nine men come to plate — adding more confusion to the subject.

In one of the more interesting and revealing demonstrations I have witnessed, Hershiser discussed some of the intricacies and difficulties of being a Major-League pitcher. The 1988 Cy Young Award-winner positioned two 8.5×11 papers side by side to demonstrate the width of home plate (17 inches).

Hershiser then asked the on-lookers to imagine needing to perfectly locate one pitch after another with little room to spare. Garciaparra chimed in, explaining as a hitter, he’s capable of determining when a pitch is a mere centimeters off the plate or when he should swing at an inside pitch.

The on-air talent eventually needed to begin preparing for their postgame responsibilities and the Dodgers wound up losing 3-2 on a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, which was the only negative of the evening.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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