Monday’s Home Run Derby was supposed to be the best in the event’s history. The lineup was stacked, the balls were juiced and the air was thin. It had all the ingredients to be legendary. And while it was a fun time, the broadcast made it hard to follow what was going on.
A lot of viewers thought that the issue was the split-screen view ESPN employed. Indeed, the constant action on both sides of the screen made it difficult to decide where your eyes should be focused. It was helpful to see each swing but sometimes a hitter would appear to make less-than-stellar contact and, because they were at Coors Field, it would turn out to be a homer.