March 14, 2012

Launching Pad

Baseball Players look forward to the new iPad:

“Look around the clubhouse,” says Rob Coughlin, the Cincinnati Reds’ manager of video scouting. “Just about every single (player) has an iPad they can use to prepare for a game.”

Coughlin says the third-generation iPad’s improved resolution will enhance those efforts, noting the Reds installed high-definition cameras at Great America Ballpark this off-season in hopes of gaining a scouting edge.

“With the ‘3,’ now you’re going to be able to see the grip on the baseball, perhaps even the rotation of the baseball and be able to (better) break down mechanics,” he says. ” A decade ago (the latest) was VHS tapes, then the quality of video improved when everything went digital. Now, the next step is getting everything in high definition. The clearer the picture, the clearer you can see what the pitcher is trying to do.”

My daughter is working a very long day Friday at the Boston Apple Store (currently without power do to a transformer fire in Back Bay yesterday). Visiting players and some from the Red Sox are known to frequent the establishment.

Hat tip, BBTF.

3 thoughts on “Launching Pad

  1. David Pinto Post author

    Joseph J. Finn » I can confirm this. My daughter tells me about celebrities she meets, and they all come into the store to buy things. The store does try to keep them from being bothered when they are in the store, but otherwise they are treated like everyone else. She met Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick recently. Unfortunately, it did not increase my six degrees of Kevin Bacon score, since I was already one-off.

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