For its final appearance of the 2021 season, Baseball TV France brought its expertise to Normandy, setting up shop at the Huskies de Rouen’s den, the Pierre Roland field. The French Series kicked off this weekend with a promising lineup: two clashes between the Classification A champion and the Classification B champion. Rouen, the group leader, is defending its 15th title, eyeing its 16th, against Sénart, which has only one (2014). The equipment is set up on the « visitors' » dugout side, not without some difficulties. One camera has to be placed on the clubhouse roof, another in the middle of an impenetrable vegetation behind the fence… Dozens of meters of extension cords.
Fortunately, the welcome was perfect. In addition to the coffee and catering, the Huskies lent us a hand. This is how we can thank all the volunteers who, always with a smile, helped us. Pierre-Yves Rolland, Mrs. Blondel, Dylan Glisson himself, Luc Piquet himself, Richard, who treated us to his climbing skills, and Jean-Christophe!
The experience, though exhausting, was above all full of beautiful encounters.
There are many memories. Technical issues, managing accounts, cameras, line-ups, sometimes capricious networks, the rain that made an appearance (just once), a few broken bats flying over our heads, exchanged glances with the players, impromptu exchanges, shared moments with the actors of the news, a new perspective on this fantastic adventure that is French baseball. This unprecedented angle, well received, I must say, threw us into a universe still quite unexplored today. So, like a few pioneers, we move forward with the curiosity that characterizes and always accompanies those who invent.
We hope to have brought this added value that is dear to us, that of accessible baseball, visible to as many people as possible. Also aware of the improvements to be made, we’ll see you next year with the same enthusiasm for new « lives »!
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Vincent Picard
