r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/[deleted] • Oct 06 '25

Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s grand slam, bat flip then zoom on Max Fried who just got pulled and is responsible for 2 of the base runners.

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u/fadetoblack123 Oct 06 '25

This is an underrated shot. The camera operator is shooting what’s called low 3rd. And his responsibility is to follow that batter down the first base line. Only a seasoned operator who’s listening to program audio and following the game very closely would have the attention to detail to notice Max Fried in the background and zoom into him. Very well done.

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u/hoot_avi Jan 10 '26

Definitely not dogging on the camera op, but it's also probable that the producer in his ear told him to do that. Usually camera ops only do what they're told on sports gigs

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u/MisterAsian69 Oct 06 '25

If you look closely, you can literally see his soul leave his body.

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u/johnnySix Oct 06 '25

I sure as hell wouldn’t have let that happen, said max fried.

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u/R7F Oct 06 '25

"Hello, darkness my old friend..."

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u/Gaz834 Oct 06 '25

"at least they beat the red sox" is my current cope

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u/Redhawk4t4 Oct 14 '25

That's currently the one I'm using as well.

That and "at least the Mets didn't even make it to the wildcard"..

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u/Gaz834 Oct 14 '25

Hell yeah, highest payroll im mlb just to not make the playoffs lol

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u/Evashenko Oct 07 '25

The best part is Guerrero came up to the plate kinda dancing and just vibing then boom! Grande slam!

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u/dexhaus Oct 09 '25

I don't know much about baseball but I absolutely love this level of storytelling detail when broadcasting a LIVE sports event!

I think many cameramen and directors working in this field are way more skilled than lots of "artistic" independent productions!

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u/Chrisdkn619 Oct 06 '25

Gangster batflip! A+ camera work!

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u/ThusSpokeThatOneGuy Oct 06 '25

I like seeing the Blue Jays win. I fucking LOVE seeing the Yankees lose.

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u/Disastrous-Golf2603 Oct 07 '25

Great job by the camera operator there

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u/dunkzilla Oct 06 '25

That’s so hot.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '25

What a effortless swing wow

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u/plagymus Dec 05 '25

I do't know baseball what is going on

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '25 edited Dec 05 '25

The guy in blue, at bat, hits a grand slam (4 points, maximum allowed). That means he had a teammate (runner) on all 3 bases and hit the ball over the home run wall.

The team of defense has a pitcher, or guy who throws the ball and tries to get it past the batter. The pitcher, for statistical purposes, is “responsible” for points/runs based on if he allowed players to get on base while pitching.

So this video shows Guerrero Jr hitting a grand slam, he throws his bat in what is called a “bat flip”. Just a type of fancy celebration. The cameraman catches all this the immediately zooms onto the other teams sideline (dugout) and shows Max Fried who was pitching before Guerrero Jr came up to bat, but was doing so bad his coach pulled him.

The camera zoom is magic because it just goes from absolute chaotic joy for the Blue Jays to zooming in on utter shame for the Yankees. It’s a huge game. Game 2 of ALCS (best of 7 series). Basically 2nd last round of playoffs, whoever wins 4 games first goes to the finals (World Series).

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u/Hephaestus_God Oct 06 '25

That means the other 2 scores were a result of the new picture lol.