Taylor Made
Being in different leagues, the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins rarely play each other. And today, the Cubs didn't just play against Minnesota, but played the game in Minneapolis for (I think) the first time.
The Cubs have a very popular (and good) lead field reporter named Taylor McGregor. (She has a degree in broadcast journalism and does work for ESPN.) She also has a wonderful sense of humor, and is often the target of joking with the booth. Anyway, someone on the broadcasting staff had the fun idea, being in Minneapolis, to have her film an homage to the famous opening of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. And what I suspect is what prompted the idea (along with being in Minneapolis) is the additionally fun thing -- that they called their version "Mary Taylor Moore."
The crew apparently didn't have time to get the music rights for the video (or perhaps it cost too much, but I really think this was just a spur-of-the moment thing), so they added some similar-ish style music. But they got the graphics right.
No, the video isn't a spot-on recreation. (And as Taylor McGregor notes afterwards about the iconic TV series from the '70s -- "I wasn't alive in the '70s." And later adds that she's never even seen the show. Which is why she asks, "How did I do?") But it's nonetheless very cute.
The quality of the video is definitely good, but since I had to record it off my computer monitor, it's not the best. However, the sound is soft, so it might help to increase your volume. Also, it's possible that it might take a few seconds for the video to load -- if so, be patient, it will get there. But that just might have been for when I was uploading it the first time.
Anyway, this is how they opened the Cubs broadcast today.
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