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SALT LAKE CITY — In Sunday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves, special guest Hank Azaria, the voice of several Simpsons characters, announced the Dodgers starting lineup.
Instead of simply reading off the roster in his regular voice, Azaria read the names through the voices of Moe, Apu and Chief Wiggum.
Unfortunately, the crowd seems less than interested and the tense music takes away from the actual lineup, but it's still a success. Watch the video above to hear Azaria read the lineup.
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Seeing that Azaria voices more than 200 characters, should he have used more characters — maybe a different voice for each player?
Referee cam debut
The WNBA debuted a new referee camera at Saturday's Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever game. Referee Lamont Simpson wore the small device, which was mounted above his right ear.
"The first half, it took some adjusting to, especially when you started running and actually broke a sweat," Simpson told the Associated Press. "The goggles started to loosen up and the seat around the band started to loosen up. The first half was pretty much just adjusting the headset."
The camera certainly gives the fans a different view of the game. The video makes it look as though the players are right up in the face of Simpson.
"Today's broadcast was a great opportunity to be at the forefront in terms of providing viewers with unique perspectives on our game," WNBA president Laurel Richie said. "The use of ref cam certainly offered a previously unseen point of view that really brought viewers into the action, adding a whole new visual and audio component to the experience."
Should all professional leagues start using the ref cam? Would it enhance the game or just make it difficult to watch?
LeBron's block
Not a lot needs to be said about LeBron James' block on Tiago Splitter Sunday night. By now, you've probably seen it, but if you haven't, let's just say that James owned the night. Splitter came in for what looked to be a great dunk … had James been absent from the lane. Instead, James blocks the dunk for what seems like an eternity.
The blocked dunk was pretty indicative of the night for the San Antonio Spurs, who got beat by the Miami Heat. The series should continue to be great, but as Sunday night showed, if the Heat are playing well, it's hard to beat them.
