Now that Major League Baseball is on again I watched a couple of MLB Daily Recap shows. In general they are daily 45-minute episodes covering all the games.

In each game they show highlights: every scoring at-bat and some miscellaneous great or notable plays. The video used is broadcast feeds I think because they have info graphics. There is no narration just the broadcast teams and it switches between the home and away teams I guess based on which had better narration though tending to be the home broadcast if the home team does well in the play or vice versa. About half the time you see the final out and the other half you see the last scoring play and then it moves on to the next game.

On the positive side 45 minutes of action is better than a few minutes in a Sports Center segment. But as I'm watching an episode its lack of cohesive narration makes for a disjointed experience. It's a lot of little clips without a story behind it (and yes the story is the game itself but watch Sports Center and see how they build up to dramatic moments and add emotion to your viewing experience).

I guess Apple is trying to make it more of a pure experience. Maybe it's that each game gets only 3 minutes or so. When I watch an NFL Highlights of a game it's 12 to 15 minutes and is a cohesive experience. Similarly the MLS 7-minute recaps are cohesive. Oh well, overall MLB Daily Recap doesn't work for me.