In 1959, television networks continued to pushed for ways to enrich the baseball viewing experience. In July, controversy arose when NBC placed a camera with a high-powered lens in the centerfield stands that could create a compelling, never-before-seen view of the game for their audience. When controversy arose, mostly centered around the potential to use it as a way to steal signs, Commissioner Ford Frick asked the network to stop using it. When interviewed, not everyone shared Frick’s concern.