TBS 2008 ALCS Broadcast Team and Schedule
Athens, GA (Oct 10, 2008) - The Major League Baseball (MLB) American League Championship Series (ALCS) is starting up tonight on TBS. Here are the talent and production assignments, as well as the schedule for broadcasts. Note that for games 1 and 2, the pre- and post-game shows will originate from the studio. Starting with game 3, the shows will move to the game sites.
Pre/Post-Game Shows
Host: Ernie Johnson
Analyst: Cal Ripken
Analyst: Dennis Eckersley
Analyst: Harold Reynolds
Game Broadcasts
Play-by-Play: Chip Caray
Analyst: Ron Darling
Field Reporter: Buck Martinez
Field Reporter: Craig Sager
Producer: Glenn Diamond
Director: Lonnie Dale
Broadcast Schedule
Game 1: Red Sox @ Rays
Friday, October 10
TBS MLB On Deck presented by Sprint - 8:00 PM ET
Game Time - 8:30 PM ET
Post Game (Inside MLB presented by Captain Morgan)
Game 2: Red Sox @ Rays
Saturday, October 11
TBS MLB On Deck presented by Sprint - 7:30 PM ET
Game Time - 8:00 PM ET
Post Game (Inside MLB presented by Captain Morgan)
Game 3: Rays @ Red Sox
Monday, October 13
TBS MLB On Deck presented by Sprint - 4:00 PM ET
Game Time - 4:30 PM ET
Post Game (Inside MLB presented by Captain Morgan)
Game 4: Rays @ Red Sox
Tuesday, October 14
TBS MLB On Deck presented by Sprint - 8:00 PM ET
Game Time - 8:30 PM ET
Post Game (Inside MLB presented by Captain Morgan)
Game 5*: Rays @ Red Sox
Wednesday, October 16
TBS MLB On Deck presented by Sprint - 8:00 PM ET
Game Time - 8:30 PM ET
Post Game (Inside MLB presented by Captain Morgan)
Game 6*: Red Sox @ Rays
Saturday, October 18
TBS MLB On Deck presented by Sprint - 4:00 PM ET
Game Time - 4:30 PM ET
Post Game (Inside MLB presented by Captain Morgan)
Game 7*: Red Sox @ Rays
Sunday, October 19
TBS MLB On Deck presented by Sprint - 8:00 PM ET
Game Time - 8:30 PM ET
Post Game (Inside MLB presented by Captain Morgan)
*if necessary
Photo Credits
Lonnie Dale Photograph Copyright 2007 by Eye on Sports Media/The Cayuga Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Harold Reynolds Photograph Courtesy of MLB.com
All Other Photographs Courtesy of Turner Sports
The broadcast team covering the Red Sox-Rays series should make some attempt to be a little more objective in their broadcasts. They act too much like a franchise paid team.