The NLCS is on Fox this year so we're treated to the dulcet tones and brilliant insights of Tim McCarver and Joe Buck. It's the bottom of the first and LA has a 1-0 lead courtesy of a Manny Ramirez RBI. Discuss!

Five hours to game time, and I've got a cavalcade of random questions hurtling through my mind about Game 1 of the NLCS. Comment away with your thoughts: At what point of the game does Tim McCarver start launching his venomous anti-Manny opinions? And will Joe Buck tell him to shut up? How ...

Season Series: Tied, 4-4 (Philadelphia outscored LA, 43-27 in the eight games; Each team swept a four-game series at home.) Television: FOX, Joe Buck and Tim McCarver Schedule: Game 1: Thursday, October 9, 8:22 p.m. - Los Angeles (Lowe) at Philadelphia (Hamels). Game 2: Friday, ...

Somehow, the MLB playoffs just aren't dramatic enough for the people charged with announcing them. As if simply describing what's happening in front of them isn't enough, baseball announcers tend to go far past the realm of reality during the playoffs. This hyperbolic tendency is what gave rise ...

The McCarver-Ramirez wars continue, as Manny fires back: Tim McCarver has been announcing World Series games since 1985, and he'll be assigned to the booth with Joe Buck for the 2008 NLCS, starting October 9. Manny Ramirez, the slugger who joined the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 1, is among ...