List of National League Division Series Broadcasters

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The following is a list of the television networks and announcers who have covered the National League Division Series throughout the years.

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[edit] 2006

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
Los Angeles Dodgers/New York Mets ESPN:HD (Games 1)
Fox:HD (Games 2, 3)
Gary Thorne (Game 1)
Thom Brennaman (Games 2, 3)
Joe Morgan and Steve Phillips (Game 1)
Steve Lyons (Game 2)
Tim McCarver (Game 3)
St. Louis Cardinals/San Diego Padres ESPN:HD (Games 1, 2)
ESPN2:HD (Game 3)
Fox:HD (Game 4)
Chris Berman (Games 1, 2)
Jon Miller (Game 3)
Thom Brennaman (Game 4)
Orel Hershiser (Games 1, 2)
Joe Morgan (Game 3)
Tim McCarver (Game 4)

[edit] 2005

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
St. Louis Cardinals/San Diego Padres ESPN:HD (Games 1, 3)
ESPN2:HD (Game 2)
Jon Miller (Games 1, 3)
Dave O'Brien (Game 2)
Joe Morgan (Games 1, 3)
Steve Phillips and Eric Karros (Game 1)
Houston Astros/Atlanta Braves ESPN:HD (Games 1, 4)
Fox:HD (Game 2, 3)
Dave O'Brien (Games 1, 4)
Thom Brennaman (Game 2) and Josh Lewin (Game 3)
Steve Phillips and Eric Karros (Game 1) and Rick Sutcliffe (Game 4)
Steve Lyons (Games 2, 3)

[edit] 2004

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
St. Louis Cardinals/Los Angeles Dodgers ESPN (Game 1)
Fox (Games 2, 3, 4)
Jon Miller (Game 1)
Joe Buck (Game 2) and Thom Brennaman (Games 3, 4)
Joe Morgan (Game 1)
Tim McCarver (Games 2, 3, 4)
Houston Astros/Atlanta Braves ESPN (Games 1, 2, 4) and ESPN2 (Game 3)
Fox (Game 5)
Dave O'Brien (Games 1, 2, 3)
Jon Miller (Game 4)
Josh Lewin (Game 5)
Jeff Brantley and David Justice (Games 1, 2, 3)
Joe Morgan (Game 4)
Steve Lyons (Game 5)

[edit] 2003

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
Florida Marlins/San Francisco Giants ESPN (Games 1, 2) and ESPN2 (Games 3, 4) Chris Berman (Games 1, 2, 3) and Dave O'Brien (Game 4) Rick Sutcliffe and Tony Gwynn
Chicago Cubs/Atlanta Braves Fox (Games 1, 4, 5)
ESPN (Games 2, 3)
Thom Brennaman (Games 1, 4, 5)
Jon Miller (Games 2, 3)
Steve Lyons (Games 1, 4, 5)
Joe Morgan (Games 2, 3)

[edit] 2002

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
San Francisco Giants/Atlanta Braves ABC Family (Game 1)
Fox (Games 2, 4)
FX (Game 3)
Dave O'Brien (Game 1)
Thom Brennaman (Games 2, 4) and Josh Lewin (Game 3)
Tony Gwynn (Game 1)
Steve Lyons (Games 2, 3, 4)
St. Louis Cardinals/Arizona Diamondbacks ABC Family Chris Berman (Games 1, 2)
Jon Miller (Game 3)
Rick Sutcliffe (Games 1, 2)
Joe Morgan (Game 3)

[edit] 2001

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
Arizona Diamondbacks/St. Louis Cardinals Fox Family (Games 1, 2, 3, 4) and Fox (Game 5) Thom Brennaman (Games 1, 2)
Joe Buck (Games 3, 4, 5)
Steve Lyons (Games 1, 2)
Tim McCarver (Games 3, 4, 5)
Atlanta Braves/Houston Astros Fox Family (Games 1, 2) and Fox (Game 3) Kenny Albert (Games 1, 2) and Mel Proctor (Game 3) Rod Allen

[edit] 2000

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
New York Mets/San Francisco Giants ESPN (Games 1, 4)
Fox (Games 2, 3)
Jon Miller (Games 1, 4)
Thom Brennaman (Game 2)
Joe Buck (Game 3)
Joe Morgan (Games 1, 4)
Bob Brenly (Game 2)
Tim McCarver (Game 3)
St. Louis Cardinals/Atlanta Braves ESPN Jon Miller (Games 1, 3)
Chris Berman
Buck Martinez (Games 1, 3)
Rick Sutcliffe

[edit] 1999

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
Atlanta Braves/Houston Astros ESPN Jon Miller Rick Sutcliffe (Games 1, 3, 4) and Joe Morgan (Game 2)
New York Mets/Arizona Diamondbacks ESPN (Games 1, 2)
NBC (Game 3)
ESPN2 (Game 4)
Chris Berman (Games 1, 2, 4)
Bob Costas (Game 3)
Ray Knight (Games 1, 2, 4) and Buck Martinez (Games 1, 2)
Joe Morgan

[edit] 1998

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
San Diego Padres/Houston Astros ESPN (Games 1, 2, 3)
Fox (Game 4)
Jon Miller (Games 1, 2, 3)
Thom Brennaman (Game 4)
Joe Morgan (Games 1, 2) and Joe Carter (Game 3)
Bob Brenly (Game 4)
Atlanta Braves/Chicago Cubs ESPN (Game 1)
Fox (Game 2)
NBC (Game 3)
Jon Miller (Game 1)
Joe Buck (Game 2)
Bob Costas (Game 3)
Joe Carter (Game 1)
Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly (Game 2)
Joe Morgan (Game 3)

[edit] 1997

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
Florida Marlins/San Francisco Giants ESPN (Games 1, 2)
NBC (Game 3)
Chris Berman (Games 1, 2)
Bob Costas (Game 3)
Ray Knight (Games 1, 2)
Bob Uecker and Joe Morgan (Game 3)
Atlanta Braves/Houston Astros ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan (Game 1) and Reggie Jackson (Games 2, 3)

[edit] 1996

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
St. Louis Cardinals/San Diego Padres ESPN (Games 1, 2)
NBC (Game 3)
Chris Berman (Games 1, 2)
Bob Costas (Game 3)
Buck Martinez (Games 1, 2)
Bob Uecker and Joe Morgan (Game 3)
Atlanta Braves/Los Angeles Dodgers ESPN (Game 1)
Fox (Games 2, 3)
Chris Berman (Game 1)
Joe Buck (Games 2, 3)
Buck Martinez (Game 1)
Tim McCarver (Games 2, 3) and Bob Brenly (Game 3)

[edit] 1995

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
Atlanta Braves/Colorado Rockies NBC (Games 1, 2)
ABC (Games 3, 4)
Greg Gumbel (Games 1, 2)
Pete Van Wieren (Games 3, 4)
Joe Morgan (Games 1, 2)
Larry Dierker (Games 3, 4)
Cincinnati Reds/Los Angeles Dodgers NBC (Games 1, 2)
ABC (Game 3)
Pete Van Wieren (Games 1, 2)
Al Michaels (Game 3)
Larry Dierker (Games 1, 2)
Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver (Game 3)

[edit] See also

[edit] 1981

Series Network(s) Play-by-play Color Commentator(s)
Los Angeles Dodgers/Houston Astros NBC Joe Garagiola Tony Kubek
Montreal Expos/Philadelphia Phillies NBC Dick Enberg Tom Seaver

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  • From 1996-2000, NBC aired LDS games on Tuesday/Friday/Saturday nights. Fox aired LDS games on Wednesday/Thursday nights, Saturdays in the late afternoon, plus Sunday/Monday nights (if necessary).
  • ABC Family's coverage of the 2002 Division Series was produced by ESPN. The reason that games were on ABC Family instead of ESPN was because The Walt Disney Company (ESPN's parent company) bought Fox Family from the Fox Broadcasting Company. The ABC Family/ESPN inherited Division Series package included in Fox's then exclusive television contract with Major League Baseball (initiated in 2001). ABC Family had no other choice but to fulfill the contract handed to them. The only use of the ABC Family "bug" was for a ten second period when returning from a commercial break (in the lower right corner of the screen).
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