List of American League Division Series Broadcasters
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The following is a list of the television networks and announcers who have covered the American League Division Series throughout the years.
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[edit] 2006
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| Detroit Tigers/New York Yankees | FOX:HD (Games 1, 4) ESPN:HD (Games 2, 3) |
Joe Buck (Game 1) Jon Miller (Games 2, 3) Josh Lewin (Game 4) |
Tim McCarver (Game 1) Joe Morgan (Games 2, 3) Steve Lyons (Game 4) |
| Oakland Athletics/Minnesota Twins | ESPN:HD | Jon Miller (Game 1) Dave O'Brien (Games 2, 3) |
Joe Morgan (Game 1) Rick Sutcliffe and Eric Karros (Games 2, 3) |
[edit] 2005
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| Chicago White Sox/Boston Red Sox | ESPN:HD (Games 1, 2) ESPN2:HD (Game 3) |
Chris Berman | Rick Sutcliffe and Mike Piazza |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/New York Yankees | FOX:HD (Games 1, 4, 5) ESPN:HD (Games 2, 3) |
Joe Buck (Games 1, 5) and Thom Brennaman (Game 4) Jon Miller (Games 2, 3) |
Tim McCarver (Games 1, 4, 5) Joe Morgan (Games 2, 3) |
[edit] 2004
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| Boston Red Sox/Anaheim Angels | ESPN | Chris Berman | Rick Sutcliffe and Tony Gwynn |
| New York Yankees/Minnesota Twins | FOX (Games 1, 4) ESPN (Games 2, 3) |
Joe Buck (Game 1) Jon Miller (Games 2, 3) Josh Lewin (Game 4) |
Tim McCarver (Game 1) Joe Morgan (Games 2, 3) Steve Lyons (Game 4) |
[edit] 2003
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| New York Yankees/Minnesota Twins | ESPN (Games 1, 3, 4) FOX (Game 2) |
Jon Miller (Game 1) Joe Buck (Game 2) Gary Thorne (Games 3, 4) |
Joe Morgan (Game 1) Tim McCarver (Game 2) Jeff Brantley and David Justice (Games 3, 4) |
| Boston Red Sox/Oakland Athletics | ESPN (Games 1, 4) ESPN2 (Games 2, 3) FOX (Game 5) |
Dave O'Brien (Game 1) Jon Miller (Games 2, 3, 4) Thom Brennaman (Game 5) |
Jeff Brantley (Game 1) Joe Morgan (Games 2, 3, 4) Steve Lyons (Game 5) |
[edit] 2002
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| Anaheim Angles/New York Yankees | FOX (Games 1, 2, 4) ABC Family |
Joe Buck (Games 1, 2) Jon Miller (Game 3) Thom Brennaman (Game 4) |
Tim McCarver (Games 1, 2, 4) Joe Morgan (Game 3) |
| Minnesota Twins/Oakland Athletics | ABC Family | Jon Miller (Games 1, 2, 5) Dave O'Brien (Games 3, 4) |
Joe Morgan (Games 1, 2, 5) Tony Gwynn (Games 3, 4) and Rick Sutcliffe (Games 3, 4) |
[edit] 2001
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| New York Yankees/Oakland Athletics | FOX | Joe Buck Thom Brennaman |
Tim McCarver Steve Lyons |
| Seattle Mariners/Cleveland Indians | FOX (Games 1, 3, 5) Fox Family (Games 2, 4) |
Josh Lewin | Rex Hudler |
[edit] 2000
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| New York Yankees/Oakland Athletics | NBC (Games 1, 3, 4)/Pax (Game 1) FOX (Game 5) |
Skip Caray (Games 1, 3, 4) Joe Buck (Game 2) Thom Brennaman (Game 5) |
Joe Morgan (Games 1, 3, 4) Tim McCarver (Game 2) Bob Brenly (Game 5) |
| Seattle Mariners/Chicago White Sox | ESPN | Chris Berman | Rick Sutcliffe |
[edit] 1999
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| New York Yankees/Texas Rangers | NBC (Games 1, 3) FOX (Game 2) |
Bob Costas (Games 1, 3) Joe Buck (Game 2) |
Joe Morgan (Games 1, 3) Tim McCarver (Game 2) |
| Boston Red Sox/Cleveland Indians | FOX (Games 1, 3, 4, 5) ESPN (Game 2) |
Joe Buck (Games 1, 5) Jon Miller (Game 2) Thom Brennaman (Games 3, 4) |
Tim McCarver (Games 1, 5) Joe Morgan (Game 2) Bob Brenly (Games 3, 4, 5) |
[edit] 1998
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| New York Yankees/Texas Rangers | FOX (Game 1) NBC (Games 2, 3) |
Joe Buck (Game 1) Bob Costas (Games 2, 3) |
Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly (Game 1) Joe Morgan |
| Cleveland Indians/Boston Red Sox | ESPN (Games 1, 2, 3) FOX |
Chris Berman (Games 1, 2, 3) Joe Buck (Game 4) |
Ray Knight (Games 1, 2, 3) Tim McCarver |
[edit] 1997
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| Cleveland Indians/New York Yankees | FOX (Games 1, 2, 4, 5) NBC (Game 3) |
Joe Buck (Games 1, 2, 4, 5) Bob Costas (Game 3) |
Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly (Games 1, 2, 4, 5) Bob Uecker and Joe Morgan |
| Baltimore Orioles/Seattle Mariners | NBC (Game 1) ESPN (Games 2, 4) FOX (Game 3) |
Bob Costas (Game 1) Jon Miller (Games 2, 4) Joe Buck (Game 3) |
Bob Uecker (Game 1) and Joe Morgan (Games 1, 2, 4) Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly (Game 3) |
[edit] 1996
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| New York Yankees/Texas Rangers | NBC (Games 1, 3) FOX (Game 2) ESPN (Game 4) |
Bob Costas (Games 1, 3) Thom Brennaman (Game 2) Jon Miller (Game 4) |
Bob Uecker and Joe Morgan (Games 1, 3) Bob Brenly (Game 2) Dave Campbell (Game 4) |
| Baltimore Orioles/Cleveland Indians | ESPN (Games 1, 2, 3) and ESPN2 (Game 4) | Jon Miller (Games 1, 2) Chris Berman (Games 3, 4) |
Dave Campbell (Game 1) and Kirby Puckett (Game 1) Joe Morgan (Game 2) Buck Martinez (Games 3, 4) |
[edit] 1995
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| Seattle Mariners/New York Yankees | NBC (Games 1, 2) ABC (Games 3, 4, 5) |
Gary Thorne (Games 1, 2) Brent Musburger (Games 3, 4, 5) |
Tommy Hutton (Games 1, 2) Jim Kaat (Games 3, 4, 5) |
| Cleveland Indians/Boston Red Sox | NBC (Games 1, 2) ABC (Game 3) |
Bob Costas (Games 1, 2) Gary Thorne (Game 3) |
Bob Uecker (Games 1, 2) Tommy Hutton (Game 3) |
[edit] See also
[edit] 1981
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[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).
- In 2000, NBC was caught in the dilemma of having to televise a first round playoff game between the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics over the first presidential debate between George W. Bush and Al Gore. NBC decided to give its local stations the option of carrying the debate or the baseball game. If the NBC affiliate decided to carry the debate, then local Pax affiliate could carry the game. However, if there was no Pax availability and the local NBC affiliate aired the debate (which actually occurred in most NBC affiliates), then that market was shut out of the baseball telecast.
- 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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