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 (Games 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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