Playoff Review - Division Series, Day One
Jeff Francis held the uprising Phillies team in check, and the Colorado Rockies jumped on youngster Cole Hamels to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Game 1 of their NL playoff series Wednesday.
Out west, Brandon Webb shut down Chicago in a brilliant postseason debut, and the Diamondbacks got two homers on Wednesday night for a 3-1 victory.
Josh Beckett tends to be very good in the post-season. He pitched a shutout Wednesday night, aided by a two-run homer from Big Papi, David Ortiz that helped the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 in Beantown.
It is just me, or I do find TBS’s Baseball Postseason coverage a tad inadequate? Well, watching some of the action yesterday, their production seems to be lacking considering they covered the Atlanta Braves since time began. As well, the in-game and pre-game shows seem to be disjointed.
I love Cal Ripken and the “Big Hurt” Frank Thomas, but the show seems to be going through the motions. It lacks excitement and something that would interest me. Unlike TNT’s NBA production which is first rate, they seem to be struggling with baseball.
I don’t know if it the personalities, or that Cal comes off stiff, or Thomas keeps looking down, and the pauses, but there’s something missing. The shows are not very exciting, but do offer a lot of insight which be can beneficial.
Honestly, ESPN has the best baseball coverage — they mix fun, analysis, never seem to miss a beat, and is well produced. FOX’s baseball productions are Hollywoodish, but they add way too much into the game, and they seem to try way too hard to engage fans.
TBS is very underwhelming, and hope over time their national coverage improves.
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