TBS Assigns Announcing Crews To Wild Card Games & Two League Division Series

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Turner Sports has sent the announcing assignments for the Wild Card games on Friday and Games 1 of two League Division Series on Saturday.

The crew featuring Brian Anderson, Ron Darling and Joe Simpson will be working back-to-back games in two different time zones on Friday and Saturday. They’ll call the National League Wild Card Game at 5:07 p.m. ET between St. Louis and Atlanta. Then they’ll board a plane and head to the Bay Area to call Game 1 of the National League Division Series between Cincinnati and San Francisco on Saturday at 9:37 p.m. Tom Verducci will be the field reporter for both games.

For the American League Wild Card Game, Ernie Johnson, Jr., Cal Ripken and John Smoltz will be in Arlington, TX for the Baltimore Orioles-Texas Rangers contest at 8:37 p.m. You’ll see Craig Sager and his loud wardrobe on the field.

And on Saturday, Game 1 of the Oakland-Detroit American League Division Series will be called by Don Orsillo and Buck Martinez. Jaime Maggio will roam the field for stories.

In the studio, you’ll have Matt Winer as host and he’ll be joined by Dennis Eckersley and David Wells.

For the particulars, check out the TBS press release below.

TBS Announces Commentators for MLB Wild Card Games and Division Series

Postseason.TV Returns for 2012 MLB Postseason

TBS’s coverage of the 2012 MLB Postseason will begin with the exclusive presentation of the first-ever Wild Card on Friday, Oct. 5, a doubleheader featuring the Atlanta Braves hosting the St. Louis Cardinals at 5 p.m. ET and the Baltimore Orioles visiting the Texas Rangers at 8:30 p.m.

Brian Anderson will provide play-by-play commentary for Cardinals/Braves with analysts Ron Darling and Joe Simpson and reporter Tom Verducci. Ernie Johnson will call Orioles/Rangers with analysts John Smoltz and Cal Ripken, Jr., and reporter Craig Sager. Matt Winer will host the MLB On-Deck pregame show with analysts Dennis Eckersley and David Wells at 4:30 p.m.

Following are the commentator pairings through the opening days of the MLB Postseason:

Date	Time (ET)	Games/Commentator Teams
Friday, Oct. 5	4:30 p.m.	MLB On-Deck Matt Winer, Dennis Eckersley and David Wells
	5 p.m.	N.L. Wild Card Game: St. Louis at Atlanta Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Joe Simpson and Tom Verducci
	8:30 p.m.	A.L. Wild Card Game: Baltimore at Texas Ernie Johnson, John Smoltz, Cal Ripken and Craig Sager
	Post-game	Inside MLB
Saturday, Oct. 6	5:30 p.m.	MLB On-Deck Winer, Eckersley and Wells
	6 p.m.	ALDS, Game 1: Oakland at Detroit Don Orsillo, Buck Martinez and Jaime Maggio
	9:30 p.m.	NLDS, Game 1: Cincinnati at San Franciso Anderson, Darling, Simpson and Verducci
	Post-game	Inside MLB Winer, Eckersley and Well

Postseason.TV Returns for 2012 MLB Postseason
TBS and MLB Advanced Media will once again collaborate to bring fans additional access to the MLB Postseason (Wild Card, ALDS, NLDS and ALCS) with the return of Postseason.TV, a digital companion video product which complements TBS’ game telecasts.  The subscription-based Postseason.TV, available for a one-time fee of $4.99, will stream up to 12 alternate camera angels live for every game televised by TBS allowing fans to customize their online viewing experience. Postseason.TV will be available through MLB.com and its At Bat 12 app for mobile phones and tablet devices. Subscribers can watch one camera angle or view up to four different cameras simultaneously through a mosaic display.

Additional online coverage of the MLB Postseason can be found via Bleacher Report including game highlights, news and information.

Sunday’s assignments will be posted as they become available.

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