Just got this in from MLB Network, that Bob Costas will be putting his interviewing skills to work before Games 1 and 2 of the World Series. Check out this release:
BOB COSTAS INTERVIEWS WITH JETER, POSADA, RIVERA, SABATHIA, ROLLINS, HOWARD & LEE TO AIR ON MLB NETWORK
Interviews to Air During MLB Tonight: World Series Edition on Wednesday, October 28 & Thursday, October 29 Starting at 5:30 p.m. ET
Secaucus, N.J., October 28, 2009– MLB Network will air sit-down interviews with host Bob Costas and New York Yankees’ Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera and CC Sabathia as well as Philadelphia Phillies’ Cliff Lee, and Ryan Howard together with Jimmy Rollins during MLB Tonight: World Series Edition on Wednesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 29. The interviews, conducted on Tuesday, October 27, feature the players discussing recent postseasons, their thoughts on this year’s World Series match-up and how they keep calm during postseason games.
Costas’ interviews with Rollins and Howard, Lee, and Sabathia will air during today’s MLB Tonight: World Series Edition. The interview with Jeter, Posada and Rivera together will air during tomorrow’s MLB Tonight: World Series Edition.
MLB Tonight: World Series Edition will air live starting at 5:30 p.m. ET for two hours before each World Series game, including interviews, coverage of batting practice and previews of every matchup. On Sunday, November 1, MLB Tonight: World Series Edition will air at 6:00 p.m. ET. Following each game, MLB Tonight: World Series Edition will return for highlights and analysis.
On off-days during the World Series, MLB Network will air Path to the Championship live with Victor Rojas, Joe Magrane and Harold Reynolds recapping the previous games and previewing the upcoming matchups from Studio 3 in Secaucus, New Jersey.
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