Fox and ESPN Radio will be the national TV and radio outlets to air the World Series which begins on Wednesday.
For Fox, Joe Buck and Tim McCarver will be your announcers in the booth. On the field, Ken Rosenthal and Chris Myers will file reports and conduct interviews. Fox will also bring its pregame studio show to St. Petersburg and Philadelphia. Jeanne Zelasko hosts along with Kevin Kennedy. Mark Grace will join them at Tropicana Field for Games 1 and 2 then 6 and 7, if necessary. Then Eric Karros will join Jeanne and Kevin in Philadelphia for Games 3-5.
ESPN Radio will have Jon Miller and Joe Morgan calling the action. Jon Sciambi will host with Dave Campbell and Peter Pascarelli as analysts.
Here is the schedule:
Wed., Oct. 22 – Game 1/Philadelphia wins, 3-2 – Fox/ESPN Radio, 8:35 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 23 – Game 2/Tampa Bay wins, 4-2 – Fox/ESPN Radio, 8:29 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 25 – Game 3/Philadelphia wins, 5-4 – Fox/ESPN Radio, 8:35 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 26 – Game 4/Philadelphia wins, 10-2 – Fox/ESPN Radio, 8:29 p.m. (Phillies lead series, 3-1)
Mon., Oct. 27 – Game 5/Game tied 2-2 – Fox/ESPN Radio, 8:29 p.m. (suspended, to resume Wednesday Oct. 29 at 8:35 p.m.)
TBD – Game 6/Philadelphia at Tampa Bay – Fox/ESPN Radio, 8:35 p.m. (if necessary)
TBD – Game 7/Philadelphia at Tampa Bay – Fox/ESPN Radio, 8:29 p.m. (if necessary)
Fox Sports – Joe Buck/Tim McCarver/Ken Rosenthal/Chris Myers
Fox Sports pregame and postgame – Jeanne Zelasko/Kevin Kennedy/Mark Grace (Games 1-2, 6-7)/Eric Karros (Games 3-5)
ESPN Radio – Joe Miller/Joe Morgan
ESPN Radio pregame and postgame – Jon Sciambi/Dave Campbell/Peter Pascarelli
As usual, I’ll update the post as the series progresses.
