Ah, we get this quotage from Turner Sports just about an hour after TBS signed off the air. I really do appreciate a sports network PR department willing to work that hard to get a press release so quickly.
So let’s see what was said during tonight’s coverage of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series which is now tied after Milwaukee’s big 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals that now assures us of having at least 6 games in this baseball saga.
We have the Turner Sports press release below.
Notes from NLCS Game 4 on TBS – October 13, 2011
The National League Championship Series continues on TBS on Friday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET with TBS MLB on Deck followed by Game 5 of the NLCS featuring the Milwaukee Brewers @ St. Louis Cardinals (8 p.m. ET). The night will conclude with the post-game show Inside MLB.
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TBS MLB on Deck
Matt Winer (host) and Dennis Eckersley, Cal Ripken and David Wells (analysts)Eckersley on the Cardinals bullpen and closer Jason Motte: “That is the favorite part of the game for me. We’re talking about ‘Gas Masterson.’The Cardinals know who their closer is and it’s Jason Motte.”
Ripken on the Cardinals starting pitching: “It seems at some point the starter has to get you a little farther into the game. You’ve got to get your pitcher past the fifth inning.”
Eckersley on the Cardinals starting pitching: “I’ve never seen any postseason where a starting pitcher can’t get into the sixth inning. It’s insane.”
Ripken on Cardinals third baseman David Freese: “This guy likes to hit with runners in scoring position. He is hitting the ball as hard and as well as anyone in the series.”
Wells on Milwaukee Brewers starter Randy Wolf: “He’s a veteran guy. He has to locate his fastball, his cutter and his change-up. He’s got to spot those [pitches] and be perfect. He knows this is a huge, huge game for him.”
TBS’ Craig Sager interviewed Cardinals third baseman David Freese about hitting cleanup tonight and explained how he was “informed.”
Freese: “[Cardinals manager] Tony [La Russa] just threw it on the lineup card and he didn’t really tell me.”Ripken on Cardinals David Freese hitting clean-up: “I expect they’ll pitch around [Albert] Pujols and make David beat them.”
Wells on Brewers starting pitcher Randy Wolf and his prediction on the night: “[Randy] Wolf is going to pull it out tonight. He’s the only active pitcher with 127 [regular season] wins that doesn’t have a postseason win. I think he might get his first one tonight.”
Ripken prediction: “Milwaukee finds a way to sneak one.”
Eckersley prediction: “[Cardinals Kyle] Lohse is going to stick it to them [the Brewers].”
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Milwaukee Brewers (4) @ St. Louis Cardinals (2) – The series is tied 2-2
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Ron Darling, John Smoltz (analysts) and Craig Sager (reporter)Smoltz on the strength of the Cardinals bullpen: “Every club likes to have an edge and they’re getting their edge back in the bullpen. If they continue, it’s the reason they could advance to the World Series.”
Darling on the Milwaukee Brewers: “It there panic? Absolutely not. Is there a sense of urgency from the Milwaukee Brewers? Of course. It’s really going to be Randy Wolf who’s going to have to toe the hill for this Milwaukee team.”
Darling on Cardinals starting pitcher Kyle Lohse and his propensity for giving up big innings: “When he gives up runs, he gives them up in bunches.”
Darling on the Milwaukee Brewers falling behind 2-0: “The Milwaukee Brewers have been a team that plays on emotion but it is hard to emote when you’re playing from behind.”
TBS interviewed Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke in between innings:
Roenicke on the Brewers third baseman Jerry Hairston: “He’s really come on, especially in the playoffs. We will continue to put him out there and hopefully he’ll continue to do good things.”Smoltz on Cardinals reliever Octavio Dotel’s pitching motion: “Dotel has one of those deliveries when the fastball has life, it’s hard to pick up. It doesn’t look like he’s throwing 95 [mph].”
Darling on the Brewers inability to mount a running game against the Cardinals: “Not too much running for these Brewers, a lot of that has to do with [Cardinals catcher] Yadier Molina’s arm.”
Smoltz on Milwaukee Brewers closer John Axford: “He just has one of the most electric fastballs.”
Darling on the Milwaukee Brewers win: “They got a big road game win to get them back to Milwaukee.”
TBS reporter Craig Sager interviewed Milwaukee’s Randy Wolf about his first postseason win after 127 regular season wins and Ryan Braun’s game-winning hit:
Wolf: “It was the biggest game I’ve ever pitched in.”
Braun: “Facing [Cardinals reliever Mitchell] Boggs, he’s throwing 96-97 and I’m just trying to make sure I got the run home.”***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
Inside MLB
Matt Winer (host) and Dennis Eckersley, Cal Ripken and David Wells (analysts)Wells on Milwaukee Brewers winning pitcher Randy Wolf: “He was scaring the heck out of those guys [the Cardinals] with his curveball.”
Eckersley on Cardinals losing pitcher Kyle Lohse: “He pitched good for three innings and then he lost it. [Cardinals manager] Tony [La Russa] rolled the dice to go out to the bullpen early again and it didn’t pay off.”
Wells on Texas Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson’s ineffectiveness in the postseason: “C.J. is baffling me because he’s getting rocked this postseason.”
Wells on the Brewers offense: “They kept the pressure on them [the Cardinals] and that’s how you win ballgames.”
Eckersley on Milwaukee Brewers closer John Axford: “This guy is as good as anybody.”
That will do it.
