Notes from MLB Postseason on TBS / Division Series – October 9, 2012
MLB Postseason coverage continues on TBS today, Tuesday, Oct. 9, beginning with the TBS MLB On-Deck presented by Dodge Dart pre-game show at 3:30 p.m. ET. The network will televise a doubleheader featuring the San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds, NLDS Game 4, at 4 p.m. on TBS; the Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees, ALDS Game 3, at 7:30 p.m. on TBS; and the Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics, ALDS Game 4, at 9:30 p.m. on TNT. The night will conclude with the Inside MLB presented by Captain Morgan post-game show.
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MLB On-Deck presented by Dodge Dart
Matt Winer (host), Dennis Eckersley and David Wells (analysts) with Shane Victorino (guest analyst)
Wells on Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong’s performance in Game 3: “This is do or die for him. He has to be very aggressive and pitch his game. If he doesn’t, he’s going huntin’ with us.”
Eckersley on Reds pitcher Homer Bailey starting in NLDS Game 3: “He’s been waiting for a long time (for his chance.) He’s sky high and can take them where Cincinnati hasn’t gone since 1990; a lot of pressure on him, but a good time for him to go out there.”
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NLDS, Game 3: San Francisco Giants (2) at Cincinnati Reds (1) – Cincinnati leads series 2-1
Brian Anderson (play-by-play) Ron Darling, Joe Simpson (analysts) with Tom Verducci (reporter)
Simpson on the Giants batting order: “If San Francisco wants to continue the series, the guys at the top of the order have to do a better job.”
Darling on the Reds bullpen rotation without starting pitcher Johnny Cueto: “If you DL Cueto, you lose him for the LCS if they advance that far. They do have options, certainly not Johnny Cueto options, but they do have options.”
Anderson on the performance of Cincinnati’s Joey Votto after his injury: “He’s certainly not 100 percent, doesn’t look like it offensively, [and] doesn’t look like it defensively…but he is certainly still a threat at the plate.”
Anderson on players feeling less than 100 percent this time of the year: “Guys get all kinds of things: nicks, injuries, even muscle strains. I think the pressure of the playoffs heightens the injuries that pop up.”
Darling on Cincinnati’s Brandon Phillips: “He is the best fielding second baseman in baseball.”
Darling on Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto potentially missing Game 4 due to injury: “The difficult part is that Johnny Cueto’s injury is not devastating but too much to bear to make the start.”
Simpson on Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park: “This is probably the most dangerous ballpark in the big leagues to play sudden death. This could easily be called the ‘Great American Walk-off’ with the way this park is configured.”
Darling on the Giants winning 2-1 in 10 innings: “An unbelievable job by the Giants; not much offense, but somehow they matched the amazing pitching effort by Homer Bailey and the bullpen was great.”
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ALDS, Game 3: Detroit Tigers (0) at Oakland Athletics (2) – Detroit leads series 2-1
Don Orsillo (play-by-play), Buck Martinez (analyst) with Jaime Maggio (reporter)
Martinez on the Athletics’ Yoenis Cespedes: “The A’s have always done a great job developing young players. He’s a pretty special player and has had a phenomenal season.”
Martinez on Athletics closer Ryan Cook: “This is Cook’s first full season in the Big Leagues and he got a taste for closing. It is not unusual for a younger reliever to take a step back before he moves into the closer role permanently.”
Martinez on Athletics former outfielder turner pitcher Sean DooLittle: “Most of the time when you see a position player converted to a pitcher, it’s because he couldn’t hit. That’s not the story with Doolittle, he can really hit. He had a knee injury that kept him from continuing as a position player.”
Martinez on the Athletics bullpen: “This is a great pitching staff. They might not have a lot of experience, but they can pitch.”
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Inside MLB presented by Captain Morgan
Matt Winer (host), Dennis Eckersley and David Wells (analysts) with Shane Victorino (guest analyst)
Eckersley on Oakland A’s outfielder Coco Crisp and his home run-saving catch early in Game 3: “We thought we saw a great catch [in Game 2] by [Cardinals outfielder Jon] Jay in St. Louis. This may have topped that catch.”
Eckersley on the depth of the Oakland A’s bullpen: “You would think they would run out of gas [but] the energy is incredible. There is energy is in that ballpark. One or two runs will hold up in a big ballpark like that with that pitching staff.”
Wells on the performance of Oakland A’s starting pitcher Brett Anderson: “That was one of the best performances of the postseason. The whole night was all about pitching.”
Eckersley on the performance of Oakland A’s starting pitcher Brett Anderson after a 20-day layoff: “This guy can deal. He’s always had that good hook. For a guy to be sitting around for 20 days…that is huge. This can be a pretty story if the A’s sweep at home and it’s not out of the question the way they play at home.”
Wells on the sliding catch made by San Francisco outfielder Hunter Pence early in Game 3: “That guy is a gamer. He’s unbelievable.”
Eckersley on Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey: “Homer Bailey was awesome tonight. He was as good as he could be. He’s got confidence galore.”
Eckersley on the San Francisco Giants chances to come back and win the series: “That’s a good pitching staff over there and they could go and sneak three [to win the series] just as well as the A’s can do it against Detroit.”
Eckersley on the St. Louis Cardinals chances to win their series: “If you look at the set up and the rotation [of the Cardinals], you gotta like the Cardinals [to win the series]. You gotta like [Kyle] Lohse and then you come back with [Adam] Wainwright. The Cardinals can swing the bats. They [Washington] better win [Game 3] or they’re going to be in trouble.”
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