TBS Announces Telecast Schedule And Broadcast Teams For MLB Division Series Postseason Coverage Gets Underway Wednesday, October 1

MLB Postseason coverage gets underway with Division Series Coverage on TBS presented by BlackBerry on Wednesday, October 1 with tripleheader action featuring the best of the American and National League. Leading off will be the NL East Division Champion Philadelphia Phillies hosting the NL Wild Card winner Milwaukee Brewers at 3 p.m. ET. Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Joe Simpson (analyst), John Smoltz (analyst) and David Aldridge (reporter) will call the action. The second game will feature the NL West Division Champion Los Angeles Dodgers traveling to the Windy City to face the NL Central Division Champion Chicago Cubs at 6:30 p.m. ET. Dick Stockton (play-by-play), Ron Darling (analyst), Tony Gwynn (analyst) and Sports Illustrated baseball senior writer Tom Verducci (reporter) will call the game. Game three of the tripleheader will be the AL West Division Champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hosting the AL Wild Card winner Boston Red Sox at 10 p.m. ET. Chip Caray will handle the play-by-play duties, Buck Martinez will serve as game analyst with Craig Sager reporting.

MLB Postseason action continues on Thursday, October 2 with another tripleheader. ALDS Game #1 between the AL East Division winner Tampa Bay Rays and the AL Central Division Champion Chicago White Sox/Minnesota Twins gets underway at 2:30 p.m. ET. Don Orsillo (play-by-play) and Harold Reynolds (analyst) will be in the booth with Marc Fein reporting. If necessary, TBS will have exclusive coverage of the Minnesota Twins @ Chicago White Sox tie-breaker game on Tuesday, September 30th at 7:30 p.m. ET. The winner will advance to the Postseason to face the Rays. Stockton (play-by-play), Darling (analyst), Reynolds (analyst) and Fein (reporter) will call the action. The second game on Thursday, October 2 will feature the second game between the Brewers @ Phillies at 6 p.m. ET. Anderson will handle the play-by-play with Simpson and Smoltz analyzing the game and Aldridge reporting. Game three features the Cubs hosting the Dodgers in their NLDS Game #2 at 9:30 p.m. ET. Stockton (play-by-play), Darling (analyst), Gwynn (analyst) and Verducci (reporter) will call the game.

Thirty minutes prior to each day's first game, TBS will air the pre-game show TBS MLB On Deck featuring Ernie Johnson (host), Cal Ripken (analyst) and Dennis Eckersley (analyst). The network will also conclude each day's action with the post-game show Inside MLB presented by Captain Morgan featuring Johnson, Ripken and Eckersley. Detroit Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson will join the studio for the duration of the American and National League Division Series.

In addition to its television coverage, TBS will also expand up its broadband content with the recently re-launched TBS Hot Corner on MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball (www.mlb.com/tbshotcorner). This multimedia platform gives fans unprecedented live and on-demand access to the Postseason online, including live streams from a variety of unique on-field camera angles and live statistics to track playoff teams and players. Once the 2008 postseason commences, TBS Hot Corner will present live and on-demand segments, highlighted by live streams from exclusive pre-game shows and online companion coverage to the TBS broadcasts. This year the Live Game Streaming application gives viewers the chance to connect with the broadcast and other fans. They can submit questions to the booth to be answered on air, interact with fans from around the country in the chat room, and voice their opinions by voting on live poll questions throughout the games.