In the final days of the regular season, we spent our time thinking about which teams would make the playoffs, followed by identifying the opening opponents and potential bracket paths through the American League. The next think we think about is the game times, and the 6:00 starts for this entire week works in the East Coast fans’ favor, as opposed to fans of teams in Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, and San Diego, all of whom have three straight days of game times during the 9-to-5 workday.

The last thing that comes to mind until Game One actually starts is the broadcasters. Over the previous six months for 162 games you know who will be calling your games when you tune in that night, by and large. Yes, you’ll run into an occasional national TV game with a crew that lacks the day-in and day

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