List of Major League Baseball on TBS broadcasters

2007 personalities

TBS disclosed its initial roster of postseason announcers on September 21, 2007. [cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2007-09-21-hiestand-weekend_N.htm|title=TBS getting its postseason roster in order|author=Hiestand, Michael|work=USA Today|date=2007-09-21|accessdate=]

Play-by-play

*Chip Caraycite news|title=Forget What You See, Believe What You're Told|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/10082007/sports/forget_what_you_see__believe_w.htm|author=Mushnick, Phil|work=New York Post|date=2007-10-08|accessdate=] cite news|title=An Error-Plagued Game, but From the Broadcast Booth|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/sports/baseball/09sandomir.html?_r=3&ref=baseball&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin|author=Sandomir, Richard|work=New York Times|date=2007-10-09|accessdate=] cite news|title=Yes, There Is Crying in Baseball (and It's O.K.)|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/sports/baseball/10sandomir.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1192035676-0y2WonwlYJgt+BJP2TgIJg|author=Sandomir, Richard|work=The New York Times|date=2007-10-10|accessdate=] cite web|title=TBS takes its shots|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/richard_deitsch/10/10/tbs.baseball/index.html|author=Deitsch, Richard|work=Sports Illustrated|date=2007-10-11|accessdate=] [cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2007-10-11-hiestand-fact-opinion_N.htm|title=Sports talk thrives in many fashions|author=Hiestand, Michael|work=USA Today|date=2007-10-11|accessdate=] : #1 Play-by-play
*Don Orsillocite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/129/story/1465620.html|title=Broadcast sports:TBS doing solid job in first at-bat|author=Zulgad, Judd|work=Star Tribune|date=2007-10-05|accessdate=]
*Ted Robinson
*Dick Stockton

Color commentators

*Bob Brenlycite news|title=TBS Baseball Coverage Has Produced Mixed Results|author=Jackson, Barry|work=The Miami Herald|page=D9|date=2007-10-12|accessdate=]
*Ron Darling
*Tony Gwynn: #1 color commentator
*Joe Simpson
*Steve Stone

Field reporters

*David Aldridge
*Marc Fein
*Jose Mota
*Craig Sager: #1 Field reporter

tudio anchors

*Ernie Johnson, Jr.

tudio analysts

*Curtis Granderson
*Cal Ripken, Jr.
*John Smoltz
*Frank Thomas

2007 playoffs

On January 28, by|2007, TBS' executive producer Jeff Behnkecite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/05/sports/baseball/05sandomir.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1191729703-/feY0Jhx2lOPp9hZK/AvZg&oref=slogin|title=TBS Tries to Cover the Bases, but It Has Holes in the Lineup|author=Sandomir, Richard|publisher=The New York Times|date=2007-10-05|accessdate=] said that Chip Caray "is definitely going to be TBS' lead play-by-play announcer for division series and LCS games." [cite news|title=THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS:Braves unveiling TV cast|url=http://www.ajc.com/search/content/sports/braves/stories/2007/01/27/0128sportsbiz.html|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|page=E2|date=2007-01-28] Indeed, TBS announced in April 2007 that Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, who has experience in broadcasting with ESPN and the San Diego Padres, would join Caray in the booth.cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=tbsgwynnripken&prov=st&type=lgns|title=Ripken, Gwynn to broadcast for TBS|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|date=2007-04-05|accessdate=2008-04-18]

Veteran Braves play-by-play man Skip Caray, Chip's father was vocal about not being part of the coverage in comments he made to "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution". [cite news|title='Hurt' Caray off postseason team|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|page=D1|date=2007-09-27]

TBS' studio team was "Inside the NBA" host Ernie Johnson, Jr. along with the other member of the 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame class, Cal Ripken, Jr. On September 24, it was announced that the studio show would also include Frank Thomas, who played for the Toronto Blue Jays during the season. Thomas and other active players such as Curtis Granderson and John Smoltz made guest appearances during the playoffs. The studio coverage is titled "Inside MLB".

2008 personalities

In the 2008 season, Chip Caray has been joined by Ron Darling and Buck Martinez as the lead broadcast crew for Sunday games on TBS. [cite web|url=http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080327&content_id=2461420&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Darling, Martinez join TBS team|author=Cooper, Jon|publisher=MLB.com|date=2008-03-27|accessdate=] Darling and Martinez have taken turns as analysts.

Marc Fein, who was the last "TBS Braves Baseball" studio host, has the same duties here, providing updates throughout the day from other MLB games. Johnson also hosts from time-to-time.

TBS disclosed its initial roster of postseason announcers on September 18, 2008. [cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080918&content_id=3502031&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=TBS unveils announcers for postseason|author=Molony, Jim|publisher=MLB.com|date=2008-09-18|accessdate=2008-09-18]

Play-by-play

*Chip Caray
*Don Orsillo
*Brian Anderson
*Dick Stockton

Color commentators

*Ron Darling
*Buck Martinez
*Tony Gwynn
*Joe Simpson
*John Smoltz
*Harold Reynolds

Field reporters

*Tom Verducci
*Craig Sager
*Marc Fein
*David Aldridge

tudio anchors

*Ernie Johnson, Jr.

tudio analysts

*Cal Ripken, Jr.
*Dennis Eckersley
*Curtis Granderson

Announcing teams

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