WARM UP THE TV CLICKER: IT'S CLOSE TO PLAYOFF TIME FOR MLB

     MLB Playoffs start Tuesday and all playoff games will be
shown in their entirety on national or cable TV, according to
Bill Fleischman of the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS.  On Tuesday, ESPN
will lead off its first playoff telecasts with an AL division
series game at 1:00pm ET, followed by a 4:00pm ET NL game.  Prime
time games will be on NBC and Fox.  NBC has the ALCS, while Fox
has the NLCS and the World Series (PHILA. DAILY NEWS, 9/27).
ESPN's Chris Berman, on the increased exposure MLB will get from
having all games televised: "I think with the exception of the
Cal Ripken night, this will be the best publicity and feeling to
come to baseball in several years" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE,
9/27).  In Philadelphia, Mike Bruton: "This could be baseball's
first step toward redemption" (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 9/27).  In
Miami, Barry Jackson: "For the first time in three years,
baseball fans can genuinely greet October with enthusiasm" (MIAMI
HERALD, 9/27).