MLB Network’s Bob Costas will be at Yankee Stadium tomorrow for Game 1 of the Yankees-Guardians ALDS for TBS, and after calling that series, he will “serve as the onsite studio host (alongside Pedro Martinez, Jimmy Rollins and Curtis Granderson) for TBS’ coverage of the ALCS,” according to Richard Deitsch of THE ATHLETIC. Costas said he is “really excited about the prospect of doing an entire series instead of parachuting in for a single game.” He added, “We used to do one game in each series, alternating National League and American League, for MLBN.” Costas: “But you didn’t have the full narrative of the series. To do a full series like this, I haven’t done that since I did the ALCS for NBC in 2000, the Mariners against the Yankees. So it allows you to get into a rhythm. It isn’t quite like playing, but it’s the closest thing to it. You remember every pitch. So if something happens in Game 3 and it somehow connects to some tension from Game 1, you’re on top of it in the way that a good local announcer would be.” He added, “This year, I think I wound up doing about 18 or 20 games. So I think the rhythm is pretty close to where I want it to be” (THE ATHLETIC, 10/10).
