Fox's New York frame of mind
If not for the New York Yankees and New York Mets stamping an early ticket into the baseball playoffs, Fox's schedule makers might have had to actually wait and see which teams were worthy of some prime-time exposure.
Instead, they'll go with the automatic build-in audience. If L.A. joins the party, all the better.
Fox, which is doing up to 28 postseason games in October, already has the Yankees' first game of its playoff series against the ever elusive "TBA" locked into their Tuesday night schedule (5 p.m., PDT) at Yankee Stadium, with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.
They take Wednesday off, then come back Thursday with the New York Mets' second game of its series against a different "TBA" -- perhaps the Dodgers -- at from Shea Stadium (5 p.m. PDT) with Thom Brennaman and Steve Lyons.
Fox, which has the World Series, has no intention of hoping for a N.Y.-N.Y. series. Last time that happened, it was the lowest-rated championship final of all time.
The rest of the Fox schedule through the first round:
Saturday, Oct. 7, 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. (PDT)
Sunday, Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m. (PDT)
Monday, Oct. 9, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. (PDT)