Tim McCarver Game Quotations

I will be shocked if Al Leiter doesn't come into the game now.

No, the fifth game of the first round is the worst, the most pressure, ... That ranks No. 1 because of the difference of the three-out-of-five format and the season. You play 162 games to play three-out-of-five. The disparity between the two is the reason it makes such an impact.

No, the fifth game of the first round is the worst, the most pressure. That ranks No. 1 because of the difference of the three-out-of-five format and the season. You play 162 games to play three-out-of-five. The disparity between the two is the reason it makes such an impact.

You want to give the audience the feeling this is the only game the Yankees and Red Sox are playing this year, ... that this is the only game that matters.

You don't want to use too many statistics. The ones that apply to a July or August game won't be relevant on Saturday. If they are tied, or a game separated, who cares what happened back in May? Who cares if this hitter was 6-for-28 against this pitcher.