10 Observations of the LDS on TBS

1) George Lopez has a new show.  Have you heard? 

2) This has possibly been the worst umpiring in Division Series history.  They could get Stevie Wonder to umpire and he'd be more accurate than these umpires.

3) TBS sure didn't want us to see the Angels post-game celebration, huh?  Wow.  Listening to Orsillo and Martinez I thought Orsillo was channeling the spirit of Herbert Morrison recounting the crash of the Hindenburg.  "Oh the humanity and all the fans screaming around here!" After the game they cut straight to "Seinfeld." Talk about East Coast bias.  You know that if the Yankees had just won they'd not only give us the post-game celebration, but spend 10 minutes drooling over Derek Jeter's postseason brilliance.  BTW isn't "Seinfeld" set in New York?  We just can't win, can we?

4) Broadcasting genius is not genetic.  I used to like Chip Caray when he was broadcasting Cubs games.  Now I think he is awful.  I really think Steve Stone made Chip look better.  He should be called "Chirp Caray" because he won't shut up. 

5) Instant replay is needed for more than just home runs.  I know people will say it'll slow the game down, but would it be that noticeable?  So, instead of games ending at 1am they end at 1:15am. 

6) I kept listening to commentators ask how Philadelphia was going to deal with the cold weather in Denver.  Ergo, it is October.  The temperature in Philadelphia is not much warmer than it is in Denver right now.  It's not like we're talking about Phoenix here, guys. 

7) Best commercial: Foster's Beer.  Worst commercial: any of the male-enhancement or prostate commercials.  You don't see these commercials during the Super Bowl do you?  I don't mean to make light of anyone with a prostate problem, but this is supposed to be an entertainment program.  Can't we at least have 3 hours to forget about life's problems and the serious stuff for just a little bit?  Personally, I'd rather watch beer commercials because they're funny and entertaining.  I know that's not politically correct to say, but I don't get that.  And besides, doesn't beer help flush out your system and help you go to the bathroom? 

8) Is it just me or does Davey Lopes look uncannily like Billy Joel?  I was half-expecting Lopes to start breaking out into song at first base singing "But here you are in the 9th...3 men on and 2 men out."

9) Did you see Manny hustling in Game 3 of the NLDS?  Wow.  Manny looked like those old newsreel footage clips of the Babe from the '20s when they sped up the film.  And he actually used both hands to catch fly balls, too.  Nice. 

10) Last but not least, do they have to add insult to injury by putting the camera on the sad, dejected fans in the crowd?  Nothing is more sad to watch than 40,000 fans at said ballpark or domed stadium as in Minnesota and looking at people who look like they just received a shot of Novocaine.  Although I don't mind the camera being on the players like the Boston Red Sox who had that look on their faces just minutes before they acted like they just won the World Series.  To quote John Lennon: "Instant karma's gonna get you!" There's nothing wrong with having a little swagger, but when you get so full of yourself that you start sipping the champagne before you won anything it just looks bad.  I mean, can you imagine someone else reacting like this?  Feeling like they earned an award or a prize when they haven't accomplished anything yet?  It would be like...oh, I don't know.  President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize or something like that.