FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
by FOX Sports
Rockies Express Meets Red Sox Nation: World Series Game 1 on Tonight on FOX
ERIC AND ERIC ON DECK FOR FOX'S WORLD SERIES GAME ONE COVERAGE — Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Eric Byrnes along with MLB on FOX analyst Eric Karros join host Jeanne Zelasko and Kevin Kennedy on site for FOX Sports' exclusive coverage of the 103rd Fall Classic beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET from Fenway Park in Boston. Byrnes and Karros join Kennedy and Zelasko for games 1, 2, 6 & 7 while FOX analysts Mark Grace and Joe Girardi meet Kennedy and Zelasko in Colorado for games 3, 4 & 5. Play-by-play broadcaster Joe Buck and analyst Tim McCarver are in the booth to call the action. Buck calls his tenth World Series, while McCarver is behind the mike for his eighteenth — more than any other analyst in World Series history.
FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal and veteran announcer Chris Myers serve as field reporters from both dugouts throughout the game. Tonight's Game 1 matchup features former World Series MVP pitcher Josh Beckett against lefty hurler Jeff Francis.
BUCK, MCCARVER & KARROS DISCUSS WHETHER MANNY IS BEING MANNY ALL THE WAY TO COOPERSTOWN — Earlier this week, FOX Sports conducted a conference call to preview the 103rd World Series between the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox. Below World Series analyst Tim McCarver, pregame analyst Eric Karros and play-by-play broadcaster Joe Buck debate whether Red Sox left fielder and lightning rod Manny Ramirez is a great player:
Karros: "I think he's a great hitter but I also think he's one of the best left fielder's to ever play at Fenway. He's going to be exposed in Colorado with that expansive outfield. He doesn't get credit for being as cerebral as he is, when I say cerebral obviously in the context of playing baseball and specifically, hitting. When you look at the way Manny plays the game, when you just break down how he plays the game; I have to say he's one of the greatest players to play."
McCarver: "I think Manny Ramirez is a great hitter but I do not share Eric's thinking on the other part of Manny's game. His defense and base running are deplorable. Not only doesn't he run hard out of the box, he doesn't run out of the box, he walks out of the box. He is a master of the walk-out homer. And when the ball hits the top of the fence and he ends up at first base it's ridiculous."
Buck: "I think he is a Hall of Fame player. He is one of the few guys in the league that hits the best pitchers best pitches and he doesn't go after pitches out of the strike zone. And like Eric said, as a typical left fielder in a normal ballpark, he's way below average because he doesn't move around well. But at Fenway Park, playing that wall; he's an asset. The base running can get under your skin and I'm sure that for somebody like Tim who played in a different era, when that stuff wasn't tolerated, it's maddening. He has been as big a part of what the Red-Sox have done here, going to the World Series two times in the last four years as anybody, maybe the biggest."
NFL ON FOX WEEK 8: GIANTS/DOLPHINS FACEOFF IN LONDON — The NFL on FOX's 2007 campaign continues with doubleheader coverage of five exciting matchups on Sunday, October 28. Starting at 1 p.m. ET, the New York Giants battle the Miami Dolphins live from Wembley Stadium in London. This is the first ever regular season NFL game played from the U.K. Also in the early window, the Philadelphia Eagles' defense looks to contain running backs Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor of the Vikings at the Metrodome in Minnesota.
Later at 4 p.m. ET, Joe Gibbs and the Washington Redskins look to spoil New England's hope of an undefeated season when they travel north to meet Bill Belichick and the Patriots. Kenny Albert, Troy Aikman and sideline reporter Pam Oliver will call the action from Foxboro, MA.
Coverage kicks-off at 12 p.m. ET with America's most-watched, Emmy Award-winning pregame show, FOX NFL SUNDAY. Host Curt Menefee quarterbacks the entertaining cast of co-host Terry Bradshaw and analysts Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson as they break down the latest news and notes from around the league. In addition, Johnson pairs with fellow National Championship and Super Bowl-winning coach Barry Switzer to debate coaching strategies in a segment titled "Grumpy Old Coaches". NFL Insider, Jay Glazer provides exclusive reports and the latest details from around the NFL. Weather forecaster Jillian Reynolds and comedic prognosticator Frank Caliendo also contribute. In this week's show, Johnson offers some of his coaching pearls of wisdom and reveals the five things ever team needs to know to win in the NFL.
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