"Over the previous six months for 162 games you know who will be calling your games when you tune in that night, by and large. Yes, you'll run into an occasional national TV game with a crew that lacks the day-in and day-out knowledge of your team, but you can get through one regular season game with a subpar announcing crew."
"You may remember a couple of important playoff series that the Red Sox were involved in during that era against the Yankees and the Cardinals, with Buck and McCarver on the call for FOX. Were they biased against Boston? It sure felt like it at times. You could feel the disdain that McCarver had for some of the Red Sox players"
ESPN adopted a team-style broadcast feel while attention moved from playoff qualification and brackets to East Coast–friendly 6:00 starts. Regular-season viewers usually know their local broadcasters after 162 games, and occasional national telecasts that lack daily team familiarity remain tolerable for single contests. Apple TV provides a Local Radio sync that pairs local radio calls with television. Playoff coverage forces national crews on fans for an entire series with no local-radio sync available. Historical examples include Tim McCarver and Joe Buck drawing perceived anti-Red Sox bias in high-stakes matchups, and Buck notes that every fan base thinks he hates their team.
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