With Major League Baseball's postseason right around the corner, Turner/TBS Sports has announced their assignments for the network's exclusive coverage of the upcoming Division Series & the American League Championship Series. Have your pen & paper handy.

After missing last year's MLB Playoffs due to family matters, Ernie Johnson, Jr. will be back in the MLB/TBS broadcast booth next month. He'll headline TBS Sports' #1 broadcast team as part of a pair of 3-man broadcast crews. E.J., John Smoltz & Cal Ripken, Jr. will headline one of the two teams calling the inaugural Wildcard games on Friday, October 5th. Brian Anderson, PBP of the Milwaukee Brewers on FOX Sports Wisconsin, will be part of the second three-man crew on TBS for the first round of the MLB Playoffs. Anderson will be joined on the other three-man booth with New York Mets/SNY analyst Ron Darling & longtime Atlanta Braves' analyst Joe Simpson, according to fangsbites.com, a sports media Web site.

As far as the other broadcast teams for the Division Series...

*Dick Stockton & Cubs/CSNC/WGN's Bob Brenly
*Boston Red Sox/NESN PBP Don Orsillo & Toronto Blue Jays' analyst Buck Martinez


On-Field Reporters:

*MLB Network/Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci (Also an "MLB on FOX" analyst
*Turner Sports' David Aldridge
*Turner Sports' Craig Sager (Complete w/the Loud Sportcoats)
*Turner/FOX Sports' Jaime Maggio

Atlanta Studio Host: Matt Winer
Atlanta Studio Analysts: David Wells & Dennis Eckersley

As for the rest of TBS Sports' plans for the upcoming MLB Playoffs, including technological & how fans can connect via social media, it can all be found here at the following link:
http://fangsbites.com/2012/09/tbs-unvei ... ostseason/