TBS troubles

Anyone notice all the issues TBS is suffering from covering these MLB playoff games? Craig Sager's interview with Mike Napoli is echoing like the two are talking in a tunnel. The same happened during Joe Blanton's postgame interview live on the field in Milwaukee.

TBS has experienced a few technical glitches, as well, with pops in broadcasts and audio dropouts at times. They also employ Chip Caray, which doesn't help their reputation any better. Also, their strike zone indicator appears a bit off on some pitches.

One more note, Ernie Johnson and TNT's pregame/postgame shows are a lot more watchable than MLB's cast. Dennis Eckersley, Curtis Granderson and Cal Ripken don't seem to have the same spark as Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. I think the problem is that TBS is almost entirely copying the way they analyze NBA games for a baseball show. I don't think you can do any two shows on two different sports the same way. Something doesn't sit right, and this comes from a person who's spent a number of years in broadcasting. I can't quite figure it out, but I'm uncomfortable watching the shows. Maybe it's that I feel like baseball needs a ton of analysis and less playfulness among the analysts, where as basketball is sometimes the opposite.

Update: For instance, the TBS panel just talked about a pop fly that dropped into center field, explaining why the ball dropped between Howie Kendrick and Torii Hunter. Whether or not that play matters very much, they spend too much time talking about something that any fan can discern from their couch at home. Yawn.