From: www.nypost.com

COME to think of it, in TV terms, this was a traditional, early 21st century baseball postseason. Not only did TV pay MLB to push the postseason well beyond October, on just about every telecast someone on TBS or Fox tried to re-invent the game.

And, in keeping with modern TV tradition, there often were times when we were asked to ignore what we just saw and instead believe what we were told.

Fox's Tim McCarver, who, last century, as a Mets and then Yankees announcer, did such a good job teaching and preaching fundamental baseball, this postseason seemed eager to re-invent the game, every game.

In last night's third inning, McCarver told us that Pedro Martinez was holding the ball extra long on the mound, trying to slow down the Yankees' batting rhythm. OK. But during Game 5, McCarver claimed that the Yanks were stepping out of the box to alter Cliff Lee's fast rhythm.

But such analysis is TV's modern alternative to silence. And although we watch games on TV to watch games on TV, silence for more than a second or two apparently is frowned upon.