For now, Joe Buck, Fox's lead play-by-play baseball announcer, is playing the role of fan, watching the playoff series. Buck, who rejoins Tim McCarver in the booth Oct. 9 for Fox's coverage of the National League Championship Series, said it would be a boon for the sport if the Red Sox faced the Cubs in the World Series. (Full article: 947 words)

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