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    Joe Buck flunks geography, but aces ALCS telecasts

    Fox had yet another generally sharp telecast for Game 5, IMHO, including Tim McCarver first-guessing Mike Scioscia's removal of John Lackey and first-guessing the unfortunate pitch selection against Vlad the Impaler.

    There were a couple of weird moments in the sixth. Did I correctly hear Joe Buck calling Andorra a "small island?" Um, no, Joe.

    And what was up with Fox showing...

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