Editing Bob Costas (section)

====Major League Baseball====
For [[Major League Baseball on NBC|baseball telecasts]], Costas teamed with [[Sal Bando]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120322&content_id=27505084&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=At 60, Costas Remains at Top of His Game—MLB Network Commentator's Talent, Love for Baseball Unmatched |author=Kalb, Elliott |date= March 22, 2012 | work= [[MLB.com]] |access-date= August 5, 2012}}</ref> ([[1982 Major League Baseball season|1982]]), [[Tony Kubek]] (from [[1983 Major League Baseball season|1983]] to [[1989 Major League Baseball season|1989]]), and [[Joe Morgan]] and [[Bob Uecker]] (from [[1994 Major League Baseball season|1994]] to [[2000 Major League Baseball season|2000]]). One of his most memorable broadcasts occurred on June 23, 1984 (in what would go down in baseball lore as "[[The Sandberg Game]]").<ref name="chicagocubsonline1">{{cite web |author=Neil on |url=http://chicagocubsonline.com/archives/2009/06/1984cubs_2.php |title=Looking Back at '84: The Sandberg Game |publisher=ChicagoCubsOnline.com |date=June 23, 2009 |access-date=July 16, 2012 |archive-date=May 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517020533/http://chicagocubsonline.com/archives/2009/06/1984cubs_2.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> Costas, along with Tony Kubek, was calling the Saturday baseball ''[[Major League Baseball on NBC|Game of the Week]]'' from Chicago's [[Wrigley Field]]. The game between the [[1984 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] and [[1984 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] in particular was cited for putting [[Ryne Sandberg]] (as well as the [[1984 Chicago Cubs season|1984 Cubs]] in general, who would go on to make their first postseason appearance since [[1945 Chicago Cubs season|1945]]) "on the map". In the ninth inning, the Cubs, trailing 9–8, faced the premier relief pitcher of the time, [[Bruce Sutter]]. Sandberg, then not known for his power, slugged a home run to left field against the Cardinals' ace closer.<ref name="chicagocubsonline1" /> Despite this dramatic act, the Cardinals scored two runs in the top of the tenth. Sandberg came up again in the tenth inning, facing a determined Sutter with one man on base. Sandberg then shocked the national audience by hitting a second home run, even farther into the left field bleachers, to tie the game again.<ref name="chicagocubsonline1" /> The Cubs went on to win in the 11th inning.<ref>[http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/2/9/5390/94355 The Top 20 Cub HR Of All Time—No. 4 Ryne Sandberg 6/23/1984—Bleed Cubbie Blue] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320060120/http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/2/9/5390/94355 |date=March 20, 2012 }}.</ref> When Sandberg hit that second home run, Costas said, ''"Do you believe it?!"'' The Cardinals' [[Willie McGee]] also hit for the cycle in the same game.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Woodley |first1=Christopher |title=June 23, 1984: The Ryne Sandberg Game |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/746344-june-23-1984-the-ryne-sandberg-game |website=Bleacher Report |publisher= Turner Broadcasting System|access-date=August 18, 2019}}</ref>

While hosting Game 4 of the [[1988 World Series]] between the [[1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] and [[1988 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] on [[NBC]], Costas angered many members of the Dodgers (especially the team's manager, [[Tommy Lasorda]]) by commenting before the start of the game that the Dodgers quite possibly were about to put up the weakest-hitting lineup in World Series history.<ref>{{cite news|last= Ostler|first=Scott |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-20-sp-5478-story.html|title=This Is One Incredible Stunt They're Pulling Off | work = [[Los Angeles Times]] |date= October 20, 1988|access-date= July 31, 2012}}</ref> That comment ironically fired up the Dodgers' competitive spirit, to the point where a chant of "Kill Costas!" began among the clubhouse, while the Dodgers eventually rolled to a 4–1 series victory.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://calltothepen.com/2018/07/28/mlb-hall-fame-bob-costas-1988-dodgers/#:~:text=OAKLAND%2C%20CA%20-%20OCTOBER%2020%2C%201988%3A%20Manager%20Tommy,1988%20at%20the%20Oakland%20Coliseum%20in%20Oakland%2C%20California.| title = MLB Hall of Fame: Bob Costas inspires the 1988 Dodgers| date = July 28, 2018}}</ref>

Besides calling the [[1989 American League Championship Series]] for NBC, Costas<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarni |first=Jim |date=1989-10-07 |title=COSTAS PREPARES FOR (LONG) OFFSEASON |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1989/10/07/costas-prepares-for-long-offseason/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Sun Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Larry |date=1989-10-06 |title=Scully Loses Voice, Costas Fills In |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-06-sp-518-story.html |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nidetz |first=Steve |date=1989-10-06 |title=NBC PUTS ON ANOTHER HIT SHOW AS COSTAS STEPS INTO LEAD ROLE |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/10/06/nbc-puts-on-another-hit-show-as-costas-steps-into-lead-role/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> also filled in for a suddenly ill [[Vin Scully]], who had come down with [[laryngitis]], for Game{{nbsp}}2 of the [[1989 National League Championship Series]] alongside [[Tom Seaver]]. Game{{nbsp}}2 of the NLCS took place on Thursday, October 5, which was an off day for the ALCS. NBC then decided to fly Costas from Toronto to Chicago to substitute for Scully on Thursday night. Afterward, Costas flew back to Toronto, where he resumed work on the ALCS<ref>{{cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=November 2, 2009 |title=Some Fans See Enemies Behind Every Microphone |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/sports/baseball/03sandomir.html?_r=0 |newspaper=The New York Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McMillan |first=Ken |date=January 12, 2009 |title=Swansong for Hall of Famer Kubek aired on MLB Net |url=http://blogs.hudsonvalley.com/hudson-valley-sports-tv/2009/01/12/swansong-for-hall-of-famer-kubek-aired-on-mlb-net/ |newspaper=hudsonvalley.com }}</ref> the next night.

Costas anchored NBC's pre- and post-game shows for NFL broadcasts and the pre and post-game shows for numerous World Series and [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game]]s during the 1980s (the first being for the [[1982 World Series]]). Costas did not get a shot at doing play-by-play (as the games on NBC were previously called by Vin Scully) for an All-Star Game until [[1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1994]] and a World Series until [[1995 World Series|1995]] (when NBC split the coverage with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] under "[[The Baseball Network]]" umbrella), when NBC regained Major League Baseball rights after a four-year hiatus (when the broadcast network television contract moved over to [[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Costas Prepares For (long) Offseason|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-10-07-8902030046-story.html|first=Jim|last=Sarni|newspaper=Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel|date=October 7, 1989}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Du Brow|first=Rick|title=NBC's Team Player Has His Eye on the Ball : Sportscasting: With CBS' surprise sacking of Brent Musburger, Bob Costas would seem the obvious replacement—but he's sticking with his baseball-less network.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-05-ca-1120-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> exclusively). It was not until [[1997 World Series|1997]] when Costas finally got to do play-by-play for a World Series from start to finish. Costas ended up winning a [[Sports Emmy Award]] for [[Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play]].<ref name="NewhouseNetwork 2019">{{cite web |date=September 24, 2013 |title=#NewhouseNetwork: Bob Costas '74 |url=https://newhouse.syr.edu/news-events/news/newhousenetwork-bob-costas-74 |publisher=[[S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications]] at [[Syracuse University]] |access-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824001228/https://newhouse.syr.edu/news-events/news/newhousenetwork-bob-costas-74 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In [[1999 Major League Baseball season|1999]], Costas teamed with his then-[[NBC]] colleague Joe Morgan to call two weekday night telecasts for [[ESPN Major League Baseball|ESPN]]. The first was on [[Wednesday Night Baseball|Wednesday]], August 25 with the [[1999 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]] playing against the [[1999 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/1999/08/25/Sports-Media/MEDIA-NOTES.aspx|title=Media Notes|date=August 25, 1999|work=Sports Business Daily|publisher=Advance Publications|access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>

On August 3, 2019, Costas alongside [[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]] and [[David Cone]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thespun.com/more/mlb/why-bob-costas-is-calling-todays-yankees-red-sox-doubleheader|title=Why Bob Costas Is Calling Today's Yankees–Red Sox Doubleheader|last=Hladik|first=Matt|date=August 3, 2019|website=The Big Lead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebiglead.com/2019/07/30/bob-costas-to-call-yankee-game-for-yes-as-michael-kay-nears-return/|title=Bob Costas to Call Yankee Game for YES as Michael Kay Nears Return|last=Magliocchetti|first=Geoff|date=July 30, 2019|website=The Spun|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=August 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806000628/https://thebiglead.com/2019/07/30/bob-costas-to-call-yankee-game-for-yes-as-michael-kay-nears-return/|url-status=dead}}</ref> called both games of a [[Doubleheader (baseball)|double-header]] between the [[2019 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] and [[2019 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] for the [[YES Network]]. Costas was filling in for [[Michael Kay (sports broadcaster)|Michael Kay]], who was recovering from vocal cord surgery.

On August 20, 2021, reports emerged that [[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]] was nearing an agreement with Costas to host their coverage of that year's [[2021 National League Championship Series|NLCS]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=August 20, 2021|title=Bob Costas nearing agreement with TBS to host NLCS|url=https://nypost.com/2021/08/20/bob-costas-likely-to-host-nlcs-for-tbs-this-october/|work=The New York Times|location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> This became true when TBS announce his role on October 7, 2021.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=August 20, 2021|title=Bob Costas reportedly could host the NLCS on TBS|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/turner/bob-costas-reportedly-could-host-the-nlcs-on-tbs.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TBS to be Exclusive Home of 2021 National League Championship Series presented by loanDepot – Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Beginning Tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 16, at 8 p.m. ET {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/tnt-sports/mlb-tbs/tbs-be-exclusive-home-2021-national-league-championship-series-presented-loandepot |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=press.wbd.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2021-10-07 |title=Bob Costas Joins WarnerMedia's Post-Season Baseball Lineup |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/bob-costas-baseball-nlcs-warnermedia-turner-sports-1235083053/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

On October 31, 2024, Costas announced that he was officially retiring from Major League Baseball play-by-play calling after 44 years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=October 31, 2024|title=Bob Costas retires from MLB play-by-play duties after 4-plus decades|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5888765/2024/10/31/bob-costas-mlb-retirement-play-by-play/|work=The New York Times|location= |access-date=October 31, 2024}}</ref> This means that his final Major League Baseball broadcast as a play-by-play announcer was Game 4 of the [[2024 American League Division Series]] between the [[2024 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] and [[2024 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]], airing on TBS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGuire |first=Brent |date=October 31, 2024 |title=Legendary broadcaster Costas retires from MLB play-by-play |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/bob-costas-retires-from-mlb-play-by-play-duties |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>