So last week I was down in Philadelphia Phillies land. Yes, the Red Sox are the better team. But what's really apparent is how strong the NESN and Red Sox broadcasting teams are compared to what Philadelphia offers.

I missed Jerry Remy, Tom Caron, Dennis Eckersley (easily NESN's best analyst — a very good one in my opinion) and the others more than I imagined.

New England has a lot going for it. The region attracts talent and it's really obvious comparing Sox broadcasts vs. the Harry Kalas (like him but...), Chris Wheeler and Gary Mathews TV team on the Phillies games.

Interesting note: The Phillies' best post-game analyst is former closer Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams. Only Philadelphia, which hates and yet loves its losers, would allow the guy who threw the home run ball to Joe Carter — the one that lost the 1993 Series for Philly — to return and become a well-received commentator. It's like watching Bill Buckner after every Sox loss on NESN. But in Philadelphia, they're fine with it.