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THURSDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:MLB: Boston at Houston, 8:09 p.m. (TBS, WEEI-FM 93.7)NBA: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. (TNT)NBA: LA Lakers at Portland, 10:30 p.m. (TNT)NFL: Denver at Arizona, 8:20 p.m. (Fox, NFL Network)
AROUND THE WEB:
-- Andrew Benintendi's bases-loaded catch with two outs in the ninth inning saved Game 4 of the ALCS for the Red Sox and was so dramatic Joe Castiglione even fell out of his chair making the call.
Chris Villani reported on the moment on Twitter:
Mookie Betts told about Joe's tumble on the final call, "I was right there on the floor with him" https://t.co/tg4uBtXGcE
— Chris Villani (@ChrisVillani44) October 18, 2018For the record, Joe is fine, he got up laughing and finished the call, pro's pro https://t.co/tg4uBtXGcE
— Chris Villani (@ChrisVillani44) October 18, 2018As he was declaring the Red Sox the winners, his voiced faded and his mic picked up the sound of his tumble.
.@RedSox radio broadcaster Joe Castiglione got so excited during the final play, he literally fell out of his seat.Can you believe it? -- -- -- pic.twitter.com/HdMe6upUpF
— MLB (@MLB) October 18, 2018"As I just went head-over heels in my chair," he said, as Tim Neverett helped him out with the final call.
When Mookie Betts was told of Castiglione's fall, he said, "I was right there on the floor with him."
David Price was also excited:
David Price is HERE FOR IT. pic.twitter.com/Ca3QVgMtqp
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) October 18, 2018Castiglione is fine and seemingly ready for Game 5.
-- Marcus Smart showed up to the Celtics game on Wednesday wearing an open-faced Versace robe and Christian Louboutin sneakers and the meaning behind his fashion statement is very touching.
Arriving for #KiaTipOff18 in #NBAStyle...@smart_MS3 pic.twitter.com/xgvhnn9y09
— NBA (@NBA) October 16, 2018Marcus Smart's Christian Louboutin's. ------ pic.twitter.com/vA1HYneyhs
— Tom Westerholm (@Tom_NBA) October 16, 2018Smart explained his outfit and said it was to honor his late mother on the one-month anniversary of her death.
"She always called me her little king so I had to dress like one," Smart said.
His mother, Camellia, died from a form of bone marrow cancer last month. Smart's game shoes have the date of her death on the back.
Marcus Smart honored his mother on his sneakers with the date of her passing written on the back pic.twitter.com/voCMQLdIhl
— John Karalis ---- (@RedsArmy_John) October 17, 2018"She's always with me," Smart said. "So these are my game shoes from now on."
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Listen, I'm telling you, when he hit that ball, it was a bit low. I had some doubts. I did. After he caught it, it was a relief. It was a huge relief. Got Bregman up at the plate, one of the best players this year, at home, he jumped on the first pitch. He hit it good but perfectly positioned." -- Xander Bogaerts, on Andrew Benintendi's game-ending catch
