The Dodgers' Manny Ramirez was 2-for-4 in Game 1. AP

FOX's Joe Buck explains why he couldn't get into Manny Ramirez's departure from Boston as much as some might have expected. He said that for most of the game, that wasn't the story, despite Tim McCarver's critical comments of Manny.

Dan asked a great question: do you keep a closer eye on someone like Manny or T.O. during the game because he's interesting. Do you treat those players differently? Buck basically said he tries not to. He wouldn't go crazy ripping Manny for not running that hard on his long double last night. He mentioned it, but it was hardly a surprise.

Joe and Dan agree that the Philies' Cole Hamels is the best pitcher in this series. Hamels didn't panic, while the Dodgers' Derek Lowe got rattled later on. Bottom line, Hamels out-pitched Lowe.

Buck thinks that Manny will help the Dodgers stay loose after that tough loss. The young players follow Manny's lead and won't focus on the negative. So Buck doesn't think momentum is a big issue for Game 2.

On a more serious note, regarding our poll, Buck does think the economic crisis will affect fans' willingness to buy tickets and the networks are losing big advertisers.