They've even said many times on air how much they love him. One of the announcers always says "I love the guy's voice." If that isn't a come on i don't know what is.
Media Market rankings of teams in Playoffs: 1. New York 2. LA/Anaheim 5. Boston 9. Atlanta 11. Houston 14. Minnesota 21. St. Louis http://www.nielsenmedia.com/DMAs.html
When you consider that all of Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, NH, Maine, are all Red Sox country....it's much bigger.