 Kunze kwokudaidza 1989 American League Championship Series nokuda kweNBC, Costas akazvitsivawo nokuda kwaVin Scully, uyo akanga arwara kamwe kamwe, uyo akanga adonha ne laryngitis, nokuda kweMutambo 2 we1989 National League Championship Seriespamwe chete naTom Seaver. Mutambo2 weNLCS wakaitika musi weChina, Gumiguru 5, raive zuva risina basa reALCS. NBC ipapo yakasarudza kubhururuka Costas kubva kuToronto kuenda kuChicago kuzotsiva Scully musi weChina manheru. Pashure pacho, Costas akabhururuka akadzokera kuToronto, kwaakatangazve basa paALCS usiku hwakatevera. 