2009 AFL Championship Game
The talent was there, the weather was perfect, and the announcers were abysmal.  MLB Network was on hand in Scottsdale, AZ to telecast the AFL championship game, with Victor Rojas & Tony Clark in the booth as the broadcasters.  First up, Victor was assigned the duties of play by play, even though he’s only a fill in at that with the Rangers, color analysis is his supposed forte, if he indeed has one.  One play illustrated Rojas’s (son of Cookie) complete ignoran

Scott Maine to the Cubs
Here’s the Baseball Cube report on Scott Maine who the Cubs just picked up in the Aaron Heilman trade.  6’4” Maine (no relation to John) had a 10.0 strikeout/9 IP ratio over his minor league career but

2009 MLB Cy Young Award Winners: Zack Greinke & Tim Lincecum
Zack Greinke was named the 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner.  Greinke was dominant with a 2.16 ERA and a 16-8 record for the lowly Kansas City Royals.  Zack started impressively, winning his first six games, with an ERA of 0.40, only Walter Johnson & Fernando Valenzuela had done that with lower ERAs.  In back to back starts he struckout 15 batters in one contest and then allowed only one hit in his next start.  He was 6-1 with a 1.75 ERA in his last 11 starts.  Imagine how many wins

2009 MLB MGRs of the Year: Tracy & Scioscia
Jim Tracy took over for Clint Hurdle in Colorado, guiding a struggling Rockies team to a 74-42 finish, and a postseason berth.  It’s hard to argue with the selection of Tracy as the NL Manager of the Year.  Twice before teams he’s managed have finished with 90+ wins (2004 Dodgers finished 1st), while three times his teams finished with 90+ losses (2007 Pirates finished 6th).  So it just goes to show, being a success

Miller Park gets a touchup in the off-season
Some teams gain a good rapport with their fans by doing all the right things and then sit back, enjoying (not to mention pointing to) their successes.  Others look to fans to find more ways to improve their baseball experience even more.  The Milwaukee Brewers and Miller Park are good examples of the latter.  The Brewers team has already gained acclaim by getting ranked 7th out of all 122 major league sports franchises for “Fan Satisfaction”.  They’ve also were ranked #3 in “Affordability” and “Stadium Experience”.  Yeah, surveys whatever… what matters to me is that every friend of mine who’s been to Miller Park, (no matter what