Fearless Predictions

I happened to catch the MLB Network's season preview today - pretty standard fare when they got to the NL Central. No F bombs, even!

The 9 network "experts" picked the order of finish for the division - the Cubs were the unanimous choice to win the division. Various folks picked the Brewers 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th(!)

Yes, Al Leiter and Shawn Casey think that the Brewers are going to finish 5th in the division. Ahead of only the Pirates.

Right.

Somebody Asleep at the Switch

Yet another reason to love the MLB Network - those new-network-goofs.

I was watching the MLB Tonight program on the Network just a minute ago, and as the program came back from commercial (or so I thought) here was the exchange that viewers heard:

[Volume very low]

Matt Vasgersian: Well we're 34 days away from opening day, we planned on talking about Fernando Vina, but the latest on Manny Ramirez. Dodgers GM Ned Colletti --

Harold Reynolds: Matt - Fernando Valenzuela.

[Screen goes dark. Volume goes very high]

Vasgersian: Did I say Fernando Vina?

Reynolds: Yeah.

Vasgersian: What the fuck is that?

[10 second pause, dark screen]

Aaaaaaaand they go back to programming, with Vasgersian talking about Fernando Valenzuela. Not Vina. And no f-bombs.

Outstanding.