I ask you, why the heck not?

It has become evident to me, over the course of my adult life, that I have more often than not found ways and reasons to not get the job I wanted, rather than finding the reasons why I should and can get the job I want. I would continually find the most trivial thing out there that would then keep me from even applying for play by play and radio jobs that I surely could have scored.

This one is too far away... this one won't pay anything... this one doesn't start for a year, who knows where I will be. And there are so many other reasons over the years that I have given myself for not even trying. Well that is no more. While I continue to try the conventional route (sending out resumes, asking for help from friends and acquantices in the business, and so on...), I have decided to create this blog to show the world why I should be given a job at the MLB Network. And to top it all off, no excuses.

The Major League Baseball Network went live on the air this past winter with much anticipation. Many questioned how they would fill off season programming and whether or not they could challenge ESPN and their coverage. From all accounts, the MLB Network has done a superb job of putting themselves on the map. They have intergrated a ton of exsiting talent (Bob Costas, Jon Heyman, Tom Verducci, and a whole lot more.) with some names you may not have thought of for a tv gig (Dan Plesac, Mitch Williams, and so on.)

Baseball has truly become a year long excercise in fanaticism. Once the frost of October sets in, and the World Series Champs are crowned, the hot stove heats up and sends everyone into a fury over who is going where and for how much. Players sign, they are traded, and then that moment in late winter, when four of the sweetest words in the English language are uttered, "Pitchers and catchers report."

The MLB Network is in line to deliver on all of these things. And I can be a key contributor to that. I bring with me an insatiable desire for knowledge, a conversational style of writing, an acute ability to think on my feet, and the love of working in pressure situations while always delivering the goods. I have worked in radio and television in the shadow of New York City for going on nine years and simply want the shot to succeed. I know what makes up a quality broadcast and how to put all the small pieces of a one hour show together to make it masterpiece of home runs, strike outs, pitching changes, and saves.

Over time, I will let you know why I belong at MLB Network. I will also keep you up to date on what I think of the events through the MLB. Hope you enjoy reading.