There's a chance the Astros got a LOT better....

[Tuna]

Im hoping Heather didnt take her husbands last name

Wow thats really funny!

[Ryno84MVP]

If you are near a TV, Mike Fast is up in about two minutes on the MLB channel

[The Dane]

Great job, Mike! Let us know if they have you on again.

[Kevin Seitzer]

Great job, Mike! Let us know if they have you on again.

Thanks, it was fun, but I always get a little nervous about these kind of things, and when I'm nervous, I tend to ramble. Hopefully I didn't ramble too much. Pretty cool that they wanted to talk to me, though.

[The Dane]

Thanks, it was fun, but I always get a little nervous about these kind of things, and when I'm nervous, I tend to ramble. Hopefully I didn't ramble too much. Pretty cool that they wanted to talk to me, though.

No rambling as far as I could tell. I had trouble seeing how your interview fit in with the episode's theme of "clutch" but that surely was none of your doing. Superlative stuff, Mike.

[schlesinj]

No rambling as far as I could tell. I had trouble seeing how your interview fit in with the episode's theme of "clutch" but that surely was none of your doing. Superlative stuff, Mike.

Just watched the episode, great job. Just curious, were you asked by the Network or is this something the club PR wants you to do?

[Judge Jude]

"I always get a little nervous about these kind of things, and when I'm nervous, I tend to ramble."

My feeling is that unless you are introduced as some TV/radio professional, the audience doesn't expect a Shakespearean soliloquy. At least, I don't. So if you have any relevant info at all, a dollop of that is good, and then let the pros ask something else.

Especially without a camera, you can have a couple of "talking points" in front of you.
But not five-word paragraphs.
Just keywords, really. A couple of angles that you hope to express for that interview. Just seeing that one word can cue you to tell that story in your own words.
Radio is a piece of cake.
TV? Ok, that's tougher for sure.

But again, if you're not introduced as the new anchorman, I feel as if the audience doesn't expect movie star swagger. It's still about getting out your own expertise in short order, then wait for the next one.

I missed your show today, but I'm sure you did fine....

[Kevin Seitzer]

Just watched the episode, great job. Just curious, were you asked by the Network or is this something the club PR wants you to do?

Both.

[Kevin Seitzer]

"I always get a little nervous about these kind of things, and when I'm nervous, I tend to ramble."

My feeling is that unless you are introduced as some TV/radio professional, the audience doesn't expect a Shakespearean soliloquy. At least, I don't. So if you have any relevant info at all, a dollop of that is good, and then let the pros ask something else.

Especially without a camera, you can have a couple of "talking points" in front of you.
But not five-word paragraphs.
Just keywords, really. A couple of angles that you hope to express for that interview. Just seeing that one word can cue you to tell that story in your own words.
Radio is a piece of came.
TV? Ok, that's tougher for sure.

But again, if you're not introduced as the new anchorman, I feel as if the audience doesn't expect movie star swagger. It's still about getting out your own expertise in short order, then wait for the next one.

I missed your show today, but I'm sure you did fine....

I figure I need to do more of these so that I get more comfortable and more confident. The fans seem to like listening to what I have to say, even beyond those of you who are my friends and family, so I think it's good publicity for the club. Which is why I say yes to interviews even though I don't feel like they are my forte. That, and I'm probably still a little amazed that shows like this want me as a guest.

[Kevin Seitzer]

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=25929170
see if that link works.

[chancellor]

Wow...you did just fine. Engineers rock!

[schlesinj]

Little shout out for Mike in this article by Neyer.

[Gregg]

Who is Mike Fast? Was he that nervous guy that was rambling on tv the other night? I think our own Kevin Seitzer would do a much better job.

[joncarlos]

Little shout out for Mike in this article by Neyer.

And by "little shout out" you mean "the Brewers just bet $11 million that he's right"

[Kevin Seitzer]

I haven't had to bet $11 million on being right about anything on my job yet, but I suppose that day is coming. Some pretty important bets based partly on my work are coming up June 4. They may not total $11 million of monetary commitments, but they probably have that much importance to the franchise anyway. It's a bit scary, actually.