If you’re a baseball fan, and haven’t had access to MLB Network, well… it’s not a leap to say you are missing something. Launched on Jan. 1 of 2009, the network reached approx. 50 million households at the time, and as the 2009 season ends, will have reached approx. 3 million more. The reason MLB Network works has as much to do with the game itself as it does with the distribution deals that MLB made. The game, steeped in history and stats, lends itself exceptionally well to year-round coverage. But, MLB Network has done more than just been a pedestrian effort for a fledgling launch. Classic games, original programming, and non-stop coverage from the MLB Network studios have allowed given fans a solid platform to watch whether it’s in the middle of the regular season or during baseball’s off-season, if there is such a thing. Just before MLB Network’s launch it was announced at the Winter Meetings last year that former Texas Rangers announcer Victor Rojas would be joining the on-air talent as the host of several studio shows, including MLB Tonight. Victor, the son of legendary player/manager “Cookie” Rojas not only has been a play-by-play broadcaster, proving analysis, but also a player, both at the collegiate level and in the Angels development system as a catcher and pitcher. During the 2003 season, Rojas did radio play-by-play and analysis for Arizona Diamondbacks broadcasts. Prior to joining the Diamondbacks, Rojas spent two seasons doing television analysis and radio play-by-play for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League, where he was also hired as the team's Assistant General Manager before becoming General Manager. For the last two years Rojas served as the English television play-by-play broadcaster for the Caribbean World Series, shown on the YES network in 2006 from Venezuela and SNY network in 2007 from Puerto Rico. His father, Cookie, provided color analysis both occasions. The following interview covers his earliest childhood memory of baseball; how being a player helps him connect with the former MLB players on the MLB Network staff; background into his being both an Assistant GM, and General Manager of the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League; doing play-by-play for the Caribbean World Series with his father; whether MLB’s postseason schedule is a “travesty”, as some writers have claimed do to the World Series going into November; thoughts on whether big market teams such as the Red Sox and Yankees all year long by national broadcasters is a good thing for fans; and much, much more. – Maury Brown Select Read More to see the interview with Victor Rojas