Story #17 -- DiMiceli receives first Ashford award

CINCINNATI, OHIO -- OK, enough about the NHL and Food Network, let's get back to work, shall we? I've been doing just that. On top of a few stories that will run later this week, I had another story fall into my lap with a quick turnaround onto MiLB.com today.

Click here to read about a cool award the River Cats gave out, honoring a local amateur umpire. The guy the award is named after, Emmett Ashford, was a pretty cool guy as well (he was the first black umpire in MLB, the Pacific Coast League etc., no small feat).

I'm sure you all are glad to back reading stories instead of my mindless rants. I promise that, in the next couple of days, they will not be in short supply. Until then...