Dan Steinberg on The Sporting Blog talked to Miller on the eve of Randy Johnson's 300th win, artfully guiding the conversation from Johnson to broadcast milestones to Joe Morgan and Internet criticism with a masterful segue: "Hey, speaking of Joe, do you get irritated with some of the criticism?"

That leads him to another question: "What about the Internet stuff, do you read blogs?"

Take it away, sir:

Oh no, I don't even understand what the point of it is. I mean, I know people are communicating, but it's not interesting to me. I like the blogs that the beat writers have now....

But for the rest of it, I don't really care about it. I mean, for me, if there's criticism, and it's about something that I could do something about, or at least something that I could say that's a good point, or no I disagree with that for this reason, well, that's good. I mean, we all need feedback, and maybe somebody makes a good point. You know, I was a terrible English student in high school. I couldn't probably diagram a sentence today. I mean, if somebody uses the phrase dangling participle, I'm going 'Huh?' I don't have a clue what that is.

...

But if somebody just says, this guy sucks, or he stinks? Well, that's not interesting to me. You know, there's nothing I can do with it. With Joe, you know, Joe knows a LOT about the game. Whether occasionally he mangles the language or says something that maybe comes out different from what he meant to say, like a million other ballplayers, that all could be. But they told me that there's a Web site called FireJoeMorgan.com or something. Well, what's the point of that? That's just mean, mean-spirited. I mean, what is the actual point?

Jon Miller on 300 Wins, Spanish Accents and FJM [The Sporting Blog]

During last weekend's Cubs-Mets telecast, Miller made a passing mention to the Cubs first baseman, Carlos Lee. He meant Derrek Lee. No sweat, we all make mistakes. After a commercial break, Miller came back and took a hearty swing at correcting his goof:

Folks, before the break, I misidentified the Cubs first baseman, Derrek Lee, as being Carlos Lee. Carlos Lee plays up in Milwaukee, where he signed a big long-term contract over the offseason.

(Home Run Derby also has footage of Miller being startled by his on-air cue, which at this stage in the game is just rubbing it in. Which makes it even funnier.)

But hats off to Jon Meyer for staying calm during the telecast, because it wasn't just another game, it ended up being John Smoltz's 300th career victory. I'm sure his analyst, Joe Theismann, could learn a thing or two about how Mike Miller keeps his composure. After all, that's why CNN hired him.

Lees All Look Alike To ESPN's Jon Miller [Home Run Derby]

So anyway, yeah: Joe Morgan's going to be broadcasting for the next eight years, at least. Enjoy that, America.

MLB, ESPN Reach Eight-Year Agreement [MLB.com]
Fire Joe Morgan [Blogspot]

(By the way, the guy in that picture with Joe is Joey Jam, the self-proclaimed "Entertainer to the Stars." So you know.)