Robinson Cano Mercedes – of the Seattle Mariners, an ex-Yankee, right-handed second baseman (2005-2013) and an eight-time all-star with a World Series ring – accepts his new Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport that was given during the MVP award ceremony Tuesday 11 July 2017 at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida. Chevrolet is the Official Vehicle of Major League Baseball of course.
Cano’s 10th inning wining home run made him the easy choice for MVP. He picked the Corvette over a truck. (Corvette Racing Wins Third Straight Twelve Hours of Sebring)
What was a tight, action-filled aggressive game with great defenses was ruined by endless ongoing commercial plugs – so much so that the top of a new inning was joined after a pitch or pitches were thrown so that endless, insulting adverts could be run.
The Fox robot commentators were so busy hyping products that they barely had time to call balls and strikes. It’s time for fans to boycott the American sport.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
