In anticipation of Mo’s return, I decided to step up my game even more. Mark, the show’s producer, had showed me his method of sending Mo topics for the show the night before so Mo could think about what he wanted to talk about. I decided to do the same thing. Therefore, the night before I went out to some websites that they frequent to find some topics to talk about, in addition to the sports news of the day that was obvious, such as the Reds game the night before. When I made my way to Mo’s office before the show started, he took a few moments to say how much he appreciated me taking the extra effort to become a part of the show so fully. I really felt good knowing he took the time to talk to me so seriously. After we headed down to the studio, I was put in charge of calling potential guests to come on with Mo later in the week. I ended up calling some of the most respected and famous baseball writers in the country. I booked Bob Nightengale, a baseball writer for USA Today, to come on the show Wednesday at 10:30. In addition, I performed my usual duties of helping to run the production of the show plus my air-check assignment.