"Major League Baseball" is in the midst of a remarkable renaissance," said Commissioner Bud Selig at the start of 2002 season. Near-strike aside, his words were clearly played out during the following months. MLB national television viewership was up 25 percent for the first two months of the 2002 season vs. 2001, with more than 102 million viewers in April and May. During the 2002 First-Year Player Draft, nearly 81,000 fans, or close to double the number of 2001, listened to the proceedings on MLB Radio. The Official Major League Baseball 2004 Calendar resumes its place for a twelfth year as the best source for MLB facts and figures. Fans will learn that on September 22, 2002, the Atlanta Braves' Greg Maddux joined Cy Young as the only pitchers to ever win at least fifteen games in fifteen straight seasons. And that Cal Ripken Jr.'s historic 2,131st consecutive game was voted the most memorable moment in Major League Baseball history. Packed with such fascinating baseballl trivia, this calendar is sure to be No. 1 with baseball fans everywhere.
