Earlier this evening I accepted an invitation to appear on MSNBC’s Connected Coast to Coast with Ron Reagan and Monica Crowley. The show will air tomorrow (Wednesday) at 12 noon EST/9 AM PST. According to the producer, “[W]e are doing a segment on the latest with steroids and baseball and are also looking for a blogger to give a unique perspective on this topic.” I’m not entirely sure that this is connected to Will Carroll‘s appearance on CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donnie Deutch on Monday night, but Will told me he passed my name along to CNBC’s people, so it’s entirely conceivable.

It’s a live via satellite setup, meaning that I won’t need the folding metal chair that Will so sorely could have used to subdue the juiced-out ex-bodybuilder who could supposedly identify steroid users on site. No, I’ve never been on national TV before, live or otherwise, even on the upper reaches of the cable docket. I am going to practice not hyperventilating for the rest of the evening.

Please set your TiVos and VCRs (does anybody still use those?) accordingly…