Sunday, July 27, 2008

Induction 2008

So I have a pretty cool job, and that means that on the last weekend of July I spend most of my time around the greatest baseball players of all time. The one drawback of this is that Induction weekend is always within two or three days of my anniversary (to the most beautiful, wonderful woman on earth). So we can never get away that weekend, but fear not - I have a plan. And it involves Rufus Wainwright, though clearly not in the way that sounds, if you know Rufus.

Baseball fans absolutely love to come to the Hall of Fame. I am a baseball fan, so working at the Baseball Hall of Fame is a dream come true (especially when it's July 26 and it's 76 and sunny - see me in winter and I'll revise that statement, e.g.: working at the Baseball Hall of Fame is the worst thing imaginable, especially when it's March 23 and it's 8 degrees and dark at 3:30pm). But it's one of life's great ironies that, as a baseball fan working at the Baseball Hall of Fame, you have to pretend that seeing the greatest baseball players of all time is not that big of a deal.

Friday I got to watch Ozzie Smith, George Brett and Eddie Murray take infield with HOF visitors paying for that right (the money goes to the Education Department and internship program). In the afternoon I had to lead 7-year olds around stations in a skills clinic. One seven year old's four favorite Hall of Famers (and I quote) were "Babe Ruth, I Forgot, I Forgot and Brooks Robinson."

Yesterday I was in charge of the Connecting Generations event, a Family Feud-type game between audience contestants and four Hall of Famers - George Brett, Lou Brock, Bruce Sutter and Don Sutton - and was hosted by Brian Kenny of ESPN. It was a little bit of a production, but a lot of fun, and I'm glad it's over. I'm also glad that I got the two state troopers with a sense of humor to act as security. They showed up just before the event started and asked what their responsibilities were and I almost said "To serve and protect, I thought." But instead, unfortunately, I said "To take care of the parking ticket I got a few weeks ago."

Yeah. I said it.

Thankfully they laughed, and then I crapped my pants from relief.

Today I am the Official Blogger of the 2008 Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, so head over to MLB.com about 1pm Eastern and read my blog. Pictures later.

3 comments:

Heather said...

can you post a link? can't find it...

Aaron said...

"So I have a pretty cool job"...

I have to disagree with this statement. Your job sucks. Top this- this afternoon some vendor gave us free pie. Ozzie Smith vs. Key lime pie. Give me Key Lime pie.

Nathan said...

You got to blog on mlb.com....awesome