Dream Job

I put together an application with Major League Baseball yesterday. Why not? My dream job, if there is one, would be to serve as the Executive for Community Relations for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Major league baseball is a product I still believe in. I love to watch the NBA and NFL as well, but baseball to me is the quintessential game for the fan. NBA players have become rock stars and very few NFL players are recognized when they are not protected by helmets and shoulder pads. Baseball is a one at a time, get to know you sport.

What I mean by that, is that the fan can watch every play, one at a time. Pitch by pitch, you become familiar with the pitcher's grimaces and batters stances. You know if they are chewing Hubba Bubba , seeds or a little pinch between the cheek and gums. This is why Little League parents are the worst. They have time to criticize. In a football fame, the average fan ignores a scrum of 21 men to follow one guy with a ball. In basketball, you have two seconds to hate the call before the fast break is coming back.

Can you honestly picture Lebron James and Kobe Bryant coming to a community BBQ? What about Brett Favre? Is he really playing two hand touch in his Wranglers? Give me a break. There is something about the run of the mill big league baseball player that makes you think he probably does his own grocery shopping and picks out his own sofa. True or not, that is the image we get from baseball. And I want to be a part of it.

I believe the players of the Diamondbacks can sell a few more seats and a few more nachos with a little more community involvement. I am sure they are doing some now, maybe more than they would like. But if these players can embrace this community that is full of some of the kindest people in the country, I believe this community will embrace them right back. I think the Phoenix Metro area is dying to climb on the backs of Justin Upton, Mark Reynolds, Dan Harren and Brandon Webb and make them feel like the winners that they are.

I want to be the guy that makes that happen. Call it a dream, but I have the passion to make it work. The Marlins are hiring for this position right now. Maybe we'll go to Miami.

Bret D.