In the Bleachers by Steve Moore
April 21, 2010Yesterday my 11 year old son had a baseball game that got rained out. On the way home, we were chatting and he asked me if I ever got “really, really, nervous about something.” I said yes, of course. I get nervous before speaking and definitely before most games…especially big ones.
Since we were coming from the baseball field, I assumed it had to do with sports. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe he wants to ask out a girl or something. I’d definitely throw that into the nerve wracking experience category too. Anyway, as I was flipping through the paper this morning I saw this comic that summed it all up. My son loved it.
So there was that, and there was something I cut out of the paper the other day which dealt with the Orioles, Indians, and Blue Jays all announcing record-low crowds last week. In response, Blue Jays President Paul Beeston had the most honest comment I’ve ever heard from a front office person. Instead of making excuses, instead of trying to play the small market card, he said, “We came off a bad season. We reduced our payroll. We traded our No. 1 star and we said, ‘Come on out and watch us.’” Nice Paul, that was refreshing.
