• Business Tips & Topics,  Off The Path

    Swapping Clothes With Stranger Gets The Job Done

    What would you be willing to do to get a job these days?  Last week, I heard one of the best stories about what someone would do to get their first job in the sports field.  It could have been a scene right out of a Hollywood movie.  This was not one of those blog posts on the Internet that may or may not have been true.  The student told me this story while attending the Long Beach State Sports management roundtable.  If you do not know, I lead this event as the internship coordinator for the Long Beach State Sports Management program. Quick background:  The roundtable is an effort offered to…

  • Baseball

    My Time With Gary Carter

    What can I say about Gary Carter, that has not been covered since the Hall Fame baseball Player passed away.  First, let’s look at the obvious things that most people will mention when it came to his baseball career. Born in 1954, Carter was drafted by the Montreal Expos and played 17 of his 19 big league season with the them as well as the New York Mets, including the 1986 World Championship season.  He was  inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003. I always admired Gary as a baseball player, but I got to know him as a person during the one season he played under Tommy Lasorda…