Have you ever?

[MaraMoose]

I am just curious but has anyone on this site ever worked for a minor league team one Summer. I am asking because during my time in college, I spent four of them working for the Jupiter Hammerheads/Palm Beach Cardinals who both shared a park at Roger Dean Stadium. I am sorry if I am bragging but those were the four best Summers of my life where I would during the day do office work but at night, I would help run promotions such as the kids club or a contest we had at the end of the game where for $1 (6 for $5), you would try to throw a tennis ball at a hoop located at second base and it is settled there, you walked out with $100. I would sell the tennis balls and then during the contest, for any ball that settled in the hoop, I would relay it to the press box via walky-talky and they would announce the winner. Once again, sorry to brag but if you have kids and they need a Summer job, working in minor league baseball in any capacity from beerman to office guy is great and it looks extremely impressive on resumes (when I go on interviews, this is usually the first thing I am asked about during the interview and one time, true story, the guy ended the interview and immedietly hired me). The pay is not that good but overall, it is a rewarding experience and it looks impressive.

[Rockhound]

I have never worked for any ball club but I would love to. I live in Albuquerque, home of the Isotopes, and they have a wonderful Triple-A ball club. The one thing I've questioned about working for a minor league team is the pay. I don't think they would pay enough and besides it's only from April - September; give or take a few days. I don't think my regular job would appreciate it if I told them I'll be working for the Isotopes for six months, then be back after the season's over. Maybe when I get old and retire from my regular job, working for a minor league team would be a great job with great benefits. But for now, it's my job to attend as many games as possible and to support the players. I've already looked at the 2008 schedule and I'm only going to be able to attend about 15 games. I can't complain, it's better than nothing.

[gman5431]

I am just curious but has anyone on this site ever worked for a minor league team one Summer. I am asking because during my time in college, I spent four of them working for the Jupiter Hammerheads/Palm Beach Cardinals who both shared a park at Roger Dean Stadium. I am sorry if I am bragging but those were the four best Summers of my life where I would during the day do office work but at night, I would help run promotions such as the kids club or a contest we had at the end of the game where for $1 (6 for $5), you would try to throw a tennis ball at a hoop located at second base and it is settled there, you walked out with $100. I would sell the tennis balls and then during the contest, for any ball that settled in the hoop, I would relay it to the press box via walky-talky and they would announce the winner. Once again, sorry to brag but if you have kids and they need a Summer job, working in minor league baseball in any capacity from beerman to office guy is great and it looks extremely impressive on resumes (when I go on interviews, this is usually the first thing I am asked about during the interview and one time, true story, the guy ended the interview and immedietly hired me). The pay is not that good but overall, it is a rewarding experience and it looks impressive.

I worked the 2005 summer as an intern with the Princeton Devil Rays (at that time) or Princeton, WV. Princeton is a sister city of Bluefield, WV (they have a team to, a longggg time Orioles affiliate). It is about 10 miles north of the WV/VA border. Its basically in the middle of no-where. Anyone worried about pay would never work for a baseball team. At any level, especially not in Princeton. This is the Rookie Level Appy League. However, it is a good job for college students who have the summer off and dont have another paying job lined up. I accepted the Princeton job early and i could have done better. I have heard about the Palm Beach/Jupiter intern and how it is much nicer. The weather, the pay, the accomodations, etc. In Princeton we did not get paid, in fact the club only had one year round employer, the GM, who turned out to be somewhat of a nutball. However, i banded together with 2 of the other interns and we made a decent summer out of it. This was really grass roots baseball, doing everything from selling tickets, to on field games you spoke of. I also spend time keeping track of stats and calling them in to MILB, running the scoreboard and even once filled in for the offical scorekeeper (did get paid for those 3, a whooping $15 a game if i remember correctly). On top of that we had to pay for our accomodation, which was a crappy Motel 8 and it wasnt cheap either, could have been cheaper. But the players stayed there too and had many fun nights talking baseball and playing cards with some of the ball players. Good times, for sure. I dont regret doing it, kind of wish i had done it when i was in school ( i did my internship after i graduated with my masters and didnt have a job yet). The one thing i can definately agree with is that it looks good on a resume. It has definately caught a lot of employer's eyes and strikes up a good conversation. It shows deversity and commitment. Lots of memories from that summer, some not so good, but some great!

G Man

[bluezebra]

I worked as an usher for three seasons, 1994-96, with the High Desert Mavericks (Class A, California League). I was retired, and thought that being paid (minimum wage) to watch pro baseball was fantastic. In 1994, I had a chance to meet, and talk to, Hall of Famer Bob Feller, who was at the park for a promotion.

I'm still with the club, keeping batting stats for the Message Board operator. It's a volunteer position, but I get free tickets for friends. And I get to watch baseball for free.

Bob

[Biggtone23]

I worked a summer with the Tri City Valley Cats as a cook in their picnic area. After the picnics I would work as a runner for the portable stands bringing them whatever they needed from the commissary. I, and everyother able bodied guy, worked with the grounds crew to bring out the tarp whenever it would rain. It was pretty fun, got to go on the field a few times and do the hot dog races during one of the between inninng shows.