I went to the Baseball Winter Meetings last year in Las Vegas primarily to attend the PBEO Job Fair, where hundreds (if not a thousand) people interested in a job in baseball would go to try to get one. While I was there, I made sure to head over to the Bellagio to see if I could recognize anyone. I saw Charlie Manuel, fresh off his World Series victory, introduce his step-son to someone. Tommy LaSorda was holding court all over the casino. Torii Hunter was gambling at a table. All your favorite ESPN personalities were running around trying to get some breaking news. It was cool stuff for any baseball fan. Unfortunately for me, I didn't see my idea of a big room with executives sitting around the table come to fruition, but I did come to realize that any discussion involving players takes place in a small room out of the public eye or maybe at a lunch or a drink that looks like casual conversation. There are actually meetings, too. There are league meetings and GM meetings, but of course I couldn't go into any of those.
Since the Job Fair was my main concern, let me tell you how chaotic it was. There's a room with several boards littered with
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Interesting stuff. I was going to go this year in Indy for the Job Fair but pulled out last minute after hearing the same thing from most people that it was mainly all internships. Glad to see I made the right decision.
Yeah, you definitely did. I was really disappointed when I got there and noticed that most of the "jobs" were internships or seasonal, low-paying positions.
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