All-Star Update #3

Ok, so I headed to Pittsburgh yesterday with my acceptance letter in hand, I packed for 3 days figuring with my luck they would have me working Friday and Saturday and I would just stay up there for the 3 days. I made it to Pittsburgh in about 2.5 hours, parked over next to Heinz Field, and walked over to PNC for my meeting.

I have to mention as a side note, that the entire city is decked out and ready to host the All-Star game. Banners are hung; the bridges look great with banners, flags, and artwork. I was walking besides rows of port-a-johns and they were even being prepped with the All-Star vinyl stickers covering the whole john. The place is looking awesome. Anyway . . .

I enter the stadium and we get a packet with our schedules and when we are working. I am working with MLB Productions during the Home Run Derby on Monday night, and again during the game on Tuesday night. It should be fun. I am at the Hilton in downtown, so really my only worry is getting into and out of Pittsburgh. So we meet and they tell us to smile, and be friendly and that we are the “best of the best” (sure, right). They then break us into little groups, but for me there wasn’t a little group that I belonged to, so they had us move behind the dugout so that they could hand us out sheets on what we would be doing.

So they give me a sheet listing my “supervisor” and my duties, which are basically being an assistant, and tell me I can go get my “uniform.” I head back out to behind left field and get my goodie bag (which consisted of a water bottle, 2 free tickets to Fan Fest, a ticket voucher to a Pirates home game in September, a fanny pack, a decal, a button for me to write my name on, my id badge, lanyard, and very nice hat (See above). I then stood in line for a polo shirt, and then I was on my way. All done in 45 minutes.

I then called my friend Annamarie, who now lives in Pittsburgh, for help on how I can get in and out of Pittsburgh on Monday and Tuesday nights. She is currently looking up bus schedules and is supposed to call me this weekend.

I am excited and looking forward to this. I hope that I get to be involved in something exciting, plus the benefits of working with MLB can’t hurt. More updates to come.