My Story.
It's the bottom of the 13th, runners on first and third and you're up. It's a sold out crowd in early October and winning this game would send your team to the NLDS. The count is full and here comes the payoff pitch, a 95 MPH four-seam fastball! DEEEEEEEP to right field it goes. The right fielder heads to the track and he makes the catch! The winning run on third tags up and races to the plate. HEAD FIRST he dives, trying to beat the throw. It looks like the catcher got him. But WAIT, he dropped the ball! The runner is safe! YOU JUST BROUGHT HOME THE WINNING RUN AND YOUR TEAM IS HEADING TO THE POSTSEASON!!!
So maybe this wasn't actually you. BUT, something similar to this happened and it was a moment that changed my life. October 1, 2007 holds a significant place in my heart for many reasons. First, I witnessed in person possibly the greatest game in MLB history when the Rockies out-dueled the Padres through 13 innings of the NL Wild Card game. Second, the Rockies were in the middle of their streak in which they won 21 of 22 games. Finally, I knew that night I had a passion for storytelling and I would become a Sports Broadcaster. I wanted the entire world to care about that game as much as I did. I sought answers from players, umpires and executives on how it felt reaching that pinnacle. That game had a story and I wanted to tell it in a way that took people there and made them care. I didn't know it at the time but the burning passion ignited that night was the start to my career.
Since then, I've molded myself into someone who is able to give information thoroughly and efficiently. I continue to bring people into my stories and make them care. I delight in others experiencing things through descriptions and facts I share. That zeal has woven the path of my young broadcasting career as I strive to be transparent and authentic.
I believe we can all serve people in some way. I've found my course in bringing people truthful information that allows them to feel part of something interesting while sitting in their living room watching a broadcast.
It's the bottom of the 13th, runners on first and third and you're up. It's a sold out crowd in early October and winning this game would send your team to the NLDS. The count is full and here comes the payoff pitch, a 95 MPH four-seam fastball! DEEEEEEEP to right field it goes. The right fielder heads to the track and he makes the catch! The winning run on third tags up and races to the plate. HEAD FIRST he dives, trying to beat the throw. It looks like the catcher got him. But WAIT, he dropped the ball! The runner is safe! YOU JUST BROUGHT HOME THE WINNING RUN AND YOUR TEAM IS HEADING TO THE POSTSEASON!!!
So maybe this wasn't actually you. BUT, something similar to this happened and it was a moment that changed my life. October 1, 2007 holds a significant place in my heart for many reasons. First, I witnessed in person possibly the greatest game in MLB history when the Rockies out-dueled the Padres through 13 innings of the NL Wild Card game. Second, the Rockies were in the middle of their streak in which they won 21 of 22 games. Finally, I knew that night I had a passion for storytelling and I would become a Sports Broadcaster. I wanted the entire world to care about that game as much as I did. I sought answers from players, umpires and executives on how it felt reaching that pinnacle. That game had a story and I wanted to tell it in a way that took people there and made them care. I didn't know it at the time but the burning passion ignited that night was the start to my career.
Since then, I've molded myself into someone who is able to give information thoroughly and efficiently. I continue to bring people into my stories and make them care. I delight in others experiencing things through descriptions and facts I share. That zeal has woven the path of my young broadcasting career as I strive to be transparent and authentic.
I believe we can all serve people in some way. I've found my course in bringing people truthful information that allows them to feel part of something interesting while sitting in their living room watching a broadcast.