Growing up, I always dreamed of actually playing baseball–I was completely obsessed with the Silver Bullets, the short-lived all-female professional baseball team.  After a while, I realized that my dream of the big leagues could never happen the way I had envisioned it.  I would have to take a different path–a path that works through the business side of baseball.  However, as I start my career in baseball, I feel an odd connection to the players on the field who are also just starting their careers in baseball.

Let me elaborate.

On the most obvious level, many of the Hawks players are my age–or even younger–and are embarking on the career of their dreams.  Secondly, the Hawks are a short-season Single-A team–we are the beginning.  I, along with the players, are starting at the beginning and trying to work our ways all the way to the top.

In real estate, it’s all about “Location, Location, Location.”  Similarly, at the Hawks–both as a player and as an intern–it’s all about “Opportunity, Opportunity, Opportunity.”

While I can’t speak for the 28 guys on our roster, I know “opportunity” is definitely a word being thrown around the clubhouse.  After speaking to pitcher Ryan Sontag’s wife, the word she kept repeating over and over was “opportunity.”  Catcher Matt Williams said the same thing–“opportunity.”

Maybe the players I work with everyday feel the same way I do–it’s all about opportunity.

Here in Boise, the players are encountering so many opportunities that could potentially further their baseball careers.  And if they jump on those opportunities–every single at bat, every pitch thrown–and give it their all, it will pay off in the long run.

I can say more than ever before in my previous internships I am grateful for every single opportunity given to me by the Hawks.

I’m not sure what exactly has sparked this reflection.  Maybe the fact that we (all of the interns) received our very own business cards the other day…or maybe because I found out I will be the new on-field correspondent, doing post-game interviews…or maybe it is the diagram that GM Todd Rahr put on the whiteboard in  yesterday’s meeting, showing how important every single person is to the company, interns included.

Whatever the spark, it’s nice to be an intern that doesn’t feel like an intern.  Instead, I feel like an intern that is one step closer to the career of her dreams.  I hope the guys feel the same way on the field–I hope they feel that they aren’t just Single-A ballplayers, but are one step closer to stepping onto that big league diamond.

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