Spring Training 2008 is in Full Swing
The anticipation of the baseball season beginning has subsided. Today, the Detroit Tigers will begin their spring season with an exhibition game against Florida Southern College at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, FL. Tomorrow, the Tigers will open their grapefruit league schedule against the New York Mets. I am really excited for the upcoming season. I am even more excited because this will be my first spring training as a media relations intern.
Since I last wrote to you, I have put in many hours and a lot of hard work with the Flying Tigers. The interns, including myself, were assigned the task of selling ads for our spring training insert. The insert is four pages and includes our 40 man roster, the visiting team’s 40 man roster, the depth charts of each team, and Tiger Tales (historic facts about the Tigers).
Living at Tiger Town has been a neat experience. I love how close the dorm is to the offices and cafeteria. If I ever need anything in my room, I am only a very short walk away. My room is still bare, but it is comfortable. I do not spend very many hours in the dorm so as long as I have a comfortable bed and a tv that works, I am good! Just a few weeks ago, the internet in the dorm was upgraded so the speed is much quicker than it was previously.
Fetzer Hall, dorm at Tiger Town
Even though I am working an internship, I am still enrolled at Saint Leo. Every week, I write a log, which contains a goal for the week, whether or not I met the goal, what I accomplished, and a goal for the following week. At the end of the semester, I will submit a paper and give a presentation on my internship. The paper will be very extensive. We are expected to write about what we learned, how the classes we took at Saint Leo assisted us, our organization’s risk management plan, and much more. I hope to begin working on the paper in the next few weeks.
In a couple weeks, I will give you an update on my internship experience, spring training, and life at Tiger Town. Until then, be sure to root for the Tigers!