MLB looking for the "ultimate fan"

What qualifies one as a "baseball expert" or having a "larger than life" personality?
The ambiguous wording of the ad (and its inclusion on craigslist) suggests that its open to anyone who can prove those qualifications. Although I imagine the person would have to unemployed to watch "every single game" but maybe that's only for one particular team.

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I mostly lurk here and read more profound insight and great writing than anywhere else on the web. There is good humor, distinct personalities, perhaps even loosely defined expertise. Besides, one day I want to nudge my friend while we’re sitting on my couch made of found objects in my Williamsburg apartment and say “I used to read that guy when he was just a poster on LGT, you know, before he sold out.”

by c9kay32 on Feb 27, 2011 10:56 PM EST reply actions

I’ll be happy to sell out … but I won’t dance for these chumps.

by Jay on Feb 28, 2011 12:08 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

… sitting on my couch made of found objects in my Williamsburg apartment…

Legit LOL

Where's your crown, KIng Nothing?

by Turkmenbashi on Feb 28, 2011 12:58 AM EST up reply actions

Same here. Well played, c9kay32.

by ameliorate on Feb 28, 2011 5:32 PM EST up reply actions

I may be hazy on sabermetrics, but I’m razor sharp when it comes to mocking hipsters

by c9kay32 on Feb 28, 2011 7:21 PM EST up reply actions

Mock hipsters in Colonial Williamsburg.

by odradek on Feb 28, 2011 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

It’s pretty hip to belong to at least one bowling league. Next thing you know it’ll be ironically hip to work at a tool and die manufacturer while raising a family in a Parma bungalow.

by jhon on Feb 28, 2011 11:30 PM EST up reply actions

Does Parma have bike lanes and an Urban Outfitters?

by c9kay32 on Feb 28, 2011 11:49 PM EST up reply actions

Such a paradise would have tandem bike lanes.

by jhon on Mar 1, 2011 12:03 AM EST up reply actions

Nothing inherently hipster about bike lanes…

Where's your crown, KIng Nothing?

by Turkmenbashi on Mar 1, 2011 12:31 AM EST up reply actions

They have to have some safe haven for riding their gearless bikes. Mountain bikes can handle grass, gravel and even hills, but those messenger bikes…

by c9kay32 on Mar 1, 2011 10:38 AM EST up reply actions

Story of the year: “Although the Yankees didn’t make any significant acquisitions in the offseason to counter Boston’s splurge, a combination of balls hit directly at Jeter and some old fashioned Yankee magic led to another championship and a boost in ratings for FOX and ESPN.”

by c9kay32 on Feb 28, 2011 12:56 PM EST reply actions

I’ve got 5:2 it’s a Red Sox fan.

by emd2k3 on Feb 28, 2011 1:32 PM EST reply actions

That’s a wager I would never go against.

"Spring Training wins are good for the soul."

by USSChoo on Feb 28, 2011 1:33 PM EST up reply actions

Man, I hope that you don’t have to watch every single game for every single game. I mean, I watching 300-400 games a year and write about baseball for a living, but after 2430 games of baseball trapped alone in a strange apartment away from my life for 6 months, by the end of the season the blog posts I’d write for the project would mainly consist of PLEASE MR SELIG SEND SWEET DEATH TO TAKE ME NOW!!!111 and various other noodlings.

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by D.Szymborski on Feb 28, 2011 9:46 PM EST reply actions

Agreed. This sounds like
A: something that would likely be very bad for your health
B: something that has a strong likelihood of making you hate baseball

by APV on Feb 28, 2011 9:47 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, this is what turned me off. That and the “vlogging.” I’m not particularly photogenic. Also, as indicated by Castro’s endorsement of the current economic state of baseball, the ad implies that they won’t like my views or the topics I deem relevant. On the other hand, it would be awesome to write about baseball for a living, but I’m probably the least qualified of all the posters on this site although I’m proud of my captions for the cartoon.

by c9kay32 on Feb 28, 2011 11:02 PM EST up reply actions