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Obsessed With Baseball? Get Paid For It By MLB
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Ben Yakas
Published Feb 19, 2011
Modified Feb 19, 2011
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Are you a die-hard baseball fan? Does the concept of watching every single game in a season not fill you with dread, confusion and self-loathing? If so, then you are the perfect candidate for MLB's Dreamjob program.
Dreamjob offers one superfan the chance to have a full-time paid job following the entire 2011 season while living (in a location picked by MLB) in NYC; the major responsibilities include watching every game this season (yep, that includes the Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates), and blogging/vlogging daily on the world of baseball. Let's just reiterate: that's 2430 games, plus the playoffs, in a seven month period. Even the mighty Joe Morgan might have trouble keeping up with that pace.
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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