Rally Staff at World Series
It all started by attending a game at Wrigley Field in early July 2008. A lady asked Clay if he wanted an opportunity to go the World Series. He had to tryout to be a reporter in front of a camera, while reading a script. “I tried my best to add some jokes and I left the park not thinking anything about it.” About a month later he was contacted that he had been selected as 1 of 48 national finalists in the Gillette Rookie Reporter Showdown.
I was 1 of 4 candidates to represent the Chicago Cubs. In early August, Clay went back to Chicago to shoot some commercial spots for Gillette that were aired on the internet and during Chicago Cubs games. From their it was a 3 week long internet voting contest to select the Winner.
Much to his surprise, Clay was selected the winner in late August 2008. After Winning the Gillette Rookie Reporter Showdown he headed to Tampa to Cover Game 2 of the World Series. “It was such a great experience. It started by being on the field several hours before the game. I had the opportunity to interview and meet several ESPN anchors (Peter Gammons, Harold Reynolds, Dick Vitale to name a few). I got an behind the scenes look of everything. Attending the press conferences for both teams. I was interviewed by Major League Baseball about my experience and also conducted an interview with 1975 Rookie of the Year and MVP Fred Lynn. After interviewing on the field, He headed into the stands to interview a lot of fans from both teams. I even had a girl ask me for a picture saying “Hey your the Gillette Rookie Reporter, I saw you on the internet.” “That was hilarious!”After doing around 3 hours of interviews I got to watch the game with my 2 brothers. Thanks to everyone who made this opportunity possible. It is something I will never forget.
