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Baseball Team General Manager
Sports: Fort Worth Cats, Fort Worth, TX
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Do you love baseball? I mean, REALLY love baseball…perhaps so much that you fantasize about turning this great American pastime into your great American career? Well, before you quit your day job, come take a VocationVacations® holiday to test-drive your dream job as a Baseball Team General Manager.
John Dittrich, Fort Worth Cats General Manager, will be your Mentor as you participate in the day-to-day operations of running a baseball organization. A thirty-four year career as a baseball executive, John started his career in 1974 as Assistant to Texas League President Bobby Bragan. He became a General Manager of the Alexandria Aces the following year and moved with the team to Amarillo in 1976. Bragan became the National Assocation President in 1977 and John followed his mentor to Florida. In 1979 John purchased the Amarillo Gold Sox and ran the operation for four years. He returned to Fort Worth in 1982 working in Player Developement for the Texas Rangers. In 1987 John began his trek across America as a Vice President and General Manager in Columbus (GA), Greensboro (NC), Schaumburg (IL),Fargo (ND), and Calgary, Canada.
The venue for this VocationVacation is LaGrave Field - home of the Fort Worth Cats during two different baseball eras (1926-1964 and 2002-today). LaGrave has a history unmatched by any ballpark in Texas. Hall of Famers like Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams and Stan Musial all played and ran the bases at the original ballpark, which was torn down in the late 60s. Current Cats' owner Carl Bell rebuilt LaGrave field (a cherished part of his boyhood) in 2002, and home plate now sits exactly where it did in 1926 when the old facility opened.
The Fort Worth Cats have led their league in attendance every year since the new LaGrave Field opened in 2002. LaGrave has also been named the Central League's Playing Field of the Year in each of its four years in existence. And, in 2003, the park was named one of the Top 10 Independent Ballparks in the nation by Baseball America and was featured in the 2004 Baseball America "Great Parks" Calendar.
In the midst of great history and recent well-deserved honors, a new Fort Worth tradition has been born - one where families and friends enjoy the old-fashioned joy of baseball, plus the thrills and excitement of a modern-day ballpark.
While on this General Manager VocationVacations® adventure, John and his staff will mentor you as you participate in some or all of the following:
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Receive overview and participate in activities related to running the front office of a baseball organization
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Learn about and participate in player contracts and negotiations
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Discuss year-round roles of General Manager
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Participate in team meetings
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Take part in community relations and promotion activities
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Watch and participate in game with GM
The Baseball Team General Manager VocationVacations® holiday includes:
- Two days of one-on-one mentorship in your dream job as a General ManagerThe ability to take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®), an online personality assessment designed to identify interests and skill sets
- The opportunity to participate in a total of one hour of pre- and post-VocationVacation career coaching from an accredited, affiliated VocationVacations career coach
- A pocket-size VocationVacations journal so you can document your dream job becoming a reality
- Light lunches with your mentor
Available: Available during home games, 2008 season to be announced
Price: $949 Per Person
Suggested Accommodations
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Renaissance Worthington Hotel |
Etta's Place |
| (Not included in the price of your VocationVacations® holiday)
Other activities and tourist destinations while on your VocationVacations® adventure:
Reservation, Cancellation and Rescheduling Rules and Conditions:
Full payment of the VocationVacations dream job holiday is required to make a reservation. A $100 non-refundable fee is assessed if a VocationVacations experience is cancelled or rescheduled prior to 14-days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday, based on the approved availability of the mentor to reschedule. A VocationVacations adventure cannot be rescheduled and is non-refundable if cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday. Written notification of cancellation or rescheduling is required in all cases. In the US, Grounded Nomads, LLC and VocationVacations holidays encourage all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling. In the UK, Grounded Nomads, Ltd and VocationVacations holidays must require all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling and provide verification of such travel insurance to Grounded Nomads, Ltd. |
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