...and we're back.
My last blog post was nearly six years ago. Since that day, I have gone through some serious changes in my life. I left the sports industry for the building industry. I moved to St. Louis, Missouri. I moved to Washington, D.C. I met the love of my life and got engaged. And now, as I begin a new life with her I'm contemplating another career change and another new city.
Why am I restarting the blog? Mostly for my own benefit. I'm not even sure if I will promote this thing. But after being out of the sports world as long as I have been, I miss it. I have a number of friends that are still in the business, spread out across the country, and they keep me connected. It's not the same though. I have a ton of thoughts that need a forum. I feel like I have a distinct perspective on the sports I love because I realized long ago that fans are biased and I didn't want to be one of them.
Don't get me wrong, I'm quite ridiculous about my teams. My fiance can attest to that. In fact, there is nobody that knows me who would suggest that I'm unbiased, but I truly don't believe I am. I don't believe overly passionate fandom and biases are mutually exclusive. I'm hyper critical of the teams I love. And since most of those teams are a bunch of losing franchises, I don't go into arguments blindly arguing for my teams like the average internet troll.
For those that have stumbled upon this site and haven't been to the previous Cap's On Tap, here is a little more about me. I'm from Cleveland, Ohio and I graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a Sport Organization degree and Marketing and Coaching minors. I interned in my college's athletic department during the Ben Roethlisberger and Wally Szczerbiak years. I interned in MLS for D.C. United. I held full-time gigs with the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Fire.
More than any of that, I'm a stats freak. I'm a history buff. I'm passionate in my beliefs, yet open minded to new perspectives. I have thoughts that I believe are worth writing down.
So here we go. Welcome back to my internet corner sports tavern.
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