A friend of mine who works for MLB.com received this email the other day in response to an ad they have on Craigslist for a part time web producer. all spelling and grammar was left alone, i only removed his name. at first i thought it was a bit endearing -- everyone loves the underdog -- but then it gets out of hand.
"hi my name is [withheld], i am replying to your ad on craigslist. to be completely honest i have no expereince in a profesional setting for your ad, i am a chef. but i am a baseball junky, i would like to say i know everything about the sport, but love that i still have things to learn. in lieu of my resume which is filled with restaruant expereience (if you want a copy i can send it along) i thought i would share what i love about baseball and some things i hate: i am life long cubs fan (100th anniversary !!) i love every team (except the fucking cardinals) am a former astros season ticket holder will watch any baseball game (even little league) i recognize the existence of the american league even though they have a bullshit rule for all the hate i have for bud selig he has avoided a players strike twice now scott borras can suck my cock josh beckett is the purest man in the game today i feel bad for clemens and am pissed at andy i wish the nationals franchise had gone to montery mexico i recently made my first visit to the hall of fame and stayed for 7 hours if you can’t tell i really love baseball. let me know if any of this interests you, if not thanks for your time, i understand. and have a good season."
"hi my name is [withheld], i am replying to your ad on craigslist. to be completely honest i have no expereince in a profesional setting for your ad, i am a chef. but i am a baseball junky, i would like to say i know everything about the sport, but love that i still have things to learn. in lieu of my resume which is filled with restaruant expereience (if you want a copy i can send it along) i thought i would share what i love about baseball and some things i hate: i am life long cubs fan (100th anniversary !!) i love every team (except the fucking cardinals) am a former astros season ticket holder will watch any baseball game (even little league) i recognize the existence of the american league even though they have a bullshit rule for all the hate i have for bud selig he has avoided a players strike twice now scott borras can suck my cock josh beckett is the purest man in the game today i feel bad for clemens and am pissed at andy i wish the nationals franchise had gone to montery mexico i recently made my first visit to the hall of fame and stayed for 7 hours if you can’t tell i really love baseball. let me know if any of this interests you, if not thanks for your time, i understand. and have a good season."