It's been almost three weeks since my last post, and it's been a hectic time. I could go on about how busy I was, how challenging the job market is, and similar boring, irrelevant rants, but I won't. The important (and not-so-encouraging) point is that the Cape League season is over. That means my broadcasting career will have to take a ten second break for station identification. This time, it's identifying which station (or website) will hire me.

I've now called three summers of Cape League ball, with each year passing quicker than the last. Both our broadcasts and the Brewster Whitecaps website vastly improved in 2009, and now I'm hoping I can improve my status to become a paid play-by-play broadcaster.

Like any other job in this economy, it won't be easy. However, sports media is tough whether gas is $4.00 a gallon or $2.00. From this point on, I'll be looking back for learning experiences and looking forward to resume submissions, interviews, and eventually that first contract.

It's pretty obvious that the changes in my employment status will mean changes in the blog, but they won't be quite as drastic. I will recall what got me to this point, and use the words that came out of my mouth as inspiration.

(For the record, Minor League Baseball, I'm undrafted and unsigned just like '09 Whitecap Dan Butler was before going to the Lowell Spinners.)

It's weird to think that my last broadcasting gig was a week ago today, and like last Wednesday, I went to a game at Lowell Park in Cotuit. Again, it was a complicated feeling. The Cape Cod Baseball League was officially over after Bourne's victory and subsequent celebration. I certainly haven't lost hope, and I'm confident I'll find a job. My only lingering thought is where that will be.

Until then, I'll be blogging a lot more, "broadcasting" Red Sox games in my house, and sending out applications.