Dodger World Series trophies, 2008 Opening Day. In 2007 I followed my bliss and took a different (base) path: I started working in baseball. A lifelong fan, I was privy to the inner workings of America's pastime, and the seven years I spent there was an education in the sports world, on-field, off-field, on cable, and backstage. It's the biggest entertainment game (pun intended) around, and it changed forever how I viewed fandom.