Friday, October 28, 2016

Try Not To Suck II

My second job is part of the audio/video crew at our Evansville Arena.  Last night we worked the Evansville Aces’ Basketball Hoopsfest.  Our technical director, as it turns out, is a Cubs fan.  A Cubs fan who must have too much time on his hands because he reads this blog from time to time (Good morning, Curt).  So, I thought I would end the week with one final Cubs story (see yesterday's post for the introduction).

Let’s face it, for many years the Cubs have just been just a “lovable losers” baseball team. Sure, they have also fielded some quality clubs that made the playoffs, only to, as one sports write poetically wrote, “wilt under the spotlight of October baseball.”  Needless to say, there has been a lot of stress on the North Side of Chicago.

Then, in 2015, along comes manager Joe Maddon.  Here’s a guy who is renowned for “managing” light-hearted antics like themed road trips and even inviting animal acts and a magician into the  locker room. 


You see, Maddon has a simple piece of advice:  Don’t ever let the pressure exceed the pleasure!  “That’s on the top of my lineup card every night,” Maddon told reporters as his first Chicago press conference a couple of years ago. “Don’t ever forget while we’re here. This is baseball. This is a game.”

That’s pretty much it.  Pretty much all I wanted to say today.  As you head out this weekend,  I encourage you to take Joe’s advice with you:  Try not to suck, and don’t ever let the pressure exceed the pleasure!

Have fun playing and managing this game of life. 

Carpe Diem Life,
David Kuhn

P.S. Curt, I’ll see you tonight working the hockey game — which can be stressful — where we’ll do what we do at every event:  Try not to suck, and don't let the pressure exceed the pleasure!

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