Mike’s Memories
My name is Mike Leonard, and I’m the Director of Business Development for the BlueClaws. This will be my 9th season in professional baseball—wow, time really flies in this business—1 with the Durham Bulls, 5 with the Minnesota Twins, and now my 3rd with the BlueClaws. If this blog is all about the passion of the game, I guess I should also mention the summer of 1997 when a buddy & I took a journey across the country to see games in all 30 or so major league baseball parks….in a Geo Metro no-less….as well as my best baseball influence–my father, who has been crazy about baseball for longer than I can remember.
Anyway, it really has been a crazy ride, so I thought it might be fun to think back on some of my favorite and least favorite moments in the biz.
Leno’s Favorite moments in professional baseball
Working alongside Harmon Killebrew, Kirby Puckett, Kent Hrbek & Tony Oliva
Doing bodyguard duty for cal ripken Jr
King Kong Bundy putting me in a headlock
Emceeing Singles Nights
Helping judge a chicken-wing eating contest
Being Fat Elvis on Elvis Night
Being the Greatest American Hero on superhero night
Going to Baseball meetings
Stealing ideas from other teams and claiming them as my own
BlueClaws Kangaroo Kourt sessions
Helping interns make their first connections with customers
Helping customers fix problems
Celebrating with the 2006 BlueClaws/finally getting that championship ring
Steve Farago’s 13th inning Dance Party
Leno’s Least Favorite moments
Chasing kids out of the upper deck at 3 am on scout night sleepovers
The worst old-man tarp slide in the history of professional baseball
Losing the kangaroo court election to some skinny kid
Poorly-working gameday radios
Canoe paddles on an early September day
If you’d like to share your own favorite/least favorite moments in baseball, or if you have comments/would like to judge me on the above list, feel free to reply to my blog.
Thanks and have a great holiday season!
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