Jul 13 2008
Michael Kay
A couple of seasons ago, students at my former university were given the opportunity to see one of the final regular season games at Yankees Stadium, for only five dollars. Being extremely huge Yankees fans, my BFF and I quickly jumped at this opportunity. When we got to the stadium we decided that paying five dollars for twenty-dollar seats was good, but seeing the game in the most expensive seats for that price was a spectacular deal. Therefore, after the second inning we went down to the field level box seats and took in the remainder of the game.
Having obtained the ideal seats we decided to stretch our luck even further. As aspiring Journalists we went to the press booth and asked to leave a note for Announcer Michael Kay, expressing our love of his work and asking for his advice on becoming successful. We encountered a security guard who at first turned us down but after some persuasion, brought our note in. We went back to the seats, enjoyed the rest of the game, and didn’t give the note a second thought.
In the parking lot, we received an unexpected and surprising call from Michael Kay. Mr. Kay was very kind and explained how much of a privilege it was to work for the Yankees, his childhood dream (and coincidentally mine.) He also gave us some useful advice and thanked us for our admiration for him. We cannot express how much his gesture meant to us, and we do appreciate it immensely.
It’s been a few years, and I’m sure he forgot it before he even got home, but we’ll never forget how nice of a man Mr. Kay is.
