Settle the hotel bill and make sure everyone is checked out; set up buses to the ballpark; fulfill players' ticket requests; arrange buses to the airport; arrange for trucks to carry equipment and luggage; make sure the plane home is ready with catering, flight attendants and crew; set up buses from LaGuardia Airport back back to Yankee Stadium; fulfill player requests for car service home; arrange the trucks to handle equipment and luggage to the Bronx.Of course, this merely reminds me of the absurdity that on top of the gazillion bucks Major Leaguers get, they also get per fucking diems.
Wait, someone needs tickets for a show? Reservation at a five-star restaurant? During the first minutes of our chat, someone in a Yankee uniform politely interrupted with a request for Tuliebitz.
He hands out the players' per diems. He arranges housing for call-ups.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Real-LIfe Costanza!
There will always only be one (assistant) Traveling Secretary for the New York Yankees, but here's a brief inside look at their actual Traveling Secretary:
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