When the clubhouse manager returns to get everything in order for the upcoming season, one gets the sense that spring has sprung and baseball is returning to the downtown ballpark.
Jamie Samson, who will begin his fourth season as clubhouse manager – and tenth with the Goldeyes (“...counting all my bat boy years”) – is back at the park, getting the lockers ready and helping groundskeeper Don Ferguson with some facility maintenance.
With Samson back, it won’t be long before the season is upon us.
“I spent the winter at the University of Winnipeg,” he said while painting a runway that leads out to the field. “I was in first-year business and took three courses. I didn’t hate it, but I just might switch to kinesiology. We’ll see what happens after this season.”
Samson also worked at Hu’s on First, which simply suggests it’s tough to leave Canwest Park, even in the off-season.
Of course, like most people involved with the Goldeyes these days, he is excited about the prospect of at least 10 returnees this year.
“Last year, Rick built our team a little differently than he had in other years,” Samson said. “He went after more experienced players and we had a lot of older guys who really appreciated the opportunity they were given to play here.
“There were a lot of guys who had been in organizations who didn’t take for granted everything they got here. These guys all understood how good they had it and I didn’t deal with a lot of complaints. This is a great organization that treats the players really well and with a clubhouse full of veteran guys, it was a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to seeing what this season brings.”
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