Great Story From Herald's Schlossman

You want a good pick-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps story to read?

The Herald's Brad Schlossman delivers in this story about Ty Griffin, a college baseball player who was once drafted in the top 10 of the MLB draft. He toiled in the minors for a decade, wrapping up his career in Grand Forks before going back to school and getting a degree. Today he works as a sports agent in Florida.

As an agent, Griffin is someone that can look at a high school kid and honestly tell them they need to get a degree because an athletic career might not work out. You look at some of the best baseball players in the country, and they never make it to the majors because of a variety of reasons. But life doesn't exactly give you a rebate because you were drafted to a professional organization once. So you need a backup plan.

I wish every high school kid that is involved in sports would talk with a guy like Griffin. I think he would reinforce how no matter how good you are in one area, you need to have that plan that will help you succeed in other ways.

Anyway, if you are intrigued, I give this story two thumbs up.