Aaron Goldsmith has called a decade of big league baseball with the Seattle Mariners. He was offered the job for his favorite team growing up, his hometown St. Louis Cardinals, and he was quickly climbing the ranks at FOX on their network broadcasts of NFL, MLB and major college sports.
So, why is his scaling back and settling into Seattle?
Because as Colin Cowherd once said, “don’t try to be happier than happy.”
In this episode:
(02:15) Discussion of Aaron's life since making the decision to stay with the Mariners
(04:08) Conversation about work-life balance and high performance
(06:48) Aaron discusses the challenges of baseball broadcasting schedule and managing family time
(10:12) Aaron shares his journey of realizing he preferred local Mariners games to national broadcasts
(12:41) Discussion of why Aaron prefers calling Mariners games over national games like Yankees-Red Sox
(19:12) Aaron recounts experiences of extreme travel schedules while working multiple broadcasting roles
(24:23) Story about nearly missing his daughter's birth due to broadcasting commitments
(28:28) Reflection on the importance of learning when to say "no" to opportunities
(31:23) Discussion about different broadcasters' preferences between local and national work
(37:16) Conversation about career satisfaction and finding contentment
(44:50) Aaron reflects on his early broadcasting career and development in the minor leagues
(54:37) Discussion of professional growth and managing different aspects of broadcasting
(56:14) Aaron shares his early career technique of writing "smile" in his scorebook
(59:40) Conversation about favorite calls and the importance of "feel" in broadcasting
(1:04:08) Discussion about connecting with listeners and maintaining objectivity as a local broadcaster
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