Last week, I was lucky enough to have attended the MLB Winter Meetings and the PBEO Job Fair in National Harbor, Maryland with some of my classmates. I can honestly say that it was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. While I feel as if I was one of the younger attendees, I learned a great deal about what goes on behind the scenes and made some valuable connections. What I am getting at, is that if you are a baseball fan or are aspiring to get involved in the world of baseball, you need to make it to at least one of the Winter Meetings. There were hundreds of important and interesting people there, and to just be in that environment was beyond exciting.

Hell, I stood 10 feet away from Rob Manfred while he was giving a radio interview for MLB Radio. My friend shook Joe Maddon's hand, and I stood next to Darryl Strawberry as he took a call on his cell. Unreal.

The Winter Meetings is the one time a year that everyone who is significant in the baseball world comes together, and to be there was just so special.

There were all big networks in attendance, broadcasting from the resort/convention center that the meetings took place in.

I even got my 15 seconds of fame when my friends and I walked past a panel while they were filming.

I can't get over how amazing the experience was, and seriously suggest that every baseball fan makes an effort to get down there at some point of their life. So get down there, and see what the Winter Meetings really are about.