sean ryan
If I wasn’t working for Team Hodges, my day job would be: General manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates or Atlanta Falcons.
Proudest professional achievement: Covering a Washington Redskins loss to a Bam Morris-led Baltimore Ravens when I was a not-quite-full-timer at The Richmond Times-Dispatch. I was a young reporter/editor trying to do as much as possible, and being entrusted with such a big assignment (that didn’t happen to part-timers often) was a validation that I had at least a little bit of reporting talent.
Proudest personal achievement: Outside of my marriage and the birth of our son, starting CollegeBaseballInsider.com, a Web site devoted to covering college baseball that generates more than 3 million hits per season. Google "college baseball" and the site is ranked No. 1, 2 or 3, depending on the day.
I consider the day a success if:I haven’t lost my keys, wallet or phone on my desk. And I haven’t taken the day itself for granted.
Most important thing on my desk right now (and why):Pictures of some of the people who have touched my life, ranging from my wife and son to photos of my two favorite players growing up – 175-pound stick figure Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla.
After working as both a print journalist and marketing manager, Sean joined The Hodges Partnership in 2003 – and he continues to pursue personal interests as co-founder/editor of CollegeBaseballInsider.com and as head baseball coach for Benedictine High School. Sean and his wife, Chelsea, are parents to William. On the community side, Sean is vice chair of the Salvation Army Richmond Area Command and has volunteered for The Miracle League of Richmond and Comfort Zone Camp. He is a graduate of the University of Richmond.