Beth Mowins began her broadcast career with the Cubs with a quote from Mark Twain:
“The secret to getting ahead is getting started,” so away we go.
It was a subtly brilliant way to make history as the first woman to call play-by-play for the Chicago Cubs. That subtle brilliance was on display during the entire broadcast.
To be first at anything is hard. To be honest, being second, third, or even 10th isn’t all that easy either. There are reminders everywhere that you are doing something new, remaking a space that wasn’t designed for you just by your presence.