He was kinda like the Moneyball champ of Jeopardy, reworking the game in unconventional ways in his favor, but mostly James Holzhauer is just a brilliant dude.
When his celebrity was hitting its zenith earlier this year, he remarked about wanting to get a job in a baseball front office, and we joked(ish) that the Cubs should immediately reach out to the lifelong Cubs fans.
Well, is it still a joke? This interview segment was certainly lighthearted, but based on it the discussion, I don’t think there’s any question that if the Cubs called about a consulting gig, Holzhauer would listen:
"@Jeopardy James" @James_Holzhauer makes his pitch to Jed Hoyer and the Cubs: 'Hire me.'@Cubs | #Cubs | #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/otSOjC3GRo
— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) June 28, 2019
Call him! What have you got to lose, right?
For more on Holzhauer and how he could fit into a front office, see this Washington Post piece.
UPDATE: From Jed Hoyer:
Jed Hoyer responds to @Jeopardy @James_Holzhauer:
"It's something we'll keep in mind."@Cubs | #Cubs | #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/hntEUg53vU
— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) June 28, 2019
That’s a maybe!