That fall, the Angels defeated Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants to win the World Series.

He has continued to have primary responsibility in those areas, but also travels to other areas of the country as well.

McAlpin said he spent more than 200 days on the road last year. But there was no regret in his voice.

“Baseball is all I ever wanted to do,” McAlpin said. “It’s all I know.”

But November and December are slow times and he gets to spend more time at home with wife Suzanne and daughters Peyton, who will be 11 on Dec. 15, and Hannah, who recently turned 7.

Peyton has her father’s love of sports and is playing recreation softball. Hannah is a dancer.

The 2008 season was a bittersweet one for the Angels, who posted a franchise record number of victories, but were eliminated in the postseason by Boston.

But McAlpin has nothing but good things to say about his employer.

“The organization has been good to me,” he said. “I couldn’t work for a better organization.

“And Eddie Bane, our scouting director, lets me do my job.”