Life Using the Analogy of Baseball: Inning Ten (Yes…we’re in Extra Innings) The tenth inning is here (extra innings) and a lot of time has transpired since inning number nine, WHY? Using the baseball analogy, let’s get you up-to-date on what all has transpired since inning nine, back on May 31 of 2022: The Baseball…
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The ninth inning is here and the big question is: WHO’S AHEAD? The real situation is… there is still one inning to go, so it really doesn’t matter who’s ahead at this point in time. Let’s find out more: Baseball – Uniform: In baseball, each team has its own unique uniform. As a fan, we…
Read more(Chapter 8) Life Using the Analogy of Baseball, Inning Eight
The eighth inning is here and that means the game is close to being over. Close is the key word here because as they say, “It’s not over till it’s over.” When there are two innings yet to play anything can still happen and often does. Baseball – Earnings: There is no doubt about it,…
Read more(Chapter 7) Life Using the Analogy of Baseball, Inning Seven
It’s the seventh inning, and all you baseball fans know what that means. It’s seventh inning stretch time. So… everybody stand up, walk around a little bit and STRETCH!!! How does that feel? Are you ready now for the rest of the game? Baseball – give of yourself: It does my heart good to hear…
Read more(Chapter 6) Life Using the Analogy of Baseball, Inning Six
It’s hard to believe that we are in inning six already. This game is more than half over and there is still a lot to talk about. Baseball – Playing field: In baseball, the game is played in a stadium on a playing field that’s inside that stadium. Every stadium, often called a ballpark, is…
Read more(Chapter 5) Life Using the Analogy of Baseball, Inning Five
After last Friday’s post, I mentioned to my wife Shirley that I had probably exhausted the analogy of baseball compared to life itself. Shirley’s response was one of surprise that I would even say that. She proceeded to tick off several topics in baseball that I hadn’t touched on yet. She went on to say,…
Read more(Chapter 4) Life Using the Analogy of Baseball, Inning Four
Decision-making is a huge part of life. Often times the success or failure in any endeavor is determined by the decisions that are made by the leadership. Most organizations employ a system of governance that features a hierarchical management structure, where the most critical decisions are made by people in higher executive positions. The higher…
Read more(Chapter 3) Life Using the Analogy of Baseball, Inning Three
In inning number three we are going to explore more of the similarities between Baseball and life. It continues to amaze me that there are so many parallels between the two. You might say, “How can you compare a game to the all-important subject of Life itself?” In this article I am not suggesting that…
Read more(Chapter 2) Life Using the Analogy of Baseball, Inning Two
This post is a continuation of the baseball analogy that I started in the previous entry. It’s amazing to see the number of similarities we find when comparing baseball and life in general. Let’s take a look at a few more: Baseball – Disappointments:The situation I described in the previous post regarding the Cardinals and…
Read more(Chapter 1) Life Using the Analogy of Baseball, Inning One
I was sitting here tonight, Monday, watching the St. Louis Cardinals baseball game and simultaneously talking with the Lord about Tuesday’s blog subject. As I often do, I said, “Lord, what do You want me to write about, not what do I want to focus on.” Initially, nothing was coming to mind. Then, seemingly out…
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