Today, I went to a panel discussion today with guests from the College Baseball Hall of Fame, at the Texas Tech Museum http://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/event.html.
It was very interesting to listen to the stories, reminiscings, and comments from the panel members, not all of whom were being inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. One such member is James Cooper, the current baseball coach at Grambling State University
http://www.gsutigers.com/staff.aspx?staff=48. Coach Cooper's final comments were very profound. He said parents should teach their sons and daughters about baseball, how to play baseball, because there is no other sport that teaches them about life like baseball does. He talked about how they have to be on their own, whatever position they play.
I can extrapolate on that: Baseball is a team sport, but each player is uniquely held accountable for their play. It requires forethought, preparation and strategy. It is a thinking man's game.
I agree with Coach Cooper.
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