Review of "Everything I Know I Learned from Baseball"

Source: sportsbookguy.blogspot.com --- Sunday, April 29, 2018
This was a different collection of essays - ones that not only told about Baseball, but also had some helpful advice for various situations one will face in life.  Nice to know that such a great sport can be useful too!  Here is my review of "Everything I Know I Learned from Baseball." Title/Author: “ Everything I Know I Learned From Baseball” by Phillip Theibert Tags: Baseball, life, essays Publish date: December 15, 2017 Length: 160 pages Rating:  4 of 5 stars (very good) Review: Some people say that Baseball reflects life or similar phrases in order to convey the message that many of Baseball’s nuances are also found in “real life.”   This is clearly evident with the messages passed to the readers of this book by Phillip Theibert. The basic premise of the book is that the solutions to solve many situations a Baseball player or coach will face apply to issues in real life as well.   Whether one is trying to improve his or her work performance, relationships, optimism or just improve this book will help the reader see how Baseball can be used to do so. To demonstrate this, I will use one of the many ways the author ties Baseball and a real life situation. During a game and especially during a plate appearance, a batter will try to figure out the spin of a pitcher’s curveball and how it differs from the fastball. He has to concentrate on the very minute details in order to gain the edge over the pitcher.   Theibert encourages the ...

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