Every spring, hope returns to millions of baseball fans. Growing up a Chicago Cubs fan, that moment of expectation was particularly powerful, given what usually transpired during the rest of the Cubs' season.
Yet the real hope that baseball gives is tied to life lessons: on hard work, responsibility, and the occasional heroics. At no time do these lessons, and the optimism that comes from them, appear more powerful than when a heralded rookie gets his shot in the Major Leagues. Early this year, that lesson was provided by the Cubs' Kris Bryant. I wrote about him and the larger meaning of his call-up to the Show here.
Yet the real hope that baseball gives is tied to life lessons: on hard work, responsibility, and the occasional heroics. At no time do these lessons, and the optimism that comes from them, appear more powerful than when a heralded rookie gets his shot in the Major Leagues. Early this year, that lesson was provided by the Cubs' Kris Bryant. I wrote about him and the larger meaning of his call-up to the Show here.
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