Yes, it is still February and we could have more snow across Tennessee before Spring officially arrives, but it’s the time of year that hundreds of thousands of baseball fans look forward to — the official start of spring training.
There’s something about baseball that mirrors life. If it didn’t exist, we’d never say:
“He’s out in the field.”
“He knocked it out of the park.”
“I just wanted to touch base.”
“I went to bat for her.”
Or
“He really through me a curve.”
The metaphors continue when we think of certain prayers. [Read more…]