"It's one, two, three strikes you're out at the old ball game."
"It's one, two, three strikes you're out at the old ball game."
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Consider the essential drama of the game. The lonley batter pits his individual skill and desire against nine foes. The batter excellently symbolizes the hero. The heart of the hero's journey, examples of which are found in all cultures, past and present, is that of the individual struggling to develop his or her resources to triumph over what appears to be impossibly powrerful enemies, as in David vs. Goliath. Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, all the batter wants to do is journey home, his place of origin...
--Jim McMartin
