Like many of you, I am fascinated by the alternative path, the one not taken that could have led you somewhere very different. I suspect it’s a very human instinct to wonder what could have happened if we made different decisions. If nothing else, the mental exercise can be an excellent distraction from a world that offers little to no direct control over its events. And since sports is one of the ultimate unknowable and uncontrollable phenomena we “participate” in within contemporary society, it’s rife for exactly this kind of mentality. How often have baseball fans wondered, “How would Ted Williams’ career numbers compare if he didn’t lose those years to military service?
Thursday Tidbits: Castoff Check-In
