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Baseball as a Metaphor for Business
Why the Baseball as a Metaphor for Business Strategy Makes Sense
I know that baseball has been used as a metaphor for business for a century. What I didn’t know was that baseball would break my heart. A recent fan, I took on the New York Yankees as “my team” at the beginning of the season in 2018. Even though I have lived in New York City for less than two years of my life, so far (I’m a native Californian) this is the most wonderful city in the world for a multitude of reasons, in my opinion. The people, the food, the history — these assets are just the tip of the iceberg when I begin to sing the praises of New York City. It is also the home of someone I care about very much who loves the Yankees as much, or more than anything or anyone else in the world. He continues to inspire me and embodies the idea behind baseball as a metaphor for business, and for life itself.
When I say that baseball broke my heart I am referring to the players and their stories. These include John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman, the radio announcers from WFAN in New York. I had to get used to them calling the games. I made the decision to do this for two reasons — I didn’t want to pay several hundred dollars for a cable package and either not watch very many games or feel obligated to watch and not get my writing done each day during the…
