The game of baseball is a complete team sports; without the help of others it is nearly impossible to succeed. Similarly, life works in almost the same exact way baseball does. In her article Myerhoff’s states, “We are born and die alone, ultimately unique and separate, yet we are unable to survive without our fellows and the web of symbols and activities that bind us is one to another”( Myerhoff’s). In baseball when the batter is up to the plate they are alone, but without the help of his fellow coaches and players it is impossible to be successful. Both baseball and life rely on the web of symbols and activities that bind us to on another. Baseball is hard, and life is hard, so it takes a team of people to be successful in both. Within baseball
