From Rough Starts to Real Progress
I Used to Think My Son Just Had a "Knack" for Baseball GamesWe were on the couch playing MLB The Show on PlayStation, and he was absolutely lighting me up. Home run after home run.Meanwhile, I was rolling over on sliders, chasing pitches in the dirt, and generally looking like someone who'd just picked up a controller for the first time. In real life, he's already a better baseball player than I ever was—more athletic, more fluid, more confident. Watching him mash in a game that mirrors the spor
We were on the couch playing MLB The Show on PlayStation, and he was absolutely lighting me up. Home run after home run.
Meanwhile, I was rolling over on sliders, chasing pitches in the dirt, and generally looking like someone who'd just picked up a controller for the first time. In real life, he's already a better baseball player than I ever was—more athletic, more fluid, more confident. Watching him mash in a game that mirrors the sport he loves, it was easy to tell myself a simple story: "He's just naturally good at this stuff. I'm not."
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