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Hits And Misses

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Hits And Misses 

 

Hits and Misses  It's rare(I can't recall ever using one) that I include a baseball reference of any sort in a post.  So it might come as a bit of a surprise that I mention the Los Angeles Dodgers and the team's clinching their seventh consecutive National League West division champshionship earlier this month. 

 

I mean, there's still time until talk of another World Series game is played or a win is reported despite what some local sports media outlets may say/predict. 

 

When it comes to hits and misses, we can see comparisons to everyday life.  More hits.  Fewer misses  That's the way it hopefully works.  In baseball and in life.    

 

You may see a connection in these words from a well-known Dodger:  

 

There are three types of baseball players: 

Those who make it happen,

those who watch it happen

and those who wonder what happens. 

                                        Tommy Lasorda  

   

    The image in this post is from canstockphoto.com.

 


 

Hits And Misses

 

 

                                                                                  

Posted by

Michael Jacobs

 

CalBRE # 01165532

P. O. Box 587

Pasadena, CA 91102

Call/Text:  818.516.4393

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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Michael, I don't really follow baseball, even though we have the Rockies here in Denver.

Sep 21, 2019 06:46 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Hi Michael... if you ask me... there are three kinds of people, in general:

Those who make it happen,

those who watch it happen

and those who wonder what happens. 

Sep 21, 2019 07:16 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

In baseball, if you get a hit 30 out of 100 times it is considered to be very successful.  How many things in life would we consider as a failure if we only succeeded with 30% of the time?

Sep 21, 2019 07:45 AM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

I am a huge baseball fan so I love this time of year (for many reasons...but baseball is at the top of that list). Great quote.

Sep 21, 2019 07:49 AM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

I had the same thought as Nina Hollander - you can pretty much sum it all up this way. 

Sep 21, 2019 08:29 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Michael,

I had no idea what the Dodgers were up to this year...And the quote by Tommy Lasorda is perfect.  I had the opportunity to meet his son at a wedding we hosted at our home in LA.  He was the epitome of nice, and we were saddened that he died so young.  A

Sep 21, 2019 10:59 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Kathy Streib - indeed they are.  

James Dray - exactly like real life.  

Wayne Martin - amazing how that happens, huh?  

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS - and may your weekend be extraordinary.  

Joan Cox - a score card is not necessary to follow some "games" we see in life.  

Sep 21, 2019 11:17 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Nina Hollander - generally, I agree.  

Brian England - I know that statistic is often repeated.  It's quite true, isn't it?  

Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty - your New York Met allegiance is one that I know.  Damn Yankees is more than a mere musical for you.  

Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD - the legend that is pure Lasorda.  

Ron and Alexandra Seigel - it's amazing what tidbits of information I can pick up at times.  

Sep 21, 2019 11:25 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I love your quote selection. It applies to real estate as well as baseball.

Sep 21, 2019 06:07 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

There are three types of real estate agents: 

Those who make it happen,

those who watch it happen

and those who wonder what happens. 

Michael Jacobs

Sep 21, 2019 06:08 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Roy Kelley - and that's one of the reasons I chose it.  

Sep 21, 2019 06:10 PM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Michael Jacobs - The analogy of life decisions to baseball is perfect! That's a great quote. Every day we can make a choice to make, watch, or wonder. What happens, is up to you...

Now that's a lot to ponder!!!

Sep 23, 2019 07:28 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh, I so agree with Lasorda's quote when it comes to real estate too, Michael! I wasn't sure where you were going with this but, great analogy!

Ponder on, my friend!

Sep 23, 2019 08:41 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Debe Maxwell, CRS - I thought the quote was a good match for the post and the concept.   As for pondering, I have been doing it for a long time.  I don't see it ending.  Here or in real life.  

Sep 23, 2019 08:48 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Well, I'm thrilled to hear that, Michael! Your posts are always invigorating and you know, they stay with your readers, making us 'think' - days, weeks later!

Sep 23, 2019 09:06 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Thanks so much, Debe Maxwell, CRS .  Nice of you to say.  

Sep 24, 2019 10:15 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Great quote.

I don't really follow baseball, but our Red Sox....not great this year.

 

Sep 25, 2019 08:40 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Sharon Tara - I definitely not know details, my knowledge is more of stuff that headlines make apparent.  

Sep 25, 2019 10:00 AM
Jane Chaulklin-Schott
TEAMCONNECT REALTY - (407) 394-9766 - Orlando, FL
TeamConnect Luxury Homes - Orlando, Florida, 32836

 Michael Jacobs , that is an excellent comparison - 'Hits and Misses' to daily life and the fact to keep on believing in oneself and going for those Home Runs.  

 

Oct 02, 2019 03:32 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Jane Chaulklin-Schott - you accurately identified the score.  

Oct 02, 2019 04:47 PM