For Many In Baseball September Is A Month Of Stark Contrast With April, When Everyone Had Dared To Hope. If Baseball Is A Lot Like Life, As Pundits Declare, It Is Because Life Is More About Losing Than Winning. - SearchQuotes

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For many in baseball September is a month of stark contrast with April, when everyone had dared to hope. If baseball is a lot like life, as pundits declare, it is because life is more about losing than winning.

John Thorn

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