What the Boston Red Sox taught me about Resiliency
You just have to ‘tap your caps’ to them.No matter if you are a baseball fan or not; even if you love the team or can’t stand them… you have to marvel at how they did it.My name is David Pynn; I’m the guy that helps people grow their businesses.Amongst my coaching clients, conference calls and other obligations in October, I had to take some time and see them do it.What you ask?I had to see the self-proclaimed ‘idiots’ make baseball history.For those reader’s not familiar with this story, let me fill you in.The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team in North America. They have not won their Leagues Championship series (The World Series) since 1918.Are you familiar with Babe Ruth?He was once a player on the Boston Red Sox and was traded to their hated rivals… the New York Yankees. Some fans say a curse was born that day, as since that trade 86 years ago; the New York Yankees have won numerous titles and World Series victories. On the other hand, the Boston Red Sox have seen nothing but disaster.But the faithful fans of Boston have held true to their team for decades. Some fans born and died without ever seeing their favourite team win a Championship… at least until this year.The Major League Baseball playoffs are a month long event where a Champion is crowned. To win the World Series, a team must go through and defeat 3 different teams in a “best of” format.Series One is a “best of 5” format, and Series two and the final series are “best of 7” formats.The Red Sox won their first series against the Anaheim Angels. It went all 5 games, and was a great series. Unfortunately for Boston, the Yankees won their 1st series and advanced to play them in the 2nd Series.Let me set this up for you…The media was a frenzy, everything from Babe Ruth and the curse to years past with the Yankees winning over Boston was all people were talking about.Some people say that this is the best rivalry in North American sport.The best of 7 format went like this… Games 1
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