For the love of a job.

Those of you who know me well know that I am not much of a baseball fan. I usually go once a year to see the Cubs play - and that is really to watch the people, drink a beer or two and eat a hot dog. And of course, stand and sing with the rest of the Wrigley faithful during the 7th inning stretch.

However, something happened in baseball yesterday that doesn't happen very often. Mark Buehrle, a Chicago White Sox pitcher, pitched a perfect game. He was the man on the mound - but if not for DeWayne Wise in the outfield with a catch that will undoubtedly go down as one of the best in the game, it wouldn't have happened.

I'm not a sports writer, so I won't go into the details - you can find an article focusing on the catch here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ted_keith/07/23/wise.catch/index.html?eref=sihpT1.

What I do want to detail is that these men work (and yes, playing baseball professionally is work) with passion and zest and the pursuit of that perfect game every time they take the field. If not for that, we probably wouldn't have celebrated with Buehrle last night, as the game would have ended differently.

That's the kind of job I want. One where I go to work each day with passion and zest for making a difference in the community where I am placed. It probably won't be in baseball (no newsflash there!) and right now I'm not sure where it will be. However I hope that it is something where I can use the gifts that I have been given.

And a tip of the hat to Buehrle and Wise from this quasi-baseball fan.
Until later,
EM