I found when I left that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet they'd come and seek me out we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine.
People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life you can't think about a future without it so you hang on as long as you can.
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