Perspective
Early Sunday morning I saw a very captivating TV spot. It’s focus is a young lad, cap on backward, a baseball and a bat in his hands, standing at home plate in a deserted ball park. As he readies himself to throw the ball into the air and hit it as it comes down, he states out loud, ‘I am the greatest batter in the world!’ Wiff! ‘Strike one’. Again, he tosses the ball into the air announcing, ‘I am the greatest batter in the world;’ and again…wiff! ‘Strike two.’ He turns his cap around. For a brief, intense moment he becomes one with his bat; he sets his feet; and in a steady, steely voice he claims with authority, ‘I am the greatest batter in all the world’…Wiff! ‘Strike three’!
The batter is stunned. He stands motionless. Then a profound realization washes over his face. His eyes light up, as a satisfied smile creeps across his countenance; then he announces with great pride and confidence, “I am the greatest pitcher in the world!’
I have not a clue regarding the sponsorship of this ad, but what perspective!