| A parent could be a great influence during the | | | | baseball team unknowingly. They might have |
| selection process that their child goes through to | | | | made a career path choice when they were |
| select their favorite baseball team. The parent | | | | involved in a friendly baseball game in their |
| could indicate which baseball team they prefer by | | | | neighborhood. There have been many legends of |
| taking their children to major league baseball | | | | the game of baseball that got their start after |
| games and rooting for that team from the | | | | playing in a baseball game with a few close |
| stands. That team choice will be a major decision | | | | friends. Unbeknownst to them, a professional |
| because that child could grow up to be a | | | | scout observed them while they were having fun. |
| professional baseball player some day. The | | | | The baseball team process of selection might |
| baseball team selection process could have a | | | | have brought that scout to the neighborhood |
| direct influence on how a child wants to decorate | | | | after the man showed off a recognizable talent |
| their bedroom at home, and influence the clothes | | | | while playing a certain baseball diamond position |
| that they wear for school or during playtime. | | | | for a collegiate baseball team. To become a major |
| Parents help with this selection process by visiting | | | | league baseball player, it only takes one baseball |
| stores and keeping current on the latest fashion | | | | scout among many to be impressed by what |
| apparel in baseball gear that their child can wear | | | | they see on a baseball playing field. Baseball scouts |
| and talk to other parents too to make sure that | | | | do not get impressed that often and when |
| all friends are dressed in the same styles. A | | | | exposed to such talent, the scout is very likely to |
| baseball player might know which baseball team | | | | walk over to the player and invite that player to |
| they want to play for when they join the major | | | | attend tryout's for a certain baseball team during |
| leagues while they are still in high school. Wanting | | | | the spring. What happens at spring training will |
| something like this so early in life does not | | | | allow the baseball team process of selection to |
| necessarily guarantee them of a position on any | | | | come full circle. The selection process for a major |
| major league baseball team. Some men are not | | | | league baseball team player could take years to |
| lucky enough to make it that far and must live | | | | accomplish. A rookie baseball player might have to |
| with that unfulfilled dream for the rest of their life. | | | | prove himself for one season before they are |
| Some baseball players have had their dreams | | | | given a permanent position on the team roster. |
| come true and did not seem to do anything out | | | | Some men exhibit such talent that they achieve |
| of the ordinary to become a professional baseball | | | | notoriety overnight and do not have to go |
| player. The baseball player might have gone | | | | through the proving grounds of many games to |
| through the selection process for a major league | | | | negotiate contracts worth millions. |