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Apr. 10, 2009

In Mediation and in Baseball, No One Can Win Without Coming Home

In baseball and mediation, the opposing forces, competing obligations and weapons of combat all converge at home plate, writes Greg Derin.

FORUM COLUMN

By Greg Derin

I love baseball. As a child, I admired the rhythm of the game, its deceptive simplicity, requiring remarkable proficiency and accuracy. It is on one level an unforgiving game, judging those guilty of imperfection as having committed an "error." Yet on another, yesterday's goat is forgiven as today's hero. As I have matured, I have come to appreciate more of baseball's lessons. While facilitating mediations, I have watche...

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