Intentional Walk is about the daily struggles that baseball
presents and how members of the St. Louis Cardinals use their faith to deal
with them. The book looks at several
team members and gives a brief history of their career and their faith. It also has a section that looks at the 2012
playoff chase and the Cardinals playoff run, ultimately resulting in the loss
to the Giants. A recurring theme is that
baseball is really a game filled with ups and downs, like the Cardinals winning
the 2011 World Series, and then falling short the next year. As humans we all fall short and need to rely
on God to bring us through, and it’s the same in baseball as it is in life.I really enjoyed this book as it gave a glimpse into the clubhouse of the Cardinals and the personalities that it includes. I was surprised at the stories of faith and the humble attitudes that you normally don’t get from athletes. Each chapter was a mini-biography about the player and their faith. It was both a baseball book and a book about life and how trusting in God through the good times and the bad will get you through. I would recommend this book to any baseball fan, as it was an interesting look into one clubhouse and how their faith led them.
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