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The Game, by Don Tassone

7/3/2025

 
Tom grew up longing to play professional baseball but ended up designing video games.

Gamers said the MLB All-Star games Tom designed were the best. They were always top sellers. They made Tom’s company a fortune, and Tom shared in those riches.

But he wasn’t happy. He missed the crack of the bat, the dust kicked up by a runner sliding into second base and the sweet, earthy smell of the grass.

One day, Tom quit his job. He started teaching design at his local high school, where he coached baseball and got back in the game.
Christa Loughrey
7/3/2025 09:05:14 am

He must have put heart and soul into designing the games, but baseball by proxy was never going to be enough for him, and I'm glad it made him enough money to do what he really wanted.

Tina Baker
7/3/2025 10:00:21 am

Once a gamer, always a gamer. Just a different field.

peppermint
7/3/2025 12:16:52 pm

Thank you, Don, for the reminder that wealth is not as important as following one's creams.

Kathy K
7/3/2025 12:23:33 pm

I guess there’s nothing like having a little skin in the game. The risks are greater, but so are the rewards.

Jim Bartlett link
7/3/2025 03:49:26 pm

Love it!
Jim

Libby Belle Bryer link
7/3/2025 04:04:22 pm

Sometimes I feel like I'm wasting away these many hours at my desk writing and should be doing something more active, something real like Tom. Thanks for the reminder, Don. It's spring and I need a nose full of fresh air and freshly cut grass. The novel can wait! Hasta la vista baby!

Sivan Pillai
8/3/2025 03:41:46 am

Inevitable that he came back to his original love of baseball, Don.

Don Tassone link
8/3/2025 11:52:00 am

Thank you all for your thoughtful comments.

Cheryl Dahlstrand
9/3/2025 03:58:10 pm

Several levels of gaming here.
Experience leading to life lessons: talent, dead end, realization, reinvention.
Sum is much greater than parts in this tale!

Don Tassone link
9/3/2025 05:19:08 pm

Thanks, Cheryl!

Sue Clayton
10/3/2025 05:39:52 am

Never give up on your dreams.

Don Tassone link
10/3/2025 10:22:14 am

Amen. Thanks, Sue.

Krystyna
10/3/2025 08:58:01 pm

Fulfillment at last! A feel good ending to a fine story, Don.

Don Tassone link
10/3/2025 09:29:08 pm

Thank you, Krystyna.


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