Just in case you haven’t noticed, Major League Baseball started back up this week… and it has been awesome!  The ‘Stros have been less than impressive, but at least their one win keeps them just above the worst record in baseball. Sorry, Tigers.

I was thinking last night as I watched their one win against the Padres about the fact that there are still coaches in major league sports. The Astros have fourteen managers, coaches, and trainers working on everything from base running to pitching to conditioning to hitting. That’s a lot of coaches for some forty men who are supposed to be professional players! Why do they still need coaches after all these years?

If you can’t already see where I’m going with this, the number of coaches per major league team got me to thinking about the need I have for “coaching” in my own life. I need the wisdom of men older than me and friends more aware than me. There are times (a lot of times) when something is terribly wrong in my life and I can’t see it. There are even times (surprise, surprise) when I ignore the very thing I know is wrong.

I guess what I’m saying is that I hope I never start to believe that I’ve outgrown the need for coaching. If you’re reading this and you’ve had any hand in “coaching” me - thank you. Be patient with me. I am learning.