What to Do When Things Go Wrong: A Five-Step Guide to Planning for and Surviving the Inevitable—And Coming Out Ahead

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LIVING IN THE LAND OF THE LIKELY

Torii Hunter’s leaping grab of a drive well over the wall in right-center field robbed Barry Bonds, of the San Francisco Giants, of a certain home run in the first inning. Yet, it did not win Hunter, of the Minnesota Twins, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors in the 2002 MLB All-Star Game, held on July 9, 2002, in Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Later, with two outs in the bottom of the third, Bonds posted a pair of runs, lining a pitch from Roy Halladay, of the Toronto Blue Jays, over the right field fence to give the National League an early 4 to 0 lead. Halladay was already the American League’s third pitcher in as many innings. The four-run difference shrank as the score seesawed through the top of ...