I had downloaded a free version of Baseball Mogul (2007 edition I think it was) last spring. It was a great game for someone who had a childhood like mine--getting up most days of summer break and playing baseball by myself in the backyard; following the Cardinals and my favorite players on TV; buying, sorting, & studying baseball cards. I even had created--this is where it gets nerdy/dorky/obsessive--a whole imaginary league complete with rosters and stats.
For a kid like me, Baseball Mogul is an invention that seems to come right out of my brain. You can play with historical teams & players. You can play with imaginary players. You get to be General Manager and run the farm system, draft players, make trades. You get to be Manager and change the lineups. (The only thing it doesn't let you enjoy is playing the actual games as players.)
This wonderful thing called Baseball Mogul was how vegged out...then how I spent hours...then how I avoided doing things that I really should've been doing. This became my addiction and one of the devil's temptation specialties with me.
So, as part of my confession here, I want to share that I have "repented" and Baseball Mogul is no longer on my computer. In the midst of the beginning of the baseball season, I do miss it at moments and wish I could fantasize about being in charge of a baseball franchise. Yet, I am not wasting time away from better things--like sleep, my wife, my son, my faith, ...
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner.
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