The beauty of baseball is the ever present possiblity of redemption. Mistakes are a big part of the game and one of the things that makes it so exciting is the way players adjust after failures and eventually succeed. You can see it in the short context of an at bat or in the long context of a career. The Josh Hamilton story is a great example of local kid, #1 draft choice, who made some bad mistakes and has recently redeemed himself. Zero tolerance rules eliminate the chance for redemption and often do more harm than good.