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Time Between Pitches; Where the Mental Game Lives

October 30, 2020

Over the last few seasons MLB games have averaged right around 3 hours and 5 minutes. One time I read an article, and I forget where or who wrote it, but they kept track of the amount of time the ball was in play during various MLB games. They found that the ball was actually … More Time Between Pitches; Where the Mental Game Lives

Are Fielding Slumps Real?

July 10, 2020

In my opinion fielding slumps are as real as hitting slumps. I’ve lived ’em, breathed ’em and agonized about ’em. THEY ARE REAL and I still get goosebumps thinking about them! The cause of fielding slumps can differ from player to player or even slump to slump, and hopefully the slumps are few and far … More Are Fielding Slumps Real?