The Serenity Prayer in Baseball--Street vs Blanton
My impression in watching Huston pitch is that he has been well taught, probably by his dad, to focus completely on only those things you can control. I have watched Huston get some horrible ball/strike calls, and when he does, he goes through his exact same routine of catching the ball from Kendall, turning to his left and walking around the back of the mound, getting on the mound, getting the signal, and throwing another pitch. In other words, he doesn't lament the bad call, get all worked up about what might have been, etc. etc. He just completely focuses on the only thing he controls--his next pitch!
Sort of like the Serenity Prayer;
God,
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
You can't change the last call. You can only change the next pitch that you throw!
Contrast this to Blanton tonight. Roaming around the mound, feeding on his anger and frustration, becoming moreso. If anything pissing off the umpire, rather than persuading him to become a better umpire, or whatever he thought he was doing. Mind you, I understand he was getting bad calls,,,,but the real question here is what do you do that most improves your situation. IMHO, it's Huston's approach, and not Joe's.
I remember reading that Ted Williams' had a fantastic eye at the plate. But he very rarely argued a call with the umpire (as opposed to arguing with the press and the public which he constantly did). The article said he just accepted that umpires were human. (and probably as a star he tended to get the benefit of the calls, so let's not get too carried away with this theory). But still, it's the result that counts,,,,and letting yourself get upset just doesn't help the result--it just puts you outside the zone.
Were I Macha, I would try to get this lesson deeply ingrained in all of my young pitchers. And the assignment for letting the umpire know your dissatisfaction with poor calls would be with my veteran catcher, Kendall in this case, and the coaches and the manager.
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The mental game
by grover on Jul 9, 2006 12:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Divorce slumps
by znk916 on Jul 9, 2006 1:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well said Alamedaman...
I believe that players who have the ability to (more) easily "get and stay in the zone" achieve better results over time than their counterparts with similar physical skils. We all have rough times in our lives when our personal situations consume our thoughts and take precedence over work. The athlete who develops the skills to more easily focus on the task at hand has a much better chance to sustain a high level of performance in my mind. Its up to the organization to provide the mental tools to aid their athletes to sustain peak performance.
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