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Baseball Players Have Skills You Can't See

Comparing a baseball player's physique to that of your average NBA player, you might think they're just not athletes of the same caliber. But in...




Comparing a baseball player's physique to that of your average NBA player, you might think they're just not athletes of the same caliber.

But in a strategy-heavy sport where you only succeed every third time at bat you need more than fitness. Good baseball players are also very self-confident, have exceptional mental fortitude and are great at mind games.

Psychologist Mike Stadler writes:

"Baseball is impossible without psychology: impossible to play, and impossible to appreciate fully as a fan,... Watch any game, and most of what you see is thinking."

Hmmm...









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