by Mike Stadler
Mike Stadler gives us a well researched look into the inner-mind workings of major league baseball from about every angle one could think of. He tends to dwell on the physics of baseball quite a bit, as far as the mind effects the actual pitch and hit. A 90 mile an hour fastball reaches the plate in about ½ a second. So it is quite phenomenal that a hitter can connect. More than any other sport, baseball is a mind-game, a game of waiting.
He speaks also of the somewhat violent act of throwing a ball by the pitcher, stating that about 25 pitchers have had “spontaneous fracture of the humeral shaft, through the act of throwing the ball, which more than throwing a dart, “must be done violently.” He also relates how fan bases are accumulated, how do you become a Yankees fan or a Mets fan? While we often times inherit our teams from our parents, or from the area in which we live and other factors....
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He relates stories of sign-stealing and how baseball, more than any other sport is statisticized, put into numbers from every imaginable angle, dissecting patterns in every area imaginable. He also comments on the violence that might result from fans as a result of
professional sports, and the psychology of baseball fans in general.
All in all, The Psychology of Baseball was interesting, if you are a die-hard fan, or really, if you are a player, you might find it of interest. However, it got a little bogged down in statistics and wasn’t always easy reading. Many interesting facts and stats as well as insights. A good research book and reference.
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