It's not matter of being stupid and not everyone is Greg Maddux. Baseball, more than other sport is a mental game. Don't believe me? then take a look a couple of years ago when Chuck Knoblach couldn't throw to first base to save his life. What the hell was that? was he stupid? no its that baseball has the ability to turn you into a "HeadCase". How can you explain whats happening to Pat Burrell? It's mental. He still has the tools he had last year when he was knocking the cover off the ball. but this year he can barely keep his ass above the mendoza line.
For a hitter you go up there and take your hacks and day by day you can maybe come around. For a pitcher you have one start every 5 days and then you have 4 days for your brain to start fucking with you. I bet your brain fucks with you even more when it tells you you're on the worst team in history and Brian Kingman is about to be dethroned.
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