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Watch this for Joe Morgan's analyses of the mental combat between pitcher and hitter. He really gets  into what has to go on in players' thought processes to be successful on the mound and at the plate.

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Playing baseball is not real life.  It's a fantasy world... It's a dream come true. ~Dale Murphy~

From "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis:

The point about Lenny, at least to Billy, was clear: Lenny didn't let his mind screw him up. The physical gifts required to play pro ball were, in some ways, less extraordinary than the mental ones. Only a psychological freak could approach a 100-mph fastball aimed not at all that far from his head with total confidence. "Lenny was so perfectly designed, emotionally, to play the game of baseball," said Billy. "He was able to instantly forget any failure and draw strength from every success. He had no concept of failure."

Tom Seaver- Nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "The Franchise", Seaver had 311 win , 3,640 strikeouts and a 2.86 earned run average during a 20-year career. In 1992, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the highest percentage ever (98.8%), and currently has the only plaque at Cooperstown wearing a New York Mets hat.

“The difference between the physical abilities of the players in the major leagues is not that great, and, something going hand in hand with that, the difference between teams is not that great. So what it comes down to is that the dividing factor between the team that wins and the one that loses is the mental attitude, the effort they give, the mental alertness that keeps them from making mental mistakes. The concentration and the dedication- the intangibles- are the deciding factors, I think, between who won and who lost. I firmly believe that, I really do.”

Does great pitching always beat great hitting? Some thoughts from an online discussion group:

First, great pitchers will be all right no matter what caliber of offense they face. Second, good pitchers will still do well, but against an amazing offense they will have their difficulties. Third, don't throw mediocre pitchers up there against good offenses-just don't. Fourth, while the phrase "good pitching beats good hitting" is largely true, it does not hold so strongly true that you should bet your bottom dollar on the team with the best pitching. Good pitching has nice chances against good hitting, but not so good that the game's outcome is anywhere close to inevitable just because an ace is on the mound.