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Fun With “Pre-preseason” Picks

Bryan Craves — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:30:01 +0000

On February 4th, 2011, I challenged myself and a friend to come up with a rather crude assessment on how the season would play out in the standings. Taking into consideration only the offseason activity, no Spring Training games, etc., we picked the MLB standings and even picked the Wild Card winners.

There are some good looking picks, and some not so good looking picks. Here’s how that went for me:

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Exciting News For MCB And Its Readers

John Verburg — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:04:29 +0000

I just wanted to stop by and let all of our readers know about some of the exciting things going on here at Motor City Bengals. First and foremost, before I go into some of the things we are doing on site here, I wanted to pat ourselves on the back a little bit, and send a thank you to all of you who visit our site regularly. As Editor of the site, I am encouraged by the growth that we have experienced in the past 5 months, and hope to continue to make this an attractive place for readers to come and enjoy baseball discussion. We of course couldn’t do this without you the readers making us a regular stop, but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the quality of the writing staff. I may be biased, but I think we have the best group of writers and content of any Tigers blog out there. And there are some good ones.

Thanks again for reading……

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Psychology and Baseball

John Verburg — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:55:42 +0000

As a graduate with a degree in Psychology from Western Michigan University, personally, I have always been fascinated by the role that an individual’s psyche plays in their performance on the field. Now, while I do have some understanding of the psychology of an individual, I certainly don’t claim to be an expert. I would need much more schooling beyond my 4 years to be so. Even though I haven’t continued in the field, I think it is safe to say, I or anyone else, don’t have to be Sigmund Frued or John B. Watson to realize that what goes on between the ears can effect what happens on a baseball field.

So much of baseball is mental in that often, thinking can get in the way. Pitchers and hitters have to be able to repeat the mechanics of their motions naturally, which can be difficult when a player has something going on in their life that could be entirely unrelated to baseball. After all, baseball players are human beings like the rest of us who have to deal with enormous pressure on a day to day basis. It should stand that from time to time they need help to get their mind right so they can just go out and play the game with as few distractions as possible.

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