Straight statistical analysis will never be able to account fully for the mental aspect of the game, and therefore it becomes a circular argument.
Prove that Moose's mind ****ing hurt his numbers last year!!! Well...
Dude hadn't seen the shift all spring training, and then the season starts. And the shift is all that he sees. He goes for ****ing ever before getting a hit, and then he's gripping for the majority of the year.
Yeah, his approach is different this year, but success (such as the post-season success he enjoyed last year) makes it easier for players to be willing to change. Sounds strange, I know, but when the wheels fall the **** off, like it did for him last year, he's going back to what has always made him successful, and that's pull, pull, pull.
If you haven't played sports (and this is magnified if you have never played at a high level), I don't think you can have a full appreciation for the mental component.
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