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Overcoming a slump can often require a combination of technical and psychological adjustments as well as an increase in the athlete's mental fortitude. [1] While slumps can frustrate players and fans, especially if they last more than a few games, they are a natural aspect of any athlete's career.
A rundown can be escaped if a fielder makes an error, the runner gets around the fielder with the ball without running out of the baseline, a fielder throws the ball elsewhere (e.g., toward home plate if another runner is trying to score), or the runner manages to get by the fielder without the ball while there is no other fielder to cover the ...
Certain players go as far as observing superstitions off the field. This includes early 20th-century second baseman Amby McConnell; whenever he was in the middle of a batting slump, he would scavenge the streets and pick up any pin he found, believing this was a sign he would break out of the slump. [5]
The longer the slump goes on, the more pressure and scrutiny Ohtani will face. And in the postseason, every plate appearance, every swing, every strikeout, is magnified for all of the world to see.
Mookie Betts hits a three-run home run as part of a sixth-run fifth inning as the Dodgers overcome errors and a rough relief stint by Evan Phillips to win.
Three games against the Big Apple’s favorite blue and orange calamity turned out to be the perfect panacea for the Dodgers, who left town with a sweep after Wednesday's 10-3 victory.
DP or TP means the runner was out as part of a double or triple play. Usually, the full notation is left on the batter's line (the last out of the play); 6–4–3, 4–6–3, and 5–4–3 are common double-play sequences. FC means the out was the result of a fielder's choice to get out the runner on base rather than force out the batter. This ...
The Cincinnati Reds have lost five straight and 8 of 10, slumping to an MLB-worst .210 team average as they face Arizona, which has lost 7 of 10.