The sport of baseball can be a very frustrating one for those who play it. If you hit .300 on a season, you would consider it a pretty good year, yet you still "failed" 70% of the time you stepped to the plate. It doesn't just affect hitters, either, as teams can struggle through a season. Just think if you play for the Seattle Mariners.It's May 31st, two months into the season, and you're 21-35 already 11.5 games behind the Angels. Your season is over, yet you still have to play 106 more games. That means you have to show up at the park everyday for the next four months, fail repeatedly, and do it all for naught. It's enough to drive a man crazy, which is why some teams are now employing the services of sports psychologists.
Like the Royals for instance. The Royals haven't seen the post-season since they won the 1985 World Series, and have finished over .500 only twice in the 14 year history of the AL Central division. In some way, you have to figure that the constant losing by the organization has to invade the psyche of those who play for the teams, whether consciously or subconsciously. Which is exactly where the psychologist gets involved.
