On August 14th David Ortiz decided he had enough. Before the game against Texas David Ortiz sat down with the team psychologist and got some things off his mind. After this meeting he unloaded on the media about his fustrations on how quickly they turned on him. All of this, along with the reports that he has be down due to Manny Ramirez being traded, has clearly being weighing on him.
Since this change he has hit 13-38 (.342) with 4 doubles and 7 homeruns. This is a phenomonal example of how much psychological issues can affect physical performance. Maybe more people will start to look at psychology a little more seriously in the sport’s world, unlike this example.
Tags: baseball, david ortiz, performance issues, Psychology
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