Smart Baseball: How Professionals Play the Mental Game

By Buddy Bell and Neal Vahle

Book Overview

What goes on in a baseball player's mind is critical to the outcome of the game. Since most major leaguers are in peak physical condition, the difference between success and failure on the field often depends on a player's mental approach. Looking at everything from a player's confidence to his leadership skills, instincts, and hunches, "Smart Baseball" uses entertaining anecdotes to get inside the mind of baseball's greats and show fans what goes through a player's head when he steps onto the field. "Smart Baseball" presents the knowledge and accumulated experience of one of the few three-generation baseball families---the Bells. In addition, this book is full of insights from more than one hundred of Major League Baseball's greatest players---from Willie Mays to Barry Bonds to Ferguson Jenkins. A fascinating and informative look at what goes on in the psyche of professional baseball players as they play the game, Smart Baseball is a unique chance for baseball fans to see what it takes for ballplayers to succeed at the Major League level.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031233334X
• ISBN13: 9780312333348
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book

One of the finest books on baseball I have read. Buddy Bell knows what he is talking about and I am sure his current team is no to a good thing. Unlike the White Sox.