What I see is that this is, indeed, a team with a great deal of talent. But, frequently, with their heads not where they should be.
Too many of them seem, too often, not to be playing within themselves. Instead, they try to perform beyond their natural abilities rather than letting their talent carry them to maximum performance.
Case in point: Romero... when he makes a mistake or is unhappy with his performance he gets terribly angry... which leads him to trying even harder and falling apart. :frusty:
But I am happy to eat my words about Rasmus. His face and body language over the past 2 weeks or so is entirely different than what they were before and seems to show that he has turned his head around 180° lately: the results are obvious.
"They" say that confidence breeds success and preparation breeds confidence [and success breeds confidence]. That is only in part true: as I like to frequently quote, "90% of this game is half mental."
With Janssen performing so well and Santos hopefully back soon, I think the relief pitching will improve greatly. And I anticipate Guerrero in left field which may be a bit of an adventure, but his bat will do the talking.
Perry
