Baseball Player

REJECTION CAN LEAD TO SUCCESS

Published on: 19th October, 2011

by Paul Schienberg, PhD An article (“How Insults Spur Success”)  from The New York Times’ Jobs Section,  page 9,  October 16, 2011, as told by  Peggy Payne and written by  Patricia R. Olsen, shared a story that is relevant to all of us, and more specifically, athletes. A quote from the article is a good place to begin.   “At 62, I’m still [...]

FAN LOYALTY

Published on: 17th October, 2011

By Paul Schienberg, PhD A fan’s loyalty to a sport franchise builds like any loyalty to specific product. You wonder why a team that abandoned a City still maintains loyalty from its fans. Yes, many are angry at being left. Many other fans are in shock. But for many other fans, they are remain emotionally [...]

Editorial: Roger Clemens Has Risen Again!

Published on: 8th May, 2007

Roger Clemens flew into Yankee Stadium this past week to save “Gotham” from total disaster. He arrived without notifying his best friends – Pettite, Jeter, Posada – fellow pinstripe teammates. He hovered in the box over the crowd that was watching a day time baseball game. During the seventh inning stretch, Roger grabbed the microphone [...]

A-Rod: Therapy Has Helped My Baseball

Published on: 6th July, 2005

A “shrink” can expand your athletic performance. By Paul Schienberg, PhD

Eye And Hand Dominance – Baseball Performance

Published on: 6th June, 2003

By Paul Schienberg, PhD Introduction: Background And History Except for a few isolated cases, such as the preference of the lobster, crab and rat to use the right claw or paw, and the preference of cats to use their left paw, most animals are said to be ambidextrous and do not display lateral preference. Preference [...]

INTERVIEW: Andy Fox

Published on: 6th May, 2003

With Paul Schienberg, Ph.D. Andy Fox plays shortstop and third base for the Florida Marlins. He was born and raised in Sacramento, California. He began his major league career with the New York Yankees. After two years with them, he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks where he had his most successful year in 1998. [...]

INTERVIEW: Jeff Torborg

Published on: 6th April, 2003

With Paul Schienberg, Ph.D. Jeffrey Torborg was born in Plainfield, New Jersey on November 26, 1941. He played as a catcher for 10 seasons in the major leagues for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the California Angels. Jeff caught several no-hitters, most notably Sandy Koufax’s perfect game on September 9, 1965 vs. the Chicago Cubs. [...]