Cornerstone Coaching Academy Podcast

Quick quiz…   a.) Who went 0-20 in 1960? b.) Who went 0-24 in 1965? c.) Who began the 1955 season 0-24? d.) Who went 1-23 in 1978? e.) Who went 0-32 in 2004? f.) Who went 5-25 in the 1945 World Series? g.) What do they all have in common?     Answers…   a.) Mickey Mantle b.) Willie Mays c.) Roy Campanella d.) Mike Schmidt e.) Derek Jeter f.) Ted Williams g.) They either are, or will be Hall of Famers.   How did some of the greatest players to ever set foot on the planet end up in such incredible funks?  The real answer is probably not mechanical (although that is the first place most of us look).  The real answer probably has two components 1.) small sample size and 2.) mental. Small Sample Size Batting Average is an antiquated statistic and doesn’t tell the whole story, but I will use it here because of its simplicity.   After roughly 20 plate appearances in 2016 here are the current MLB leaders in batting average:   Dexter Fowler, CHC .526 DJ LeMahieu, COL .526 Yasiel Puig,