Ask Bob
When a player like Nomar is slumping, what's the best thing to do to break out of it?
Everything - and that can be the problem sometimes. When you are struggling, everybody wants to help and and everybody thinks they have an idea of what's going wrong. If you're not careful, you can listen to too many differing opinions and really fill your head with garbage. I always found and I think most players find that the easiest thing to do is to get back to basics. Make it as simple as possible - just see ball, hit ball. Don't worry about where your elbow is and where your feet are. Get in the box, get comfortable and really concentrate on seeing the ball. Just keep it as simple as possible and work your way back from there.
How was your first time singing the 7th inning stretch?
Actually, it felt pretty good. The fans had thinned out by that point in the second game and only those that hung around were subjected to the beating on their ears. It was actually kind of fun and I think I might have a future in this singing business!