For most of these guys it all comes really easy. They are the best player in their little league . . . best player in high school . . . .hit .400 and also pitch in college. . .and then all of a sudden you start seeing guys who are amazing.
Last night in the Mets-Pirates game there was a moment where Luis Severino struck out James Woods of the Pirates on some crazy breaking ball. Wood walked away with this confused look on his face like "oh shit. . . .this is not going to be so easy."
QUOTE=packs;2447175]I wonder if that's a product of their adolescence or a product of their emerging into adulthood. If you're 11 years old and you've got scouts and recruiters bugging you after every game or putting it into your head that you're an MLB superstar in the making, I'm sure it makes it hard to enjoy being a kid. And I wonder if the early pressure is what exacerbates the later pressure they feel.[/QUOTE]
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