The Human Element
The Oakland Athletics would always sell out their tickets on a few games in the season and that is when they play the Royals. Also, the front office is intrigued by the a game between their two minor league teams which have produced many efficient players such as Jeremy Brown and Jason Giambi. They compare the statistics of Eric Chavez who is 24 to big league players such as Jason Giambi, Barry Bonds, and Alex Rodriguez when they were 24. These statistics are amazingly similar and all average out around the same numbers. For the first time in his career, Chad Bradford is no longer oblivious to his surroundings. He became extremely nervous and cautious of every move he was doing. This is the worst slump he has ever been in his entire career. Somebody from the front office comes up to him and asks him if hes a christian. He says yes and then proceeds to ask him if he believes in Jesus. He says yes again and the front office manager responds then why don't you have faith in yourself. This is a question Bradford can not eve answer. Kansas city eventually ties the score at 11-11, but the Athletics still mangae to pull of a win in this situation. This chapter mainly discusses aspects of the human mind.
I like how this chapter mentions the nervous aspect of the human mind. It becomes interesting to see how this player handles his nerves during the game. It was already amazing how he ignored what was happening around him. Chad Bradford will need to settle his nerves to the Athletics to have any success.
Fun blog, and good reading. A little more frequent with the reading logs, maybe. Total pages aren't clear to me, either--could you put them in a post or a gadget on the side?
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