The Baseball Observer - Mental Skills Issue
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Bob Tewksbury has a book coming out in March 2018 -Ninety Percent Mental. Here are a few endorsements.
“Bob became an All-Star not through physical gifts, but because he excelled on the mental side of a game that constantly challenges its players and their resilience. A must read for baseball fans.”
—Joe Torre, Hall of Fame and Four-Time World Series Champion Manager, and Chief Baseball Officer, Major League Baseball
"Nobody I've come across in my almost 30 years in the game did more with his God-given talent than Tewks. His ability to control a baseball was freakish and he was tough. But more than that, he was always different. Not just an athlete, but a deep thinker, a good teammate and an even better friend. This book is a must read for anyone who wants an inside look into the mental aspects of baseball.”
—Joe Buck, lead play-by-play broadcaster, Fox Sports
“Tewks and I were teammates when Tewks was ending his career with the Twins. I saw him use his mind to be successful on the mound. Years later, we were once again on the same team with the 2013 World Series champion Red Sox, and I again saw him use his mind--this time to help others. I know he helped us win, and I know this book can help anyone who reads it.”
—David Ortiz, 10-time All-Star, 3-time World Series champion, and New York Times bestselling author of Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits; called "the most important player in Boston Red Sox history."
“Tewksbury relied on control and guile, a testament to his ability to think and adjust. His intellect and devotion to helping others came with the credibility of knowing what it is like to stand on a major-league mound with three tiers of stands staring down on him. Few better understand that baseball is a human game, and humans are fragile beings.”
—Peter Gammons, Hall of Fame and J.G. Taylor Spink Award-winning baseball writer and MLB Network on-air analyst
“Cutting edge stuff in the new frontier of baseball readiness. Forget WAR and heartless analytics, former All Star pitcher Bob Tewksbury and veteran scribe Scott Miller explain that baseball success and failure is ‘Ninety Percent Mental.’ This book should be required reading for all ballplayers, coaches and parents.”
—Dan Shaughnessy, New York Times bestselling author and 2016 Spink Award recipient at Baseball Hall of Fame
Be sure to read the interview we had with him in this issue about his upcoming book.