You have to stay fresh and blank in your mind when you go out to bat. You complicate things, and you're gone.
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Obviously, a lot of things play on your mind when you're batting. This might happen and this might not. The best thing you can do when you're batting is not to think too much, and wait for the next ball.
I just try to do my best every at-bat. That's what I plan to do.
I bat righty.
When you are away from the game and busy with other areas, you realize that the world does not revolve around baseball.
If you're free of mechanical thoughts and free of knowing that your body and bat are going to be in the right position at the right time, you can freely focus on the ball. It's a great feeling.
When I'm at the plate, I'm not thinking about what I'm trying to do with the bat - I'm thinking about what the pitcher is trying to do with the ball.
You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.
A full mind is an empty bat.
My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.
Just because you're down to your last strike, you're not out yet. You can always do more. You'll always have more at-bats to take. That's true in baseball, in rescuing animals, and in life, generally.