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Is there some secret MLB Black Ball List?

You can't tell me that NO ONE needs the services of ANY of these veterans. Are they being Black Balled by the MLB?

Have you been tipping a few with Jose Canseco at the Billy Goat...?

In all seriousness, MLB can't keep secrets any better than our government....so conspiracy theories for both just don't hold a lot of water.

Bonds has more ugly baggage than Denver airport; Piazza refuses to be a DH; Shawn Green only wanted to play on the West Coast; Sosa, Klesko and Lofton all want to get paid like it's 1999.

I think the main thing that keeps them out is economics.

First, the Players Union has an aversion to contracts getting smaller, so they and the agents lay a lot of pressure on their clients to keep asking for more and more even as their skills decline. Why sign Klesko when you can have another veteran like Scott Hatteberg for less $$ and get about the same production.

Second, there are a lot of guys who have made ridiculous amounts of money and just don't feel that "urge" to keep playing. Look at Shawn Green, a thirty-something multi-millionaire with a nice wife and cute kids. He's played ball since he was six...maybe he knows he has more than enough to enjoy the rest of his life.

MLB does have a black-list, but it is very public. Just ask Pete Rose.

Black and White

In our mission to maintain mental toughness and mental strength we need to look at and dispute the errors in our thinking. These "thinking errors" are referred to as inferences by cognitive therapists. Inferences are assumptions of what we think is going on, has happened or will happen. They are statements of what we believe are the facts and go beyond the immediate and observable evidence. They can, be true or false, helpful or unhelpful, rational or irrational. Inferences are often gross distortions of reality. This article focuses on one of the most common and unhelpful forms of inferences called "Black and White" thinking

As suggested in the name, black and white thinking occurs when we think of things as being polarised to either one extreme or the other, without acknowledging or taking into account the possibility of any grey areas or middle ground. Such as

The boss is always right.
If you don't love me, you must hate me.
If you are not smart, then you must be stupid.
If you are not thin, then you are fat.
If you are not for us, then you are against us.
If it's not true, then it's a lie

All or nothing
Stay or go
Right or wrong
Yes or no
Good or evil
Excellent or awful
Love or hate
Winners or losers

Here's an everyday example. A student may view an exam result of 95% or above as evidence that he is intelligent, whereas a score of 85% will prove that he is brainless and thick. As we can see from this example, black and white thinking is common in those of us with perfectionist traits and can lead to feelings of inferiority.

Black and white thinking can also lead to anxiety and low self-worth. For example, if we are at a social event and someone we find attractive doesn't make eye contact, we may jump to the negative conclusion that we are disliked and ugly. However, if they smile at us, we may jump to the opposite conclusion and see this as proof, that we are desirable and worthwhile.

Sometimes, when we are stressed and emotionally overwhelmed we may fall into black and white thinking. When we are anxious and cannot think and reason clearly, we may opt for an "either...or..." solution. Doing this may give us quick relief from our distress and bring a temporary end to our discomfort but we may have lost the chance to come up with a more flexible, practical or helpful solution. This is the self-defeating thinking that we used as frustrated children, when our thinking was less developed. When people are stressed they often regress and "throw their toys out of the pram". For example:

"If I can't have designer trainers, I don't want anything",
"If I'm in goal, I'm not playing... it's my ball and I'm going home"
"If you don't call me, you don't care about me"
"I want my stapler or I can't work"
"Who took my chair, I'm leaving"
"I must have my mug or no coffee"...boo hoo...sob, sob...whinge, whinge..."

If this sounds like your office, my details are below.

During these times of global recession and uncertainty, it is understandable that some people may get overwhelmed and distressed. However, we must resist the urge to revert to simplistic and polarised thinking. In a recession we need progressive thinking rather than regressive thinking. It's also worth bearing in mind, that black and white thinking is used in cults were no alternatives are given and freethinking is not allowed.

Stay flexible, remain creative, adapt and survive

Regards

Phil Pearl

Phil Pearl DCH, DHP, MCH, GHR Reg
Clinical Hypnotherapist
Mental Toughness, Resilience & Hypnotherapy
10 Harley Street
London
W1G 9PF
Tel: 020 7467 8548
phil@mental-toughness.co.uk
http://www.mental-toughness.co.uk

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