smastroyin said:Or, players streak and slump and it has nothing to do with the position they are being asked to play.
Players and coaches and most people associated with baseball are superstitious, and perhaps there is even causation there - do the right thing by your superstition, play with more confidence, whatever. I don't know, the data are fuzzy and I'm not a psychologist. But I think superstition more than worrying about a new position affecting a player's approach at the plate would be why they waited until the end of the streak to move him. That he has slumped for three days a week afterward doesn't really tell us much.
I think it's more than superstition. Routine is important for most people, and it's very important to athletes. The good ones adapt and create new routines, but it takes a little time.