PITCHERS who look like they dont care in the circle

[chinamigarden]

I have found that if my 2B smiles during the game we give up between .25 and .5 more runs per 7 innings. Not sure how to handle it...

Put a pebble in her right shoe

 

[GunnerShotgun]

Interesting the conversation came around to gambling.
Because gambling also has in it controlling the expression of emotion.
*the expression Poker-face came of it.

Pitching Emotions: The Interpersonal Effects of Emotions in Professional Baseball

tl;dr

These limitations notwithstanding, the present study attests to the pervasive power of emotional expressions in sports. Our findings indicate that observers use the perceived emotional displays of professional pitchers during baseball games to arrive at predictions regarding objective qualities of the pitch as well as behavioral responses of the batter. This conclusion suggests that professional sports performance is influenced by emotional expressions and implies that performance can potentially be improved by taking this into account. Being able to identify and unravel the information that is conveyed by emotional displays could very well lead to a “home run”.