San Jose Mercury News · May 31, 2018
A’s Manaea dilemma — fix the problems, but don’t think about it
Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group Tampa Bay’s Wilson Ramos rounds third base after A’s pitcher Sean Manaea gave up a three-run home run to Rob Refsnyder Wednesday night. OAKLAND — Left-hander Sean Manaea, the toast of baseball in April, is looking to start with a clean slate in June.
He finished with a 1-4 record and 7.11 earned run average, and said Wednesday night he was thinking too much on the mound.
Which begs the question: How do you fix problems without thinking about them?
Athletics manager Bob Melvin believes the solution is working the problem between starts, then getting back to being relaxed and focused when the game starts.