The two scariest words in baseball aren’t “strike three” or “you’re out.”
Here are the two scariest words in baseball: The yips.
A ballplayer’s throwing form goes haywire, causing even an afflicted big leaguer to lose reliable accuracy. A mysterious bug, the yips often surface without warning and can be very tough to fully shake.
“The only way I can explain it is if you play golf,” Bob Boone, the former big leaguer, was saying this week. “I used to be OK; now, I stink.”
Boone, 72, chalked up his golf swoon to age but said he’s just guessing.