Sean “The Mayor” Casey played MLB from 1997-2008 with The Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. Casey, a 3x MLB All-Star has a career batting average of .302, hit 130 HRs and drove in 735 RBI. In 1995 Casey’s Jr. year of college at the University of Richmond, the left handed hitter won the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference triple crown hitting .461.
The 2nd-round-pick of the Cleveland Indians in 1995, Casey was named the friendliest player in baseball in 2007 by Sports Illustrated in a players poll.. Along with his nice and friendly personality, Casey was also a fierce competitor and one of the best left on left hitters, always hitting over .300 against hall of fame left handed pitchers.
Casey was and still is an avid student of mental performance. In his current career as an analyst across MLB Network’s programming, he will frequently talk about the mental side of the game and his work with two icons in the field, Harvey Dorfman and Dr. Bill Harrison.
In this podcast we talk about…
- Why and how to keep the process bigger than the end result and mechanics
- The importance of watching positive video of yourself as a hitter and not getting lost in the mechanical breakdown
- The role confidence plays in hitting success
- Simplifying your approach at the plate with 3 simple strategies
- The power of positive mental imagery
- Using fear and negative energy as chips on your shoulder and motivation
- And much more…
You can engage with Sean Casey on instagram @TheMayorsOffice and with Brian Cain @BrianCainPeak
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SEAN CASEY MENTAL APPROACH TO HITTING
VIDEO FROM THE MLB NETWORK
BRIAN CAIN’S NOTES ON THE VIDEO ABOVE
#1 PROCESS OVER RESULTS
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- 0-4 vs. Hall of Famers – I Collect His Cards
- You Can’t Give Them TOO Much Credit
- Mentally Simplify…
- Play Tricks / Mental Games With Yourself
- I’m NOW NOT FACING THEM… I’m Facing The Ball
- I have to CONTROL WHAT I CAN CONTROL
- Process Not Results
- MY PROCESS -> DEEP Breath
- Turn My Vision On
- Relax & Look For Baseball
- Middle Away – Hunt Fastball – React In
- HE HAS GOT TO THROW 3x Over MY Plate
- Control What I Can Control…
- You Eventually Has To Come Into My Area…
- Has to Cross The Plate…
- “This Guy Is Nasty Today… – We Are Making Excuses for Having a Bad Day”
- What Makes You Great – Hunt Fastball, Look Middle Away – React In
- If Im Good at My Process, Slow Game Down, See It UP…
- Does Not Matter WHAT SITUATION Game 2 or CWS… This Pitch, This Process
- Austin Riley – Atlanta Braves -> Who Did You Face… THE GAME, THE BALL
- Keep It Simple, Don’t Over Think It, Simplify Things…
- SIMPLIFY….
- 94-95MPH .4 Seconds… You Blink in .4 (Fuck)
- PROCESS = SIMPLIFY THINGS
- Tension is poison – turn your vision on
#2 ONLY WATCH POSITIVE VIDEO OF YOURSELF
- Bill Harrison – Vision Coach – Slow The Game Down.com
- See The Ball
- Be Ready To HAMMER Something
- See The Ball, Slow Yourself Down and Turn On Your Vision
- Watch Video of YOUR BEST AT-BATS
- Building Confidence
#3 YOU ARE HERE FOR A REASON
- .461 In College Hitting at Richmond 2nd Rd Pick
- 3rd Day There… Not using your legs… (Hitting .140)
- Go back To Hitting and BEING WHO YOU ARE…
#4 KEEP IT SIMPLE
- Harvey Dorfman
- The Mental Game of Baseball Book
- Mental Keys to Hitting
- 3 THINGS TO KEEP IT SIMPLE
- See The Ball, Be Easy, Hammer It
- See The Ball – YES, YES, YES – I’m Swinging till I’m NOT
- Be Easy… BREATHE Reset Everything… Be Easy… Slow, Turning Vision On and MORE EXPLOSIVE… Tension is Poison…
- Todd Helton – Calm Aggression… (Calm Body – Aggressive Mind)
