PITTSBURGH — Sticking to a plan can be challenging enough during a regular baseball season. During a health pandemic, it's not just challenging, but nearly impossible.
Each day brings forth a new set of obstacles that force one to readjust. At least that has been the mentality for Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings.
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Entering Tuesday, the Pirates had played just two of their seven most recently scheduled contests. Some of those games were postponed within 24 hours of when the first pitch was scheduled.
Stallings says that unexpected time off can bring forth problems of numerous forms.
“It’s challenging from both a mental and physical standpoint. It’s good because you feel like you should be fresh after all these off days but you don’t want to lose game shape either,” Stallings said before Tuesday’s game against the Indians. “Just kind of a catch-22 scenario. I would say it’s probably more challenging mentally though. It’s been obviously a very weird season and continues to be a weird season so I think those challenges mentally for me are at least the ones I’m trying to stay on top of more so than the physical challenges.”
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