Sasser also had Saltalamacchia's throwing pains
Originally published: May 21, 2010 9:48 PM
Updated: May 22, 2010 12:22 PM
By JIM BAUMBACH jim.baumbach@newsday.com
For Mackey Sasser, going through his famous throwing yips was frustrating enough. But dealing with the never-ending flow of random callers with solutions compounded a problem that began in 1989 and lasted for the rest of his nine-season career, which concluded in 1995.
Moments Count interviews David Grand
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Brainspotting: a cure-all for psychological trauma or parlor trick?
The following article was posted on March 25th, 2009, in the New Times - Volume 23, Issue 34
BY COLIN RIGLEY
If a few therapists are right, a relatively new therapy technique called brainspotting could be the closest thing yet to a cure for psychological trauma.
"'Yips' Can Be Nail In Coffin For Career In Baseball If Not Corrected" by Dr. Alan Goldberg and Dr. David Grand
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David Grand and former Met Mackey Sasser on Sirius Radio Discussing the Yips and Brainspotting
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Former Mets catcher Mackey Sasser tosses his past issues aside
Saturday, June 20th 2009, 4:46 PM
The throwing problem that wrecked his playing career is gone now, so Mackey Sasser can joke about it. The ex-Met catcher doesn't mind if his players at Wallace Community College tweak him about his inability to throw the ball back to the pitcher, either, even though a recurrence once prevented him from throwing batting practice.