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to someone and the next
minute the bases are loaded
and no one's out and you're
told to go warm up. You have
to become mentally, physical-
ly ready and you can't let your
concentration go. You've got
to be 100 percent into the
game. Because one mistake
and that's it."
If a relief pitcher is having
trouble with the mental part
of the game, it can affect his
physical performance.
"At times," recalls Dorf-
man, "I think I pushed too
hard. Because there were
times when I was so tense and
I couldn't relax. I pushed too
hard. I didn't let things take
their course. I put too much
pressure on myself. Instead of
pitching with my mind, all I
was thinking about was,
`What if this happens, what if
that happens?' Which forced
me to throw balls and have a
rough time.
."At times, at Oakland, I
was successful. But there
were quite a number of times
things didn't go my way. I
really wasn't used to it."
Dorfman's success on a
given day also depends on
whether he has a strong
fastball. "Some days I feel
like I can just blow everyone
away. Then some days I don't
think I'd be able to break a
pane of glass."
At times, Dorfman prefers
throwing his hard breaking
ball because "anybody can hit
a fastball." But there is also
pride involved for a power pit-
cher. "When you're on the
mound you like to feel power-
ful, you like to think, 'Well,
hey, I've got this guy's
number.' But it all comes
down to thinking and out-
smarting the batter . . . I
think I've changed a lot, go-
ing from fastballs to a lot
more breaking balls."
Dorfman says he is also
working on a split-finger
fastball, which sinks sharply
at the plate. "It's not
perfected," he admits, "or else
I'd be in the majors . . .
hopefully by fall it'll be right
in there."
Whether or not he ever
perfects the split-finger pitch,
professional baseball is
something Dorfman thinks
about.
"It's always some kid's
dream to be a ballplayer,
whether it be the minors or
the pros, and I've always had
that dream as well. I'm trying
to deal realistically, but if I
could have one thing, other
than to have me prosper at
Oakland, it would be to be a
pro ballplayer and get
drafted. Getting drafted has
been the one thing I've
thought about .. .
"Once I get my shot, I'll be
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