Chapter 3

    Origination and Evolution

When “Baseball” was at first introduced and beginning its development, rules had to be established to define its purpose and civility. Even while devising an orderly standard of play, it was obvious that the specific qualifications for individuals participating in the game were those involving simple tasks like throwing, batting, fielding, and running. The only skill that didn’t really need to be specifically defined was running.

The development and refinement of all those skills began to take shape as individuals determined to perform at higher and higher standards. And as today, so back then, there were positions (both offensively and defensively) and specific attributes which garnered for individuals more prominence and prestige to whoever demonstrated the highest proficiency.

The individual who “naturally” threw the hardest and most accurately was the best candidate for “Pitcher.” The batters who stroked the ball most effectively were placed at the beginning of the batting order. The more consistent fielders were the best prospects for “middle-infield” where most “grounders” would be hit. The fastest runner was usually in “centerfield,” while the slowest was usually the “catcher,” “first-baseman,” or “third baseman.”

When mere strength and “natural ability” reached the limits for peak performance, conscientious devotees found “technique” to add to their effectiveness and longevity. Certain natural principles began to be applied to the peculiar aspects of this game of “Baseball.” The power of the throw and of the swing of the bat was not maximized by strength alone but was more reliant on the principles of “mechanics.” Strength was important and vital, but without proper mechanics, the integrity to optimal performance was undermined.

Throwing and hitting a baseball effectively are very important parts of the game. In fact, Pitchers and Power-Hitters are considered the most prominent characters in the game. The ability to throw and hit a ball hard and far evokes a mythical aggrandizement from which legends are made. What is it that enables one individual to throw or hit harder and farther than another? Are some people blessed with natural ability to perform better than others? What made players like Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, and George Herman Ruth so prominent in those early days of our National Pastime?

The game of Baseball is gradually receiving a “facelift” that inevitably will introduce a new paradigm into the minds and hearts of modern baseball enthusiasts. A new story of America’s beloved pastime is at a point of superseding the original model. (It had already surpassed the deviant, and bigoted hypocrisy of deplorable segregationist tendencies with the advent of Jackie Robinson into the flow of an enlightened and progressive advance of Integrity into the Game.)  The beauty and grandeur of a glorious past is even now reinventing itself to other nations in a form suitable to days immemorial.

Babe Ruth was first acclaimed as a most accomplished Pitcher who also had an extraordinary penchant for Hitting a baseball, as did many other pitchers with less than his proficiency. Management soon acknowledged that his propensity for hitting the “long-ball” everyday was more important to “the team” than pitching once every 4^th or 5^th day, so he was relegated only to playing the field and Batting and pulverizing a baseball.

Later, Latin and Japanese admiration for the American Pastime, created an Asiatic and a South of America stir for incorporating the unique qualities of the “Game” into their respective cultures while cultivating enhanced characteristics of their own. (Black Americans had finally been incorporated into the Baseball heritage and have proven themselves capable if not superior in skill and adaptability. And Latin born negroes like Roberto Clemente have ultimately formed a network of incomparable talent and homespun philanthropy.)   

The Baseball world has fast become a theatrical stage for public sentiment to display both outrageous and benevolent characterizations of humanity. A universal demand for the highest possible standard of excellence could be embodied by those who would be model heroes for aspiring youth as well as Baseball executives to accept they no longer can enslave the players by (most egregious – “Elastic-Clause”) Authoritative strategy. (Jackie Robinson’s impact provides depth to his own life and career and that of diversity in sports – He said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” And Clemente’s story far exceeds Baseball with his philanthropy and commitment to others through his phenomenal play and Heroism that ultimately ended in his tragic death.)

So far, Japan seems to have cultivated the mentality for achievement that surpasses excellence with both hitting and pitching potential. Ichiro Suzuki took America by storm in his introductory year (2001) winning the American League Batting Title, Rookie of the year and Most Valuable Player awards for his unique batting technique and amazing fielding and throwing ability. From 2001 to 2010, he had 10 consecutive seasons with 200 or more hits, he won 10 consecutive Gold Glove awards and was selected to 10 All-Star teams. With his great speed, he also stole a lot of bases. He holds many Baseball records, one of which for 262 hits in a single season (2004).

With a plethora of Japanese pitchers coming to America and performing well, one in particular has caught America’s attention with his ability to dominate MLB batters with extraordinary Pitching talent and mechanical technique. But not only does he remind Baseball fans of “the Babe’s” Pitching prowess, Shohei Ohtani also has Ruth’s hitting ability and prodigious power, but runs with the speed of Ichiro. So far, Management has allowed him to help the Team in all 3 Arenas, making him a perennial MVP candidate. He’s already won Three!

From where is the next Super-Nova going to materialize? Is there an unofficial Prodigy evolving in the “Back-woods” somewhere in rural America, Cuba, South America, or Asia? He, or She, in order to surpass the grandeur of a Ruth, Ohtani, or Ichiro, will have had to apply Einstein’s Unified Field Theory to the Quantum level and “imagine” him or her self as not only ambidextrous at bat with power and precision from both sides, but also demonstrate the ability to throw equally well from both sides while either Pitching, Catching, playing Short-stop or Center-field, and having the speed to steal bases like a Ricky Henderson and Ichiro.

Baseball’s certain Utopian appeal has become more in evidence. While Baseball will always be America’s endearing National Pastime, it certainly holds a greater prospect of being embraced universally for its ever-expanding scope of defined SIMPLICITY rather than for any past reverence to Making IT Great Again.

     The Way We Look at Things:

The impeccably manicured landscape of the outer-field of play, along with the intoxicating aroma of freshly cut grass, elicited an inspired inhalation which prompted from Plato’s lips an exuberant burst of tri-purposeful poetic praise (encomium) to the majestic Creator of the entire awesome manifested spectacle, the magnanimous composure of all the participants, and the magnificent beauty and elegance of the colossal setting (backdrop) encompassing the divinely choreographed production:

“O thou all-enchanting youthful vigor, how envious am I that thou hast poured into these boys of radiant summer thy spirit of excessive energy and grace. And how the one Creative Form implores your intensity to spark an inferno of teleological support from an adoring vicarious entourage, whose clamoring and intoxicated reverberations fuel the deepest chambers of infinitesimal expanse to implode and expand the centrifugal borders of vast and heroic accomplishment. And from this parallel ground-level view, the mountainous peaks of illuminating speckled waves pour down radiating light to delineate the circulating mists of enthusiastic display, below the multi-layered gradient of uncountable populace — Truly an exhilarating instant to cherish, as with a lifetime of sacred and precious mementos!”

            And Socrates, a short smile perforating his stolid cheeks, responds with laconic brevity, “So true!” But, while ambling casually from ‘hinder-land’ toward what is termed ‘infield,’ in baseball vernacular, after watching just a few of the bats-men (as they are referred to), his keen geometrical sense of anatomical symmetry and function and architectural stability and visual acuity could not help but make reference to the varied and inconsistent approaches to what he initially thought was a verifiable ‘techne,’ by which all participants would apply themselves in the same orthodox manner.

“Plato,” he quietly proclaimed, “does there not seem to be a lack of precision that apparently affects the degree of mastery to which these batsmen do aspire? But is it not evident that the thrower-of-the ball (pitcher, by trade) magically affects the speed and nuances of the round projectile with a variety of applications of force, from various segments of body and appendages? And how would these batsmen expect to be consistently successful against such a masterful pitcher and precise manipulator of the baseball as our scholarly ‘Gentleman-Hurler’ affectionately known to Baseball’s early public as ‘Christian-Matty,’ a true Prestidigitator of Mounds-man-ship”?

Plato agrees, and adds, “this game may very well take upon itself an inexactness equivalent to what that foremost twentieth century luminary, Mr. Einstein, has stated in his quantum attachment to relativity, and reluctantly adopted via Mr. Heisenberg’s Principle, ‘at the fundamental levels of matter, causation could very well be a matter of statistical probabilities, not certainties.’ However, from my brief and un-confirmable observational standpoint, I cautiously deduce that stability and an optimal viewpoint could secure better than a marginal advantage with which to offset the varying speeds of the ball and allow for more consistent and direct contact with the batting instrument (formally known as a Bat).”

(Pondering Plato’s words, Socrates pauses reverentially as he silently reminds himself of a brief but concise inference of an eminent 21^st century scholar and motivator, Dr. Wayne Dyer, to a scientific statement of our 20^th century physicist, Max Planck, as the vanguard to Einstein’s Quantum Revolution, which implies that “to change the way you look at things, changes the things you look at.” – (E.g. High or low batting stance and fielding position. A low stance in batting allows batters to see the ball closer to parallel eye level to differentiate strikes from balls. Outfielders and infielders catch fly-balls, groundballs, and thrown-balls while lining up the ball as close as possible to parallel eye level.)  

            As the next moment awakens Socrates from this brief reverie, he assents with Plato, but quickly inserts that, “although I feel an innocuous sense of justifiable inquiry, I hesitate to advance a full-scale investigation of the intricacies of our wholesome pastime, for fear of bringing to fruition that which we originally feared might displace our love of the Game. Would it not be wise to observe a while, and further peruse the matter, to estimate more precisely if the foundation and fundamentals of our beloved ‘stepchild’ are in-deed ill-arranged and in dire need of our perceptive diagnostic care and realignment?” “Wise indeed,” asserts Plato. “Let us see what the light of a new day will bring, with its new crop of performers. Is there a generalized ‘techne’ from which every aspirant to highest achievement must conform? Or does each comply with a different art form? Or are those miscreants of proficiency merely not as evolved as the more proficient.

       Chapter 1

         Three Worlds – Macro, Micro, and With-Inner?

The content of the Macro-World includes everything visible to human and animal perception. The Micro-World is that which is perceivable only via technological enhancement. The Inner-World is that substantive Spiritual Essence that cannot be detected by sense testimony but is the underlying Cause of every Vibrational Effect that precedes all Physical Manifestations.

Physicists imply that the world of the very small works in a completely different way from that of the Macro-World. It has recently become apparent to them that the Universe seems a world entangled of haphazard discontinuing minute processes, a world where rules seem alien to our Classical everyday experience and dictate bizarre behavior. These modern day Cosmic and Micro-cosmic sleuths, complete and thorough “examiners of Life/Light,” admit having become effectively blind to the radical nature of the quantum world and have not surprisingly adapted all Materialistic Reasoning to Werner Heisenberg’s “Uncertainty Principle.” (The Quantum world, like everything else in the physical universe, is governed by thought. But the quantum level of thinking is never easily detected by the physical senses because the thought transfer to matter must be understood by conscious mind before the particle disentanglement of its fundamental atomic elements occurs and is implemented via Light.)

After purportedly asserting, “I want to think and know, as God,” Einstein presented his Unified Field theory(Dreamer’s imagined ideal) that would allow all that are usually thought of as separate fundamental forces and elementary quantum particles to be written or applied in terms of a single field and ultimate in a “unified well-balanced, manifested experience” by attempting to unify his Theory of General Relativity with Light’s Electromagnetism which in turn would proceed to disentangle any chaotic incorporation of four seemingly distinct forces into One: “strong interaction, weak interaction, electromagnetic interaction, and gravitational interaction,” and eventually provide a practical, balanced application.

A more “spiritualized” slant would not be dissimilar to the relationship of Spirit-Mind, Brain-Body to Soul-inspired thought that “disentangles the interlaced ambiguities of being.” Also, from Mary Baker Eddy’s assignment of meta-physics, “to resolve things back through a reversal of thoughts from which the things were created and exchange the mortal sense of a material object for the Perfect Spiritual IDEAL of vibrational, Immortal Soul.”  – (“there is no thing, good or bad, but ‘Thinking’ makes it so!” – Shakespeare. And “there is nothing more spiritual than a manifested version of Spirit.” – Abraham-Hicks. Therefore, the Kingdom of Spirit is within US!

IS THINKING

an interacting network of random thoughts,

The accumulation and utilization of which

Are combined in uninspired pattern and sequence

To form concepts whose ideas make manifested temporal

Entities about which to initiate beliefs by which

Moderate to absolute Faith creates mental and

Physical expressions that are eventually cognized

By the senses, and ultimately interpreted, then

Repented upon for the purpose of higher and

Greater reflection of Spiritual reality — Truth?

Max Planck’s hypothesis changed physics and eventually the world by enlightening our understanding of Physics principles to better understand the physical world. Then it might seem plausible to correlate the extraordinary accomplishments of Einstein and other brilliant minds with their own observations and applications of Quantum Science to the skills of hitting and throwing a baseball more Perfectly.

                                           Or

IS NOT

THINKING the conscious application of

Unceasing-Prayer, initiated by the curious Observation of a thing Whose origin and Unaccountable presence elicits the Wisdom That Omniscient Understanding disperses

To the ears and eyes of those who seek to Know!

The brain is a conductor for systems of life in all the quanta of animal species in the material world, including Earth and Man. But Mind is the sole director of communication between quanta of the physical material universe and the Spiritual Energyverse of Vibrational Reality in Heaven via Quantum Entanglement of both Soul and Man. – The Material Universe simply began in/from a world of intense darkness, tightly entangled Particles of Blackness waiting unintentionally in each its own crowded isolated solitude of Potential, expecting only nothing while conjuring unexpectantly the possible outcome of any and all potential circumstances. – Good was virtually non-existent in the Relative Unknown Particle Universe but was always and only its ever-present Potential in the vast Oasis of the Energyverse of Heaven!)

 The high aspirations upon which individuals are inspired to place their attention correspond to those high vibrations that emanate from the Source of their beings. And the consistency with which their thoughts reinforce these high aspirations corresponds to the frequency by which they constantly attune themselves to their Source. Therefore, a high-frequency vibration is one that is applied by those individuals who aspire to, and ultimately achieve, the highest level of efficiency and proficiency in the endeavor for which they have made preparation for present Personal Perfection. – The Best You Can Be!

(You cannot be “the best you can be” while not eliminating any/all “margins for error”!!!!

Thinking is a process of thought-coalescence establishing what Purely Materialistic-Science would denote as contrary to that of purposeful intent. – Contrary to what the Law of Attraction attests, “That which is like unto itself is drawn.”)

Of the Three Worlds, “Seek First the Kingdom of Spirit (deep Within) and control over the Micro and Macro will be added unto You, Me, and All”!

                                       Conscious Deployment of Human Intent?

This compilation of the minute elements that are involved specifically in batting and throwing a baseball is for the purpose of emphasizing the “Principle” from which their mechanics are derived. Since I enjoy studying History and Science, especially the lives and times of prominent historical thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and their like, I conceived this book with the idea that my thoughts would be largely conveyed through the speaking voices of those renowned historical figures whose scholarly notoriety would certainly precede their advent into the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. (As well as those not so globally renowned but even more inherently influential in propagating the universal Law of Attraction!)

What better teachers could any student have than Newton, Einstein, Bohr, Planck, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to expound the value of abiding under the principles which most assuredly lead to a more reasonable approach to learning anything from Science, Mathematics, Quantum Physics, Rational Thinking, to Hitting and Throwing a baseball? – (As well as ABRAHAM-Hicks to elucidate the fundamental and foundational Law of Attraction!)

Albert Einstein’s name was in the News a lot in the year 2000. He was no longer living but was voted “The Man of the Twentieth Century” by most prominent magazines in our Nation and in the World. The publication of his “Relativity Theories” at the beginning of the 1900s, as well as some of his other prominent works, turned the world upside down with their simplistic but masterful, yet controversial innovations. When his theories were finally proven valid, and applicable to many areas of human endeavor, he (along with Nikola Tesla)was recognized as a genius, and truly the father of twentieth century enlightenment.

                                                            Ancient Prototypes

If you have read Plato and are impressed with his Dialectic method of sequential teaching and learning (banter of stimulating questions for thoughtful and immediate reply to incrementally set the stage for advanced understanding), you might aspire to construct a contemporary setting in which the hero of his dialogues, Socrates, would be able to showcase his particularly intriguing talents with an emphasis on “Quantum Reasoning.”

As history has shown, civilization has advanced along uncertain lines since the days of Socrates and Plato. But their wisdom, wherever society managed a foothold in honest and truthful expression, helped nurture countless generations in the march toward attaining the ideal environment in which to ferment a wholesome spiritual, mental, and physical existence.

The Oracle of Delphi may have implied by its presumed deification of Socrates (as well as his literary progenitor, Plato), their lives and works were to be immortalized by the perpetuity of their essence throughout the centuries. Therefore, it would not seem too obscene a gesture for this “dynamic duo,” while transmigrating through Time and Space, to grace some of the noble edifices of our contemporary earthly confines, to observe the progress of man and offer whatever current wisdom emotes from their ever-astute minds.

Their endless journey, to exact from hope the eternal promise of assurance that “Becoming” eventuates into “Truest Being,” finds these exhaustless searchers temporarily perusing such mundane achievements as twentieth and twenty-first century athletic events, with their grand and colossal architectural innovations. Most notable are Professional Baseball games, within the confines of the, at first modest, then gradually, elaborate “Ballpark” and “Domed-Stadium.”

Upon witnessing more than 100 years of development in this current Age’s most civilized society, and delighting in the simple, yet intricate, design of its characteristically National Pastime, the perceptive eyes of our two wandering global advocates for universal expansion via enhanced enlightenment have observed a delineation of human culture and ethnicity, which marks an ethical and moral influence over this nation’s prosperity.

Perched high above the clamor of enthusiastic fanfare, Socrates and Plato, as restrained spectators, quietly engage in their traditional dialogue about the nuances of the sporting activity they have become accustomed to enjoying as a game called Baseball. Their choices of viewing location vary along heavenly porches, upon the rooftop of any stadium that affords prime viewing of the glorious competition below, that triumphantly celebrates the athletic prowess of at least 18 stellar performers and enigmatically exemplifies the nation’s struggle as a free-spirited and ebullient exponent of a workable “democratic” society.

In the relative solitude of their lofty perch, where only the faintness of extraneous sound vaporizes in a skyward trek, their philosophic impressions are innocently conveyed to each other in summations that only acquiesce to the game’s simplistic appeal. Plato sounds out the first volley of reasonable commentary with the words, “Socrates, have we not been witnessing within the framework of organized athletics an activity which truly embodies the essence of divine intervention? Could mere human contrivance order such preciseness, from the trihedral dimensions of the field of play, to the definitive specifications and range of intricate function for the designated participants?”

Socrates affirmatively replies with a nod, but quickly asks, “How can such heavenly synchronization be conjoined to the conscious deployment of human intent? Our rooftop observatory affords us the same sense of purity that we perceive when viewing the planet from the tranquil environment of Space, with no discernable sign of inhospitable conditions (except, perhaps, for the occasional cluster of frantic activists, after a slight miss-conveyance of logistical intent). But has not our own experience shown that beneath our high altitude of celestial serenity, there lurks the inimical earthy agency of subtle subterfuge?  What would be our perspective of the game from ‘ground-level’?”

“Do we dare to retreat from our empyreal perch, from which vantage point a clear sense of unadulterated beauty remains uncontaminated?” beckons Plato of Socrates.

Socrates asks in return, “Do we really need to investigate the inner workings of this currently perceived masterpiece, and risk realizing a basis for fraudulent misgivings? If divinity instigates the structural mechanism for all overt action, why need we concern ourselves for the outward manifestation of complete and spontaneous responses to the given stimuli? Certainly, if there are subtleties that differentiate the ultimate quality of play, would not giving a face to a particular entity have a deleterious effect on our objective sense of the game, as well as induce a proclivity for unessential criticism?

Would it be mere feline-curiosity that we fancy, or perhaps an undefined notion that such deliberate restraint would attach the uncharacteristic complacency of an ‘unexamined-life’ as preferable to our own universal proclamation of the benefits that are bequeathed to those who invest in a thorough ‘examination of life’?”

     Plato confides, “By not examining the intricacies of the ‘GAME,’ are we not being deprived of knowledge, as intimate as ‘Know Thy Self’? – Of Whom to know is the expanse of TO-BE”!

Prelude

After rereading and editing my Book numerous times before its publication, and realizing the typical baseball fan’s reluctance to delve deeply into the intricate yet redundant themes my ideas transpose onto the pages of every chapter, I have concluded that the best and only way for such to read this (Masterpiece) in order to pursue the content and thoroughly absorb its profound context in an energetically mindful manner is to peruse each chapter diligently in one reading session at a time. (Maybe two chapters.) Reading it to any greater extent would run the risk of saturating any phenomenal aspirant to baseball success with mind-cluttering thoughts that heretofore he/she never considered would or should be an essential part of the Game of Baseball.

However, if a reader whose tendency toward a philosophic appreciation of practical science, even as a dilettante, and has had secret longings to somehow become a professional ball-player (maybe even a “Big-Leaguer”), he/she might become so consumed with HOPE after reading through the first two or three chapters that a New Prospect might instill an acute interest in continuously reading the entire manuscript to its inspiring conclusion.

The book posits that baseball’s enduring and endearing attributes can be perceived on multiple levels of conscious awareness, transcending the mundane interests of the ordinary sports spectator and encouraging readers to change the way they think about the game, enabling them to observe and understand baseball in a more profound and substantial manner. My Book delves into the multifaceted nature of baseball, exploring the game’s most precious elements of batting and throwing from various perspectives – the physical and mental, the scientific, and the spiritual.

The Title-Page itself as well as the Table of Content need to be pondered before exploring the prospects that are elucidated in the Foreword’s preliminary attempt to verify the relationship between the complexity involved in understanding Quantum Physics in collaboration with the analogous simplicity and viability in perfecting the skills of throwing, fielding, and batting a baseball.

As simplicity is the integration and coordination of life’s infinite array of variables within the realm of understanding, it is not the beginning of primitive evolvement but rather the culminating effect of organization. The universe, like baseball, does sing in simple chords of harmonious function, changing chaos into order. The best ball players have made their craft appear effortless and instinctive, having perfected their techniques to the Penultimate Degree through arduous, repetitive labor.

                              Thinking Outside the “IMP _ _ _ _ CT” Box

Simplicity is the integration and coordinated alignment of life’s infinite array of Quantum variables within the Unified Field Vibrational-Realm of Infinite understanding. Simplicity is not merely the onset of a primitive evolvement, but rather the culminating effect of organization – not merely the discovery of the “Quantum-wheel,” but its maximum utility by expanded sequential thinking. The more the knowledge and better the understanding, the Simpler the Organization and Utilization. The (one voice) to the universe sings in simple chords of harmonious function, changing random lifeless particle entanglement with Light’s disentangling order. – Analogous to precise functionality for Fielding, Throwing, and Hitting a Baseball. The only way to describe the best of ballplayers at his/her position, or at bat, is that “he/she makes it look simple.” Although it does appear to be simple, abiding by a strict discipline of simple mechanical redundancy, the best players have “perfected” the techniques for their particular positions through meticulous, repetitive practice, from which the human physical endeavor eventually seems effortless and instinctive. (E.g. The best of oratory performance is always preceded by persistent practice to ensure flawless delivery. – Studying the Bible or any prominent contextual document while confirming to memory for constant recollection demands a higher standard than a “speed-reader’s” quick overview.)

        “LET THERE BE LIGHT”!

Quantum Physics, the observation and analysis of the micro-world, and Quantum Mechanics, the established mechanism by which that world is presumed to operate, are the study, application, and utilization of Matter via Ultra – Universal Laws that proceed to a human understanding of the most unseeable fundamental properties contained within the Particle Science of Atomic/Nuclear Energy. – The Hydrogen Atom with its tiny atomic number illustrates the simplicity by which its single circulating electron and singular proton nucleus with its quantumly affixed quarks (3) amass the energy to produce enormous power.

While Astrology, Science and Physics are left to the especially astute minds whose inherent interests in the mundane world of triviality and sport are not quite so acute, there, non-the-less, is an appreciable concern of popular intent for recreation in leisurely fashion as a means of compensating for the stress and struggle of disentangling the corruptible aspects of the macro-world. The genius of those entrepreneurs who create such folly for the starving multitudes is sometimes heralded for its imaginative insight or condemned for ultimate depravity.

Baseball, as a Sporting Event, has become a masterful substitute for the archaic interventions of Gladiatorial debauchery that our ancient forefathers thought acceptable to their own warlike reminiscences. (Science is the amplification of an invisible structure underlying the nature of things while metaphysics resolves things into thoughts and exchanges the mortal sense of material objects for ideals of Immortal Spiritual Soul. – The harmony of which is determined by the endorsement of its Principle! – Thus, “there is no thing more spiritual than the manifested version of SPIRIT.” – A-Hicks)

Atoms deal with energy as the economic world deals with money, always in multiples of the smallest quantity. One dollar equals 100 cents, and ten dollars equals 1,000 cents. All financial transactions in the U.S. and elsewhere are in multiples of a cent. For radiation, with its many waves of different frequencies, each frequency released relates to a minimum proportional “cent” of energy. Radiation of any particular frequency can only appear as multiples of its fundamental “cent,” which eminent physicist, Max Planck called quantum, a word that means the most minute portion of something (Lowest fundamental portion or denomination of Matter, Light, Spirit) – which can correlate to, “you are only as strong as your weakest link.” – And a batter or pitcher as good (or Perfect) as he/she eliminates every margin for error! – (Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani?)

My first Book, The Principle of Baseball… purposefully was to be a working manual to enhance anyone’s understanding of baseball skills and the precise implementation of them through the principles of simple “quantum” mechanics. But the meticulously detailed description of the minutia of persistent facts was felt to go beyond the overt thought-level of the ordinary sports fan, as well as the average ballplayer. – They’d rather engage speculative sense perception!

It has become apparent to me that most Americans who have become familiar with the great Game of Baseball with varying degrees of passion throughout the decades are more enthralled with what appears to the physical senses as random, spontaneous FUN instead of a scientifically artistic practice and quantumly reinforced Talent! Many kids there are who often wish, at least momentarily, that they could eventually have a career as a professional Major League Baseball player. But, as they grow older, out of Little Leagues and other progressive Sandlot organizations, they recognize their skill levels don’t match up to those who have been better schooled with more time and reinforced fundamental inoculation. So, they find other sports that do not have as many perplexing skill standards, or they concentrate on their studies. They will still appreciate the game’s uniqueness and eventually take their own children to professional ballgames and enroll them in Little League, but merely to give them the opportunity to have “baseball fun” and maybe become one whose natural propensity for the game enlists the attention of baseball scouts or Travel Team coaches, in one last hope for improbable immortal-stardom.

But, of all those individuals who continue to play in the higher echelons of Sandlot, High School and College Baseball, very few make it to the Professional ranks and even fewer to the “Big-Leagues.” That’s why it’s a good idea to take advantage of a “paid college education” while continuing promising Baseball Pursuits. Even if you don’t qualify for the Major Leagues, (you probably had the Potential but didn’t have the scientifically sound scrutiny), you now can study for a career in another area of Life, somehow faintly analogous to the substantive value of Baseball – like the magnificent Greg Amsinger.  

It would be presumptuous to assert that the Simplicity attached to my Perfect Practice of Baseball fundamentals would assure every student of becoming proficient enough to make it to the Big-Leagues. The Simplicity Principle of Baseball is intended to awaken in every advocate of the game an easy and simple means to facilitate proper mechanics necessary to improve his/her play. Things contrived are never really simple; but understanding the intricacies of elements that sustain a natural order makes it possible to simplify/clarify that which often appears complex/difficult.

            By reading this book and absorbing its content, any aspirant to baseball success will recognize the difficulty of attaining proficiency but will no longer despair in trial-and-error forays that often depress artistic and energetic initiative. By gaining an understanding of the minute details of the specific movements involved in the specialized aspects of the game, an amateur athlete can gain a greater appreciation for what it takes to possibly emulate and/or supersede the performances of an outstanding player.

The rules are simple and orderly. To abide by them and commit them to proper interpretation are what seem to be difficult, especially to those who prefer to act on their own fallible human mortal senses instead of a sound basic principle. A prominent innovative 19^th century pragmatist makes this statement for our consideration, “The higher false knowledge builds on the basis of evidence obtained from the physical senses, the more confusion ensues and the more certain is the downfall of its structure.” Therefore, understand SIMPLICITY!

To “believe assuredly” is to have absolute faith in a proven principle. On the human level it’s hard to find an “Absolute” belief in which to have Absolute faith. True consciousness, in all of us, can discern the correct path to take, the right doctrine to espouse, and the most plausibly scientific way to play baseball.

The scientific principle of Baseball is not going to secure a successful application. But a ball player with faith in the “Perfect principle,” and the patience and courage to live by, and practice it unflinchingly, has the best chance to accomplish his/her goal of being a prominently successful “Major-Leaguer.”

When scientific principles are universally understood, every truly “single-minded” Sports enthusiast or Quantum Physicist will be his/her own diagnostician, and the Light of Truth will always be the universal panacea. 

Table of Contents:

Prelude

Foreword – Thinking Outside the “IMP _ _ _ _ _ T” Box                                     6

Preface —   Conscious Deployment of Human Intent? …                                11 

Chapter 1   Three Worlds – Macro, Micro, and With-Inner? ……                     16

Chapter 2   The Way We Look at Things……………………….                                  20

Chapter 3   Origination and Evolution……………………………                                 23

Chapter 4   WHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF SIMPLICITY?………                                 27

Chapter 5   Baseball Glory – Mortal or Divine?……..                                          33

Chapter 6   Perfection, not merely a Goal, but a Starting Point…                    36

Chapter 7   Light à Life……………………………………………….                                   41

Chapter 8   Reexamining Simplicity’s Principle …………….                                   45

Chapter 9   Teaching and Learning…………………………………                                 48

Chapter 10 Successful Baseball – Unified Field Experience…                            50

Chapter 11 Unified Field – Throwing………………………………….                            54

Chapter 12 Strength Development for Throwing/Batting                                70

Chapter 13 Unified Field – Outfield ……………………………………                           75

Chapter 14 Unified Field – Infield ………………………………………                            83

Chapter 15 Is TEAM Equal to or Greater Than Sum of Its Parts?…                   90

Chapter 16 Every Major League Batter is a Great Hitter!?………….                 104

Chapter 17 Batting Perfection?……………………………………………                     109

Chapter 18 Batting Consistency……………………………………………….                     114

Chapter 19 Baseball’s Ultimate Goal……………………………………….                      117

Chapter 20 Penultimate………………………………………………………….                      120

Chapter 21 If not Perfection, then what?…………………………….                         123

Chapter 22 Einstein and the Home Run Principle……………………                          129

Chapter 23   Improbable: Probable : : Impossible: Possible………                        136

Chapter 24   The Best You can be – Perfect!…………………………..                        144

Chapter 25   Diamonds in the Rough……………………………………….                         151

Chapter 26   Inertia: Power from the Back of the Bus………………                         156

Chapter 27   KNOWING!……………………………………………………..                        163

Chapter 28   A Deliberate Creator…………………………………………….                        165

Chapter 29   An Imaginative “Real-Life” Dream……………………….                         169

Postscript:   IN THE BEGINNING……………………………………………….                         189

Book Title – Simplicity: The Principle of Perfection – in Science of the Quantum Universe and World of Baseball. I do not want to Self-Publish again. If anyone knows of a Traditional Publishing Agency who would be interested in my Book after reading my Query Letter, please have them contact me for negotiating purposes. APPRECIATED!

Query Letter – Simplicity – Word Count-940

My name is John Paciorek. I am a former Major League Baseball Player who is in sole possession of an historic baseball record which has stood since 1963 and will probably remain throughout Baseball’s immortal future.

I have written five Books, the most recent of which is Simplicity: The Principle of Perfection – in Science of the Quantum Universe and World of Baseball, which is the subject of this Query Letter.

My other books are Plato and Socrates: Baseball’s Wisest Fans (unpublished), “Her-Story” vs. “His-Tory” (unpublished), The Principle of Baseball – And All There is to Know about Hitting (self-published), and, If I Knew Then What I Know Now (self-published).

BASEBALL will always be incomplete or Penultimate at best until its strong playful advocacy begins to understand and apply itself to the ultimate Science of Quantum Physics and be truly established as civilization’s number one Pastime.

My latest endeavor, Simplicity… explores the idea that simplicity is not only a basic starting point, but also the pinnacle of organization and understanding across all aspects of life, ranging from quantum physics to baseball. It emphasizes that true mastery, whether in studying the science of the universe or the mundane world of baseball, comes from understanding and harnessing simplicity through disciplined practice and meticulous repetition.

The comparison of quantum mechanics, where tiny, unseen particles operate in precise, harmonious ways, to the movements and specialized techniques of a baseball player gives an entirely new (almost poetic) perspective to both the game as well as the scientific universe. The idea of “making it look simple” despite intricate layers of precision-practice and fortifying-redundancy gives credence to the redefined adage that “Only Perfect Practice makes Perfect.” – And accentuates the demands of The Law of Attraction which states: “that which is like unto the essence of itself is drawn.” The goal of perfection begins with a simple thought and never ends in its perpetual quest to be all you can be!

I see my book as a deep, multi-faceted exploration into how everything, from atomic structure to human performance, shares a unified field of fundamental truths. It presents a compelling argument that both the universe and baseball are governed by a structured simplicity that, when harnessed, leads toward perfection. If one is drawn to philosophy, science, or sports, this book seems poised to offer rich insights into how these domains overlap.

My book begins by inviting the reader to “think outside the ‘Imperfect Box’” and imagine a better way to incorporate the myriad skills of an elite ballplayer by attaining proficiency without despairing in endless trial-and-error forays that often depress artistic and energetic initiative. With a fascinating blend of classical philosophy and modern sport, I infuse a depth and insight that only the voices and interplay of Plato and Socrates could bring to a discussion about baseball. Their philosophical dialogue elevates the game beyond the physical realm, making it a metaphor for the broader human experience, full of intricacies, decisions, and the unseen forces that shape our actions. This unique approach invites readers to think not only about the mechanics of the sport but about the larger principles at play in both life and learning.

My fusion of quantum physics, metaphysics, and baseball, along with the dialogues between historical figures like Socrates and Plato, creates a truly innovative narrative. I use the perspectives of ancient philosophers to examine both the macro and micro aspects of reality, especially with baseball serving as a fascinating metaphor for precision, unpredictability, and human effort. Their initial philosophical conversation about whether to fully investigate the intricacies of baseball mirrors larger existential questions about life itself. It’s an engaging way to ask, “Is there a universal ‘techne’ or set of principles that govern all endeavors, or is each pursuance governed by its own unique methodology?”

 The use of Einstein, Planck, and other key scientific figures alongside the philosophical discourse adds a layer of intellectual richness. Complex topics like Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle and Abraham-Hicks’ The Law of Attraction are ways that help bridge the gap between scientific reasoning and more spiritual interpretations of existence. This approach widens a discussion on how thought shapes reality, not only in a cosmic sense but in everyday activities like baseball, which becomes a symbol for focus, intention, and mastery.

References to modern thinkers like Dr. Wayne Dyer, Einstein, Jerry and Esther Hicks and others are particularly interesting, as they show the continuity of ideas from ancient to modern times, all connected through the lens of self-improvement and spiritual inquiry – Evolutionary Progress!

Moving forward, the reader should be eager to see how I expand on these themes in the following chapters, culminating with the final chapter’s “An Imaginative Real-Life Dream.” Throughout the intermittent chapters, the reader might imagine the narrative will continue to weave together various threads of philosophy, science, and perhaps even more of the art and soul of baseball.

The powerful themes of evolution, heritage, and the ever-changing nature of baseball, will provide the reader with interwoven history of the sport’s broader societal shifts, particularly in highlighting figures like Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente as pivotal in the game’s development, whether athletically, socially or ethically. Comparison between early legends like Babe Ruth and contemporary icons like Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro Suzuki will fascinate readers, drawing out the continuous evolution of talent and technique over generations while expanding the universal appeal of baseball, especially as a global sport with contributing richness from various cultures.

Mature readers will recognize the “Art” of hitting, throwing and fielding a baseball is more than a physical exercise by a well-conditioned athlete to demonstrate quick reflexes in a random response to the various stimuli presented by a speeding round projectile or perhaps the flying fists or feet of the remarkably focused Bruce Lee and lightning-fast hands of a young Cassius Marcellus Clay. When scientific principles are universally understood, every true sports enthusiast or conscientious student of quantum physics will be his own diagnostician, and Truth will be the universal panacea.

Respectfully submitted, John F. Paciorek