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Re: O's use Psych Test to Recruit New Players
2/23/04, 2:13pm

From the article:

<b><i>Since returning to the Orioles in January 2003, he has worked with an assistant across the hall from Flanagan and Beattie, studying the results of almost 10,000 psychological tests. (Most players are tested once when they are eligible for the draft.) The Orioles purchased a majority of the results from the California company that administers the test, enabling Ritterpusch to analyze players' scores and performances over a 30-year span.

His labor was fruitful. He said he has "cracked the code" for identifying psychological profiles of prospects likely to blossom as well as those destined to fail. Distinct patterns exist for starting pitchers, closers and position players.</b></i>

This, of course, seems to answer the question on everybody's lips: "Why are the Orioles the Best Team in Baseball?!?!"

[Reedster from Sylmar/CA]
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