Chess Meets Baseball?!?

What if chess grandmasters and elite ballplayers are doing the exact same thing? You might think chess is slow while baseball happens fast—but that's dead wrong, and this episode proves why.

Host Robby Soul finally connects the dots between chess and baseball, revealing the shocking truth: both games are won in the stillness, not the action. A chess move takes a couple of seconds to make. A ball is put in play for a few seconds, and then the play is over.

The real game happens between those moments—and that's where champions are made.

Discover why pattern recognition separates Big Leaguers from Triple-A players. Chess grandmasters are so good because they store 100,000+ patterns in their minds. Elite ballplayers do the same with pitch sequences, count situations, and opponent tendencies.

Pattern recognition gives you the extra edge of correct anticipation—the difference between a line drive and a weak grounder; the difference between a diving stop and a ball getting through.

Learn why the mental game during the "waiting" periods matters more than the action itself, and why MLB organizations aren't looking for harder workers—they're looking for smarter thinkers who've trained their minds with the same intensity that they train their bodies, their swings, and their mechanics.

Your assignment: Start logging patterns this week. Pick one area—pitcher tendencies, count situations, or defensive positioning—and keep a notebook.

Chess training can rewire your brain for the exact pattern recognition baseball demands, and it's Coach Robby Soul's specialty.

It's time to train your mind like you train your swing.

Next episode: "The TPEG Pre-Pitch Routine"

Find Robby on Instagram @yourmajorleaguemind

Find out how to work with Robby one on one to build your mental game. Click this link: https://www.skool.com/major-league-mind/learn-more