Billy Chapel is standing on the mound at Yankee Stadium and the crowd is welcoming the aging Detroit Tigers pitcher as only New York Sports fans can in a PG-13 rated movie.
Chapel, played by Kevin Costner, looks around at the crowd before turning his attention to the catcher and tells himself, “clear the mechanism.” Just like that he’s in a different zone.
Florida Gators freshman kicker Evan McPherson didn’t remember the scene from For Love of the Game, he was born the same year the movie was released, but he has a similar process.