When it’s all going right for Chi Chi Gonzalez on the mound these days, it feels to him like he’s blowing the ball to home plate with a soft breath of air.
Okay, not to get too metaphysical on you, but Gonzalez, the Rangers’ starter-in-waiting for the past two seasons, has found a new level of zen in the middle of the diamond.
Meditation classes and, to some extent, yoga workouts, have helped the right-hander zero in his focus from pitch to pitch by making all the other distractions disappear with a deep breath.
That’s our livelihood, so you want to put everything you’ve got behind it.