Celebrating Wainwright & Arrieta: "Baseball Is 90% Half Mental"

Two opposing pitchers have this in common: the ability to overcome adversity. Wainwright was in the middle of proposing to his fiancé when he got a phone call. He was traded from his favorite team (Braves) to the Cardinals. Since then, he has excelled notwithstanding injuries that would end most careers. Arrieta had a 3-9 record in 2012 with Baltimore before being demoted to the minors. In 5 starts with the Orioles in 2013, Arrieta went 1–2 with a 7.23 ERA. He was traded to the Cubs after failing in Baltimore. Both pitchers prove Yogi Berra's saying: "Baseball is 90% half mental."