The 2022 World Series was between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies. Throughout the six games, we saw immense talent from players. Houston Astros will be victorious after the six games. In the book “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell, he creates theories about success such as the Roseto theory and the Matthew Effect. The Roseto Theory explains how the significance of community and social unity can influence one another, and the Matthew effect, it can be observed that individuals tend to be successful when they have certain advantages that lead to further opportunities or success. In the 2022 World Series, the Houston Astro's success came from Yordan Alvarez and Ryan Pressly, which was decided off the field through the Roseto Theory
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Pressly learned of his breaking balls from former Major League pitchers. Growing up he was coached by Steve Busby, a former MLB pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. Busby found Pressly to be, "a good athlete, coachable and extremely intense, a trait that set him apart."(Sherrington). Pressly's curveball came from Busby and during one of his minor-league off seasons Pressly learned from former journeyman reliever Mike Munoz how to do a slider pitch (Kaplan). These outside influences from the coaches connect to Gladwell's Roseto theory. Even after two decades, Pressly continues to use his curveball and it resumes to be one of his most powerful pitches. From an early age, scouts and coaches all saw the potential in Pressly. Pressly was talented enough to receive a full-ride scholarship to play and attend Texas Tech University, and at the same time, he was talented enough to be drafted his senior year by Boston in the 11th round (Ryan Pressly stats, age, position, height, weight, Fantasy & News). He received an endless amount of advantages to start his Major League career. The opportunities he was given connect him to the Matthew effect and his success in the …show more content…
During the World Series, he would make one home run hit that would change the series' outcome. In Game Six, he hit a 450-foot home run during the sixth inning, leading the Astros to success (Yordan Alvarez stats, age, position, height, weight, Fantasy & News). Hours before Game Six, Coach Alex Cintrón assisted Alvarez in preparation for the game. Cintrón noticed a flaw in Alvarez's position and helped him adjust his batting stance. After this minor adjustment, Cintron would boast that Alvarez would get a home run that night (Lerner). If it wasn’t for the coaches on the team, Alvarez might have never changed his stance and a home run may not have happened in the winning game of the World Series. Alvarez's journey to success is evidence of Gladwell's theory. Throughout Alvarez's career, he has accumulated many useful advantages. Alvarez was a child star on the diamond in Cuba (Sanchez). He played for Cuba’s National League Las Tunas while he was ages 16 and 17 (Yordan Alvarez - Houston Astros). Eventually, when he made his debut, he made an enormous impact on the league showing immense potential. As he started off being a talented player in childhood, he continued to gain more and more advantages over time as the Matthew effects state. Alverez's background in his training reflects the Matthew effect because he would continue to gain more advantages as he progressed in his professional
Pressly learned of his breaking balls from former Major League pitchers. Growing up he was coached by Steve Busby, a former MLB pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. Busby found Pressly to be, "a good athlete, coachable and extremely intense, a trait that set him apart."(Sherrington). Pressly's curveball came from Busby and during one of his minor-league off seasons Pressly learned from former journeyman reliever Mike Munoz how to do a slider pitch (Kaplan). These outside influences from the coaches connect to Gladwell's Roseto theory. Even after two decades, Pressly continues to use his curveball and it resumes to be one of his most powerful pitches. From an early age, scouts and coaches all saw the potential in Pressly. Pressly was talented enough to receive a full-ride scholarship to play and attend Texas Tech University, and at the same time, he was talented enough to be drafted his senior year by Boston in the 11th round (Ryan Pressly stats, age, position, height, weight, Fantasy & News). He received an endless amount of advantages to start his Major League career. The opportunities he was given connect him to the Matthew effect and his success in the …show more content…
During the World Series, he would make one home run hit that would change the series' outcome. In Game Six, he hit a 450-foot home run during the sixth inning, leading the Astros to success (Yordan Alvarez stats, age, position, height, weight, Fantasy & News). Hours before Game Six, Coach Alex Cintrón assisted Alvarez in preparation for the game. Cintrón noticed a flaw in Alvarez's position and helped him adjust his batting stance. After this minor adjustment, Cintron would boast that Alvarez would get a home run that night (Lerner). If it wasn’t for the coaches on the team, Alvarez might have never changed his stance and a home run may not have happened in the winning game of the World Series. Alvarez's journey to success is evidence of Gladwell's theory. Throughout Alvarez's career, he has accumulated many useful advantages. Alvarez was a child star on the diamond in Cuba (Sanchez). He played for Cuba’s National League Las Tunas while he was ages 16 and 17 (Yordan Alvarez - Houston Astros). Eventually, when he made his debut, he made an enormous impact on the league showing immense potential. As he started off being a talented player in childhood, he continued to gain more and more advantages over time as the Matthew effects state. Alverez's background in his training reflects the Matthew effect because he would continue to gain more advantages as he progressed in his professional