We are now in the heat of baseball season and since I am a devout Boston Red Sox fan, it is easy to render an opinion as to why they lead the eastern division of the American League.

The "Bosox", as they are referred to, have won more one run games than any other team in professional baseball.  One run victories generally rest in the hands of the relief pitcher, commonly called "the closer."

Jonathan Papelbon is the closer for the team and if he continues on the track he is on, there is no doubt that he will join the ranks of those players who have been elected to the Hall of Fame.

When he comes on the field, generally in the 9th inning, he becomes the personification of the word FOCUS.  When the TV camera zeroes in on him in a close up one can see that he is singular in his focus on the catcher--every fiber of his body is recruited in the challenge of throwing a strike--one deliberate pitch at a time with the objective of retiring the batter.  He does this time and time again with regularity and consistency. 

Why all this baseball talk in the SIP Blog?  Simple.  It's all about focus and consistency on a daily basis. 

When the patient is the absolute center of your focus and the focus of the staff and all the extraneous factors are set to one side, the ultimate winners will be your patient and the practice.