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Timing plays a pivotal role in the effectiveness of these meetings. Successful team discussions are best scheduled when momentum is on your side, ideally against a weaker opponent or on the heels of a victory. Calling for meetings before facing a dominant pitcher like Carlos Rodon, particularly when the team ranks among the league’s worst in batting averages and on-base percentages, can prove detrimental.
By not strategizing meetings effectively and calling them at unfavorable times, teams risk losing their motivational power. The junket that follows can result only in erased morale, particularly when significant defeats occur shortly after such gatherings.