One of the distinctive aspects of most forms of professional baseball is the length of its season, often involving more than 100 games, a demanding regimen symbolized by the 162 games of the MLB regular season, the longest in professional sports. Apart from its physical demands, this long season challenges the coherence and resilience of teams as diverse groups of individuals. The key institution in sustaining the group through the long season is the "clubhouse," the focal point of communal activity before and after each game. Using three players each from the 1975 Cincinnati Reds and the 1906 Detroit Tigers, identify and analyze three aspects of their clubhouse dynamics that help to explain the success or failure of the franchises during these difficult seasons.