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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: davidcycleback
In a 10-9 win, is driving in the last three runs in the 9th inning more significant than driving the first three runs in the 2nd? Most sportscasters and fans beleive so. |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: sagard
Many who study baseball statistics closely believe that clutch hitting ability would follow a players natural hitting ability given a large enough sample size. |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: davidcycleback
I watched television highlights of 10 'great' football catches. While they all were spectacular circus catches, several of them involved the reciever making a mistake at the start (bobble, misjudgment, etc) which required the spectacular recovery. If the reciever had performed the play properly, the catch would have not been spectacular and not made the list. In fact, with many of catches, if the receiver had performed the play properly, he would have gained more yards. As such, I didn't understand how they could be considered great catches-- they were deficient, if amusing to watch. If the receivers had bobbled or misjudged the ball like that frequently they would have been cut before the regular season started. |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: nbrazil
"In my opinion virtually all two out RBIs (as long as the score is close) are clutch hits irreguardless of what inning it is" |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
It's difficult looking at stats and trying to draw any conclusions regarding the |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: Andy Baran
The following excerpt is from the current Bill Simmons article on ESPN.com regarding David Ortiz: |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: steve f
Papi been very very good to Boston, Mass. |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: Bob
Can imagine how good the Twins would be if their bonehead front office had not let him walk away for free? Didn't even get a Class A pitcher or a .275 hitter in Class AA for him |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: Gilbert Maines
Gosh, clutch hitting is one potential characteristic of a ball player, along with proficiency in making the double play, successfully coming in on the bunt, going from first to third on a single, etc. Admittedly, clutch hitting is very dramatic, but it arises less often than the double play, going from 1st to 3rd, etc. So which is most valuable is not the question. |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: dennis
the twins would be scary with ortiz in the middle of that lineup! i remember thinking how dumb a move it was to take joe mauer over mark prior too, but that was a good move esp. when they traded a.j. to the giants and look what they got in return....it's really a smart GM who made 1 real bad move. |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
GIL |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: Aaron Cowan
Baseball Prospectus has a new book out title "Baseball Between the Numbers" and one of the chapters is about David Ortiz's clutch hitting. If any of ya'll are familiar with BP then you know how crazy there new stats can be. Anyway the writer trudges through the numbers and analysis and concludes with this: |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: Gilbert Maines
Ted, these stories of teams pulling together and individual accomplishments when the chips are down, make for a good read because they are a part of baseball lore. However, these examples are incidences which occur with less frequency than other good performances which generate less notoriety. And I think this is the point which Mr. Cycleback was making. |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: John Kal
If you watch David Ortiz (like all good Sox fans do) you wouldn't doubt that he's clutch. I'm not a slave to stats, but let me give you one: from end of last July to end of this July, David has hit 60 home runs. Without chemicals. He does it the old fashioned way--talent. Plus his fat (Babe-like) gut. He's the Black Babe. |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: Howard W. Rosenberg
I’m not versed in any statistical analyses of clutch hitting (does it really mean driving in just runs that win a game, or driving in any runs when given an opportunity to do so), but Anson has a massive RBI total and was known to have nerves of steel (at least while batting; he could seem rattled a bit at other times, especially in arguing with the umpire or in giving blunt direction to teammates during a game). On June 22, the following table appeared in the Hartford Courant: |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: Rob NYC
Isn't clutch hitting what brought the Red Sox back from a 0-3 deficit to a World Series ring? |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: cmoking
"from end of last July to end of this July, David has hit 60 home runs. Without chemicals" |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: jay behrens
very true. "chemicals" is a broad area. This could cover vitamins and health suppliments For a plyer to truely be "natural", he would have to eat a diet of strictly organic foods and not take any vitimins or health/dietary suppliments. |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: Jerry
Best clutch hitter I ever saw was Yogi Berra. Seems like every time he came up with the game on the line he delivered a big hit. |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: jay behrens
If memory serves me correctly, Pat Tabler has highest BA with bases loaded. It is something rediculous, hovering around .800. Now that's clutch hitting. |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: Erland Stevens
Does being good in a clutch situation mean that you are just underperforming in non-clutch situations? |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: nbrazil
"Does being good in a clutch situation mean that you are just underperforming in non-clutch situations? " |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: davidcycleback
"Isn't clutch hitting what brought the Red Sox back from a 0-3 deficit to a World Series ring?" |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: dd
No. |
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Is 'clutch hitting' overrated?
Posted By: Gilbert Maines
I had never heard of Pat Tabler, until Jay mentioned him. So, while I was looking up some of his exploits, I came across this: |
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