He never pitched before?Originally Posted by a700hitter
He never pitched before?
He never ran the bases before.
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He didn't that time either. He never got a chance.
He ran a base.
(BTW, he probably ran down to 1B once or twice when batting at an NL park.)
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
He did have 6 PAs with no hits, 3 k's and a sac bunt. He never got to !B.
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Well, he may have run to 1B on a ground out or on the sac bunt.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I checked the videos. He peeled off to the dugout.
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But, but, but...
What about Little League?
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
He said that the last time that he ran the bases was High School.
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There you go!
A real expert at running the bases!
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Are you saying that momentum, clutch, and choke exist and they show up in the stats?
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
It seems like a small difference, but you mean "incorporate the human element" right? (rather than 'account for' it)?
Notin doesn’t believe in those things. He thinks every MLB player tries their hardest (ie: gives 100% laser focus) on every pitch of every game....
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If they show up anywhere, it’s in the stats. Hitting streaks, recent samples, high leverage.
The real illusion is fans saying they see these things. Everyone remembers the big hits, but most forget the outs in the same situation...
I think players think they do that...but in reality they don't.
At the same time I don't think any player ever said, "I think I'll just 'mail it in' on this AB". But for some players when they find themselves in a pressure situation they feel the tingle...the goose bumps of knowing THIS is where they want to be... and they can dig down and find a bit more focus than they usually bring. That's clutch.
Now.. are they always successful? No. Because baseball is such a random game that nothing is "ALWAYS". But these players are able to hit, field, pitch, or throw just a bit better than they usually do in those situations. It's reflected in their BA, etc. but since it's not identified as a pressure situation some folks think it doesn't exist.
Last edited by S5Dewey; 10-19-2019 at 08:57 AM.
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
Then we agree on this. Clutch does exist and it shows itself in the stats.
My opinion is that a clutch player who is normally a .290 hitter will pick up a few clutch hits throughout the season to raise his average to .310. (That's only 10 hits over a season based on 500 AB's). In the eyes of the statistician he's then a good hitter @ .310 rather than a slightly better than average hitter @ .290. And it's due to his being clutch.
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
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