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  1. Kimmi
    I am sure that all MLB players have 'choked' in some key moments, even Papi. I have seen him look a little too anxious in a big at bat before. Having choked at one point or another does not make one a choker though.
  2. Kimmi
    I don't think that the competitors at the major league level are 'choking' more than the so called 'clutch' players are though. The chokers have been weeded out by this stage. The guys at the major league level are all more or less the same degree of clutch, relative to their normal performance level. In other words, Ortiz is not more clutch than say, Victorino is. He's just a better hitter, period.
  3. Kimmi
    You can never count the Yankees out for this reason. Even if they don't add another player, there is no team in the division that is strong enough to distance themselves far enough from the Yankees to keep them out of contention. That said, it's still fun to tweak them whenever possible, and ARod gives us so many opportunities.
  4. Kimmi
    There's nothing wrong with having faith. When Papi is up to bat in a clutch situation, I have faith that he is going to come through. When the Sox were stinking early last year, I had faith that they were going to turn it around. I have faith in a lot of things. In terms of some baseball concepts, there is very strong evidence or sometimes even proof that the concept is false. It's hard to have faith in something that has been proven false.
  5. Kimmi
    It's interesting. I don't know if I agree with this or not. I've looked into it before, but there has been very little research on the topic of "clutch pitchers". There is all kinds of research on clutch hitters, and all come to more or less the same conclusion. That said, what very little I have been able to find on the topic of clutch pitchers suggests that they do not exist either. A good pitcher is a good pitcher, regardless of the game situation.
  6. Kimmi
    Well if you define clutch as the lack of choking, then I guess we can say that clutch exists. In that case though, pretty much every MLB player is clutch. With all the competition there is, you're not going to make it to the majors if you can't handle and perform under pressure. The idea of clutch as an ability to raise one's game to a higher level than normal in pressure situations is just false.
  7. Kimmi
    As one of my NYY friends suggests, the ARod circus is probably doing guys like Gregorious, Beltran, and Teixeira a world of good, keeping the attention of of them. Which is really too bad. I kind of like hearing about the other concerns the Yankees have. ;-)
  8. Kimmi
    Don't take the labeling personally. I'm not trying to label anyone. I just think it's an easy term to use when talking about old school versus new school. My dad is very much a traditionalist, and FTR, he drives me crazy with his baseball stubborness sometimes. That doesn't mean I don't respect his baseball knowledge or that I think any less of him. As far as intangibles go, I am a very strong believer in them. I don't discount how human elements affect the game. For instance, I very much believe that the pitcher/catcher relationship plays a significant role in how a pitcher performs.
  9. Kimmi
    I am excited to finally see some baseball. Man, I love this sport.
  10. Kimmi
    In one study conducted, the correlation between a player's clutch performance from one year to the next was .01. In other words, nonexistent.
  11. Kimmi
    You didn't offend me. It actually made me laugh. I just wasn't expecting it from you.
  12. Kimmi
    No Fred, you are not the first member.
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  14. Kimmi
    The outfield depth that we have is paying off already. Tough break for him, but it does make the decision for the FO easier.
  15. Kimmi
    I have felt this too Pal. There are a lot of good vibes heading into the season. I wonder if I can find a stat on that.
  16. Kimmi
    I wait with bated breath.....
  17. Kimmi
    ^^^This
  18. Kimmi
    Luck is not only a very real thing in baseball, it's also a very significant part of most baseball games. We're not talking about luck as in lucky rabbit's foot luck, but luck as in randomness. Randomness sometimes plays a bigger part in determining the outcome of the game than skill does.
  19. Kimmi
    That pretty much sums it up right there. These players are not doing anything differently in clutch situations than what they normally do otherwise.
  20. Kimmi
    I disagreed with the part where you said your eyes are your best ally.
  21. Kimmi
    LOL No, I don't really want to hear crap. So don't post any!
  22. Kimmi
    Does it bother me as in do I lose sleep over it? Not a chance. But as User once said, if you post crap, you're going to be called on it.
  23. Kimmi
    I have never said that stats tell you everything, or that scouting is not important, or that you don't need both. I have never said anything even remotely close to that. I'm just saying that I find it frustrating when people continue to believe something that has been proven false by stats because they know what their eyes see.
  24. Kimmi
    Well, you can't make a claim like 'Farrell ran a Boy Scout camp last ST', state it as a fact, and expect not to get called on it Fred.
  25. Kimmi
    LOL We're going to win 100 games. It's inevitable.
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