06-03-2009, 05:50 PM
<!--quoteo(post=41854:date=Jun 3 2009, 04:47 PM:name=bz)-->QUOTE (bz @ Jun 3 2009, 04:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->God that Bill James quote pisses me off. Who in the hell ever suggested that being clutch turns a player into something he isn't? It's the opposite. It's a player not changing his ability under an intense situation. It's a player still playing at the level they normally would despite their heart rate and breath rate increasing, the increase of sweat, the hyperfocus, the adrenaline, the endorphins, the inner monologue, etc.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Then your definition of "clutch" is different from most people's.
Then your definition of "clutch" is different from most people's.