06-04-2009, 01:15 PM
Didn't you guys grow up watching Michael Jordan? did he ever miss a big shot? I mean yeah his regular season and playoff numbers overall were similar but in those really big situations when you had to have a big play or a big shot, he made it EVERY time. There has to be something to that.
I think your ignoring the human element. If people in tough situations can rise up and use adrenaline to do things they normally couldn't do, why can't athletes in big pressure packed situations full of adrenaline perform better than they normally would?
I think those situations cause some people to crumble, in others it inspires them to play amazing. Jim Leyritz seems like a good example to me, I think in 27 playoff games he hit something like .150 in innings 1 through 7 and then hit like 6 walk-off or go ahead HRs in 27 games from the 8th inning on, that's just ridiculous.
I don't believe there is some magical fairy dust that makes certain players perform like Gods in certain situations, but I do think there are guys who just have that confidence and drive to use adrenaline to make them a better player when its a really big situation.
I think your ignoring the human element. If people in tough situations can rise up and use adrenaline to do things they normally couldn't do, why can't athletes in big pressure packed situations full of adrenaline perform better than they normally would?
I think those situations cause some people to crumble, in others it inspires them to play amazing. Jim Leyritz seems like a good example to me, I think in 27 playoff games he hit something like .150 in innings 1 through 7 and then hit like 6 walk-off or go ahead HRs in 27 games from the 8th inning on, that's just ridiculous.
I don't believe there is some magical fairy dust that makes certain players perform like Gods in certain situations, but I do think there are guys who just have that confidence and drive to use adrenaline to make them a better player when its a really big situation.