05-24-2010, 06:01 PM
<!--quoteo(post=98104:date=May 24 2010, 03:48 PM:name=VanSlawAndCottoCheese)-->QUOTE (VanSlawAndCottoCheese @ May 24 2010, 03:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=98100:date=May 24 2010, 05:41 PM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ May 24 2010, 05:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->It's more fun to believe that the guy got the hit in the ninth inning not because statistically it was his turn<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I know these aren't your words, KB, but statistical determinism is every bit as much of bunk as "clutchness" is.
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Yep
Statistically his turn? for real? c'mon... thats fucking ridiculous.
All pitchers have different stuff all hitters have strengths and weaknesses, they aren't robots programed to get a hit approximately 30% of the time.
I love stats almost as much as anyone and think they are the best way to determine a player's value, but when you start pretending the game is played with dice, you are a lot worse than the people who believe in clutch.
I know these aren't your words, KB, but statistical determinism is every bit as much of bunk as "clutchness" is.
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Yep
Statistically his turn? for real? c'mon... thats fucking ridiculous.
All pitchers have different stuff all hitters have strengths and weaknesses, they aren't robots programed to get a hit approximately 30% of the time.
I love stats almost as much as anyone and think they are the best way to determine a player's value, but when you start pretending the game is played with dice, you are a lot worse than the people who believe in clutch.