Are CLUTCH PLAYERS a real thing?

[Powerof9]

This is the way to be clutch in EVERYTHING you do!

 

[BigSkyHi]

A wise person once said "clutch is as clutch does" or something like that

 

[sluggers]

Of course, you have good players who are "clutch players", good players who are not clutch players, and so-so player who are clutch players.

Good overall and good clutch players: Albert Pujols
So-so overall and good clutch: Reggie Jackson

And, then you've got Don Larsen...mediocre pitcher who does the improbable in the biggest game of his life. Maybe there is greatness in everyone.

 

[Sweet Lou]

Reggie Jackson is so-so? I guess hall of famers don't get much respect. His WS numbers in 5 fall classics are off the charts good. But lucky for him his team mates carried him though the ALCSs where he was mostly pretty bad.

Barry Bonds was the most unclutch post season hitter maybe ever until suddenly he had one of the most amazing post season by any hitter, ever. Probably had a lot more to do with IDK the small sample size of the post season than Bonds being unclutch.

 

[ANNASDAD]

Absolutely! As a coach, on both sides of the ball I always knew which players I wanted in the limelight at crunch time!

 

[ANNASDAD]

Ask Howie Kendrick, who hit key home runs in the clutch that led to my Nationals winning the World Series last year. Other than Anthony Rendon, there was no one else on the team that I would have rather had up in those situations.

I remember thinking why is Kendrick playing, why is he even on the field, he sucks!

Then he had a breakout and caught on fire!! And his interview afterwards was great, I had a quick attitude turnaround towards him and became a fan after that interview!

And knowing Rendon was in the last year of his contact, I said then someone better get their wallet out! Talk about clutch, what a World Series he had!

And talking about clutch............Strasburg’s game 6 performance!!

 

[Eric F]

Absolutely! As a coach, on both sides of the ball I always knew which players I wanted in the limelight at crunch time!

You want the players who want the be in the limelight at crunch time.

 

[BigSkyHi]

You guys are making me wonder what part of the lineup is normally up at crunch time in the last inning of 1 hour games?

 

[ANNASDAD]

You want the players who want the be in the limelight at crunch time.

You’re right, and they were. That’s the reason I wanted them there!

 

[radness]

unclutch...now there's a title!

Little humor....

"Geez that pop up was so unclutch."

"Did you hear, they just picked that unclutch player!"

After tryouts...
"Do you think you want to join this team?"
"No, not with that unclutch player."