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Myth of Clutch Hitting in Baseball Tim O ’Shea, Jeb Kochakkan, Ryan Manion, Jim King Abstract : Once of the most widely held beliefs in sports is that certain athletes possess the distinct ability to consistently “raise their game” or “rise to the occassion” in high pressure situations. Numerous studies have been conducted on this topic and have all conducted that contrary to popular sport opinion, there is no evidence to suggest that professional athletes can perform better in higher pressure situations with any consistency. Despite this myth lacking any validity, there are several reasons for why this myth is prevalent in every day sport talk including selective perception and influence by the media. References: Cramer, R. (n.d.). Do Clutch Hitters Exist?. SABRâ€™s Baseball Research Journal . Retrieved March 9, 2011, from cyrilmorong.com/CramerClutch2.htm Lasky, B. (2010, September 26). Time to dispell the myth of â€˜clutchâ€™ October players. The Eagle Online . Retrieved March 15, 2011, from http://www.theeagleonline.com/ sports/story/time-to-dispell-the-myth-of-clutch-october-players/ Levitt, D. (2003). Clutch-Hitting and Statistical Tests. By the Numbers: The Newsletter of the SABR Statistical Analysis Committee , 13 (3), 13-17. Retrieved February 28, 2011, from http://www.philbirnbaum.com/btn2003-08.pdf Major League Baseball Productions to premiere MLB 2006: In The Clutch presented by Pepsi. (2006, October 31). The Official Site of Major League Baseball . Retrieved March 15, 2011, from http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/ Sabo, Josh. (2010, April 6). The clutch myth and why we buy into it . Retrieved from http://bleacherreport.com/articles/374519-the-clutch-myth-and-why-we-buy-into-it Silver, N. (2006). Is David Ortiz really Mr. Clutch?. ESPN . Retrieved March 15, 2011, from http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=betweenthenumbers/ortiz/060405 Verducci, T. (2004, April 5). Does Clutch Hitting Truly Exist?. Sports Illustrated . Retrieved February 22, 2011, from http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/ MAG1031582/index.htm Why Myth is Believed Research on Clutch Hitting Introduction to Clutch Hitting Conclusion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],In response to being told that clutch hitting statistically does not exist, Jeter commented “you can take those stat guys and throw them out the window” (Verducci, 2004, 1). ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Talking about clutch hitting, Sammy Sosa of the Cubs commented, "I really believe some people concentrate better with the game on the line. That's money time. You focus much better. Some people don't do great in those situations. It doesn't mean he's not a good player. Me? I love it. Always." Sosa, it should be noted, was worse in career LIPS (.264) than overall (.278) (Verducci, 2004, 3). ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],David Ortiz (pictured left) has been given the distinction by Red Sox owner John Henry as "The Greatest Clutch Hitter in the History of the Boston Red Sox" for his timely hits and memorable postseason homeruns. A closer look at Ortiz's career clutch numbers, however, offer no consistency of clutch performance. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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