The ongoing search for clutch

[BCubb2003]

Baseball Prospectus readers may be familiar with this already, but here's an article at ESPN about clutch hitters. It's an excerpt from the BP book. It discusses Tony Perez but doesn't draw any conclusions about him. It does name the best clutch hitter since 1972, however.

One other thing. It says a lead-off out is more than twice as costly as the last out of an inning. I think I know what they're getting at, but I'd think the last out of an inning would be infinitely costly.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...t&lid=tab4pos2

[Dom Heffner]

I wonder what part of the brain the clutch skill lives in.

[dougdirt]

Last guy I want to pitch to with a runner on base is Manny Ramirez...but thats just my opinion.

[SteelSD]

I wonder what part of the brain the clutch skill lives in.

The clutchdulla oblongata?

[WMR]

dunn was clutch last nite

[Highlifeman21]

dunn was clutch last nite

The umps were more clutch by reversing that call for Dunn's flair to center where they initially called it a catch by Duffy.

For the record, I think 479 feet for Dunn's HR is a small estimate.

[BCubb2003]

Skeptics would point out that Dunn struck out with a runner on first, flied out with the bases loaded, and grounded out with a runner on second. Believers would point out that as the game got close and late, he came through.

I expect him to hit at least 50 homers this year and drive people crazy every time he doesn't hit one.

[RedsManRick]

My favorite line regarding clutch: Clutch is something you do, nothing something you are.

[M2]

Clutch is to the left of the brake.

[TheGARB]

My favorite line regarding clutch: Clutch is something you do, nothing something you are.

I thought Clutch was "a writer and pilot with a muscular build, white hair and rugged good looks".

[BCubb2003]

I thought Clutch was "a writer and pilot with a muscular build, white hair and rugged good looks".

For some reason, that cartoon was the most terrifying thing to me as a baby.

[M2]

For some reason, that cartoon was the most terrifying thing to me as a baby.

Yeah, but baby's are scared of everything.

Plus, they never have your back in a bar fight.

[vaticanplum]

Clutch is the bane of my existence, because I believe in it and I love it, but I know there's no way I can justify it with facts. In that sense, it is similar to my love for the Reds themselves.

[Blimpie]

The umps were more clutch by reversing that call for Dunn's flair to center where they initially called it a catch by Duffy.

For the record, I think 479 feet for Dunn's HR is a small estimate.

That "flair" was still a base hit--both before and after the call was reversed...in the bottom of the 8th of a tie game...with a 1-2 count against him. Just sayin'

[Blimpie]

Clutch is to the left of the brake.

My dad always called that the "parking brake"