Comments on: Statistics, clutch hitting, and the left arm of God http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/06/13/statistics-clutch-hitting-and-the-left-arm-of-god/ Media, Baseball, Boston, the Red Sox, Music, Literature, and Mnookins Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:49:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: David Ortiz is not a clutch hitter: A primer in how to lie with statistics at The Feeding the Monster Blog — In which the author discusses Boston, the Red Sox, the media, and very occasionally popular music. http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/06/13/statistics-clutch-hitting-and-the-left-arm-of-god/#comment-645008 David Ortiz is not a clutch hitter: A primer in how to lie with statistics at The Feeding the Monster Blog — In which the author discusses Boston, the Red Sox, the media, and very occasionally popular music. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:32:57 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/06/13/statistics-clutch-hitting-and-the-left-arm-of-god/#comment-645008 [...] Bill James has also acknowledged that there is such a thing as clutch hitting; as he told me last year, “I’m still not sure exactly how to measure clutch hitting. That doesn’t mean it [...] [...] Bill James has also acknowledged that there is such a thing as clutch hitting; as he told me last year, “I’m still not sure exactly how to measure clutch hitting. That doesn’t mean it [...]

]]> By: dmnd98 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/06/13/statistics-clutch-hitting-and-the-left-arm-of-god/#comment-10 dmnd98 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 23:50:49 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/06/13/statistics-clutch-hitting-and-the-left-arm-of-god/#comment-10 Great analysis, but would like to correct the record on Big Papi's amazing run through the first two rounds of the 2004 playoffs: he hit three walkoffs (a series-ending walkoff homerun against the Angels, a walkoff HR in extra innings to save game 4 and a walkoff single to score JD in game 5 and send the series back to NY) in a span of 10 days and 6 games. <i>He hit two walkoff home runs...which is what I was talking about. Believe me, I'm well aware of what he did in Games 4 and 5 of the ALDS. Seth</i> Great analysis, but would like to correct the record on Big Papi’s amazing run through the first two rounds of the 2004 playoffs: he hit three walkoffs (a series-ending walkoff homerun against the Angels, a walkoff HR in extra innings to save game 4 and a walkoff single to score JD in game 5 and send the series back to NY) in a span of 10 days and 6 games.

He hit two walkoff home runs…which is what I was talking about. Believe me, I’m well aware of what he did in Games 4 and 5 of the ALDS.
Seth

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