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In response to "and not in Tex's bat -- nm" by David

...because it generally doesn't exist. (nm)

Posted by musubi Nov 9 '09, 10:32

small sample sizes.

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Some players tighten up. I'm surprised you don't believe in such an obvious characteristic. -- nm - David Nov 9, 10:39 14
- I believe choking exists in the world. But it's been studies numerous times and shown to not exist in *MLB* to any significant extent. - musubi Nov 9, 10:46 6
  - That's just nonsense. - David Nov 9, 10:57 5
    - My recollection of the column was the DOB *always* agreed with you. It was JC Bradbury who I linked, he disagree with you and O'Brien. (nm) - musubi Nov 9, 11:02 4
      - Right and he wrote that column because DOB started frequently pointing out on the blog how we would have won a game if Tex had come through in clutch. - David Nov 9, 11:06 3
        
        You're letting your emotional reaction to small sample sizes color your ability to accept reason. - musubi Nov 9, 11:11 2
        
        Your stance is that there is no standard deviation once players reach the MLB level. It couldn't be more nonsensical. Seriously. -- nm - David Nov 9, 11:17 1
        
        So your arguement here is, "I think that's silly, so it can't be?" - musubi Nov 9, 11:22
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  - Yes. He had a phenomenal series with the angels. - musubi Nov 9, 10:44 5
    - As phenomenal as a guy can with 1 RBI. He had 7 singles in 15 at bats. -- nm - David Nov 9, 10:58 4
      - And you know how much meaning RBI have. (nm) - musubi Nov 9, 11:14 2
        
        In general, yes. In Tex's case, he's a much better hitter with no one on base. - David Nov 9, 11:17 1
        
        Joe Morgan, arguably the greatest 2nd baseman of all time, also didn't like runners moving while he was hitting. - musubi Nov 9, 11:18
      - Thus the phrase, "also a small sample size". (nm) - musubi Nov 9, 11:12

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