would you rather have on your team a very good clutch hitter or a threatening power bat
2007-08-21 09:49:37 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
this part one of a two part question
2007-08-21 09:55:58 · update #1
A clutch hitter because he would be more consistent. A threatening power hitter strikes out too much to be counted on in important situations.
2007-08-21 09:59:53 · answer #1 · answered by Dodger Faithful 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
power bat..wanna know why?
People consider some one as a clutch hitter when a player goes on a streak of getting game willing hits. But its usually only a streak. Consider David Ortiz: the dude had tons of "clutch" hits last season....how many does he have this season? Not many...if any. Same with Nats' Ryan Zimmerman, he had tons of them in his rookie season but he's had 2 or 3 this season HOWEVER he came up in game winning situations lots of times and failed to come thru.
This year Twins' Morneau seems to be the clutch hitter du jour...watch next season...he'll barely have any.
(On a side note, power hitters seem most likely to be "clutch hitter" because they have a better chance to hitting a HR and thereby getting runs across the plate)
2007-08-21 17:33:47 · answer #2 · answered by checkmate_3311989 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a very good clutch hitter with a threatening power bat
2007-08-21 16:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by amgolf27 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Clutch hitter
2007-08-21 20:38:38 · answer #4 · answered by KJR14 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clutch hitter
2007-08-21 16:58:22 · answer #5 · answered by lovebugbasso 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
threatening power bat because most of the time they are the clutch hitters.
2007-08-21 19:52:03 · answer #6 · answered by Jesika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For all you who say clutch hitter how are you going to keep the game close. There is a perfect comparison in basketball. Would you rather have Robert Horry who is clutch, or Kevin Garnett who is just good.
2007-08-21 17:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by Johnny K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Power bat.
There is no such thing as a clutch hitter. The stats show that "clutch" is luck and guys who do so one year do not in the next.
The whole concept of clutch hitting is a back-handed concept. It says a guy does not fully concentrate in non-clutch situations.
The best hitters are doing there very best every time up.
2007-08-21 16:58:12 · answer #8 · answered by Baccheus 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
When someone learns how to distinguish "clutch hitting" from "choke pitching" (or the opposite), I'll start believing in clutch hitting, because to date it remains an article of faith (that clutch hitters exist; no one denies clutch HITS exist, they clearly do, but no player has yet been found with an undeniable, reliable ability to produce such).
Gimme the power guy.
2007-08-21 17:22:45 · answer #9 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd take the power bat any day. I'm not convinced that clutch hitting even exists, given that almost every major leaguer - including Derek Jeter and Jason Giambi - has clutch stats that resemble their career averages.
There is no more overused and misused word in baseball than "clutch," in my opinion.
2007-08-21 16:59:25 · answer #10 · answered by Craig S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋