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Posted By: peter chao

David,

Writer Bill James always had difficulties believing that hitters could actually "choke" or that guys like Joe Carter could actually hit better in the clutch. To some extent, I agree with him.

If a pitcher is throwing a 90 mph heater at you, you would think a hitter is simply concentrating on making contact, does he really have time to choke and worry about whether he's going to make the ESPN baseball highlights that night?

Peter C.