Comments on Mets Tailgate: "Clutch" hitting

sunofabeech,I implore you to find one player in Ma...

2008-10-02T18:29:00.000-04:00

sunofabeech,

I implore you to find one player in Major League History who has NEVER had a 10 game stretch similar to Wright's in the postseason. 10 games is such a small sample it's ridiculous. The playoffs are a crapshoot - if a team gets hot at the right time, it can win it all (just as you said!).

By your definitions, Derek Jeter is not great in the postseason then?:
2001 World Series, 7 Games: .148/.179/.259
2004 ALCS, 7 Games: .200/.333/.233

and Alex Rodriguez is great?:
2000 ALCS, 6 games: .409/.480/.773
2004 postseason, 11 games: .320/.393/.600

I don't think that 10 numbers is irrelevant.Guess ...

2008-10-02T18:16:00.000-04:00

I don't think that 10 numbers is irrelevant.

Guess what? The playoffs are short!

It's possible for one team to win the world series in only 11 games.

unlike a 162 game season, a player does not have a chance to average out bad performances. every game matters and every game is a sign of a player's greatness if he gets it done in a postseason game.

Although the sample size is bigger for Jackson, I ...

2008-10-01T10:07:00.000-04:00

Although the sample size is bigger for Jackson, I love looking at the playoff line for both Arod and "the straw that stirs the drink". The fact that someone who is almost universally recognized for being a great post-season performer and someone who is almost universally recognized for being one of the shittiest post-season performers of all time have basically the same numbers is hilarious to me.

ReyesMets:Thanks for the kind words. Although tho...

2008-10-01T07:21:00.000-04:00

ReyesMets:

Thanks for the kind words. Although those blogs are much better than mine, I was disappointed at the level of statistical discussion on many Mets blogs. That's kind of the reason I started this blog in the first place...

John:

Here's D-Wright in the playoffs:
In 10 Games, 37 AB, .216/.310/.378
I'm adding these numbers to the post in the name of fairness. Omitting the numbers may be perceived as a way for me to further my point in the post. Keep in mind that 10 games is really too small a sample to judge any player.

In the 2001 World Series that went 7 games, Derek Jeter hit .148/.179/.259 in 27 ABs. This was the series he was nicknamed "Mr. November" mind you. It is not fair to judge a player's performance anywhere on such a small sample size.

bullshit.

2008-10-01T04:09:00.000-04:00

bullshit.

yes, 10 is a small sample size, but not completely...

2008-10-01T01:36:00.000-04:00

yes, 10 is a small sample size, but not completely irrelevant.

what were his number?!?

Right on, man.I've been waiting forever for a pro...

2008-09-30T23:44:00.000-04:00

Right on, man.

I've been waiting forever for a progressive Mets blog (along the lines of ussmariner.com for the Mariners or rany jazyerli's blog for the royals or depodesta's blog for the padres or countless other blogs -- you get the point)...I mean metsblog.com is littered with neanderthals with "let's trade reyes for tejada and carlos lee" garbage that I can't tolerate.

This is the first place I'm going for Mets analysis. Keep it up.