This summer I decided to read the book Money Ball by Michael Lewis. For those few who are unfamiliar, it closely follows the actions of Oakland A's GM Billy Beane, and the startling success of the team during the early 2000's. Throughout the book the author points out that Billy Beane and friends figured out through statistical analysis that generally, old baseball wisdom was backwards and wrong, and used this knowledge to win games.  

One belief that Beane had during the book was that "clutch hitting" was a myth. It was an interesting subject so I figured I would continue it here on Twinkie Town to try and see some points of view on the subject.

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