ESPN's Rob Neyer on why people want to believe in the myth of clutch hitting:
"I think that this obsession sports fans have with 'clutch hitters' and 'money players' is yet another manifestation of what I will call our 'need for explanation.' We humans simply aren't content with thoughtless gods like Dame Fortune and The Great Unknowable. They scare us. Give us the willies, the creepy-crawlies.
So we invent mythical creatures like 'the clutch hitter,' in hopes that maybe the dreaded Imps of Ramdomland will leave us alone, at least while we're watching the ballgame in the presumed safety of our own homes."
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