give me a break. you speak that as if it's gospel. you have no proof or reasoning to back up such a statement. it's ridiculous. why the hell not? having a broken arm only takes away from a player's ability. there isn't some kind of unseen balance in the force that mandates every outside force has some kind of equal effect on the universe. what a moronic couple of statements. abuck, you insist that its on one way street, that you can only do worse in a "pressure" situation. That is a facetious arguement. my statements are not moronic. they are arguements. The "proof" is simply what I just stated. personally, I dont really want to believe in either a "clutch" hitter or "choke artist". I would like to believe haltz's explanation. But, as of yet, I see definitive prove of neither arguements. It really is abit of "mental masturbation." My whole reason for this discussion is the lack inclusion of "clutch" to the "choke" arguement. I am sorry if you were offended because I think your cancer analogy was stupid, but it was. no, it wasn't. just because something has a negative effect on some people (whether it's pressure or cancer) doesn't mean it has to have a positive effect on other people. that's stupid.