that doesn't even make sense, and your statements have nothing to do with each other or with what i said. what level you play at makes no difference. whether you're an eight year old playing little league or arod, pressure can 1) make you perform below your norm or 2) have no effect on you (and you stay at your norm). but it cannot elevate you above your norm so that you hit better, do better on tests, whatever. it defies logic. Well, then you're just clueless in this topic. end of story. It defies no logic. It simply points out that you have a closed and simple mind honestly, if I didn't know you were serious, I;d think this was a sarcastic comment. It's purely stupod. Let it be clear:if you think that stress means you perform at the exact same level or worse and cannot possibly perform at a better level, I think you are a fool (and yes, I've been drinking. note: I still spell better than NY) How can you never have met a slacker in your entire life, abuck? that seems beyond reason If you think that no one performs worse in a stressless situation than a streesful one, you are... I'm sorry, I'm not sure of the appropriate adjective Also, what about it doesn't make sense? your objection to the differences in the level of play was pathetically shortsighted, as if you actually thinik that MLB is like your high school team. I can't believe you don't see that high level baseball play selects for both baseball talent and stressful play talent. it's so very obvious