i never said that clutch pitching was fictional, just clutch hitting. pitchers, i believe, are subject to "clutchness". I don't understand the logic that pitchers can be subject to clutchness and not hitters. Hitters are subject to the same pressure as pitchers, and they too can have their mechanics falter as they try to press. i think it's more that pitchers have less room for error than hitters, who are afforded the luxury of being able to make more mistakes, and get away with them, than pitchers. add that to the fact that a pitching motion generally involves more moving parts and you get my assertion. But what if the hitter is Derrek Lee?