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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Yeah sure they do...thats why Aybar whiffed on the ball, because they were tied. If they were leading he would have been so relaxed and Shields wouldnt have been in the game. Once again the call should not be the main issue, the lack of execution should be. That is tangible, your intangibles arguement is impossible to quantify. Saying that Shields pitched differently because they didnt score is silly.
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I took you for a guy that actually PLAYED sports. If not, I at least would expect you to appreciate the fact that there is a psychology. If you don't think that execution is effected by different situations in the game, I dont know what to tell you. What you are saying defies years of research on the subject.
I do agree, as i stated in my earlier post, that it is impossible to quantify the amount of effect.
A link to a small study on the subject:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...12a243696bb035
even better:
http://www.dartsperfection.com/free%...ext%5B1%5D.pdf