So I just read a column that claimed Big Papi Ortiz has come up 13 times since 2005 in a potential game-ending plate appearance and made an out only once.
Now, I know he’s hit a lot of walk-offs, but this still seems unlikely (he’s gotten at least one out in a potential game-ending situation in the last week). Can anyone provide independent confirmation?
For bonus points, provide other stats related to Ortiz’s ‘clutch hitting’ (pick your definition), and discuss the likelihood of them being artifacts of small sample sizes.
[If any fencing fans came into this thread due to the title, please feel welcome to expound on any edge-as-well-as-point subjects that strike your fancy]
Ah, ESPN. I love you so. If you were not created, the heavens would open up annd being Kenny Mayne and Trey Wingo to my neighborhood to sing the exploits of athletes.