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"I think that this human search for pattern is especially prevalent in baseball. What is the whole concept of "clutch hitting" but our minds searching for a pattern and a reason? This mediocre hitter comes through in the clutch a few more times than his overall numbers would suggest and our brain cannot help but insist that he has some sort of superpower and keen focus that makes him better when it counts. This great hitter fails in the clutch situation a few times more than his overall numbers would suggest and our brain cannot help but feel that he is lacking some sort of internal fortitude. Our minds simply do not deal well with what author Paul Auster called the music of chance. We need to see patterns. It’s in our DNA."

Click through for more on the "human search for pattern" he mentions; it's a good one, even by his standards.

7 months ago Sbnlogonew_tiny JoshNY 7 comments 0 recs  | 

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Always refreshing to read good sports writing

Also, I can now refer to Yale undergrads as dumber than rats. That is great.

'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 2, 2009 11:55 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

also, at least according to posnanski's logic

most yankees fans are dumber than rats too

by englishgrey on Apr 2, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Poz is great

best current baseball writer, IMO

by cjmulrain on Apr 2, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

in many other O's as well

he can pretty much write about anything and make it interesting.

HELLO HELLO MR WILPON. WE WANT THE MANSION NOT THE CONDO.

by kendynamo on Apr 2, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

I mean, that posting started out as being about a volleyball game he played in high school.

by JoshNY on Apr 3, 2009 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fantastic piece

Thanks for sharing, Josh

by ams258 on Apr 2, 2009 2:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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