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Originally Posted by Saul Good
I mostly agree with this, especially as it relates to baseball. However, I do think that some players do hold something back for the most important times.
When you look at great pitchers, some of them can reach back and put a little something extra on a fastball in a critical situation. When you get into sports like basketball, veterans routinely save themselves for the fourth quarter our even the playoffs. It's not do much being clutch as it is intentionally putting fourth a level of effort at critical times that might not be sustainable over the course of an entire game, season, etc.
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Might be true for pitchers (amping up velocity), but there isn't a direct correlation for hitters, since power is more about quickness than biceps/triceps. Trying to "muscle up" is damn near a sure-fire recipe for fail.