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oykib · 02-22-2004, 05:43 PM

Neyer had an article on poise or clutch ability a few years back that wasn't particularly 'scientific', butit was the best explanation that I've seen.

All maor leaguers-- or just about-- have poise. That's how they were able to deal with all the setbacks that they've had in their careers. Almost no one breezes through all the way to the major league level.

The example above about the college teammate doesn't work when we are talking about Major League pitchers who have gone though high school, college, and various levels of minor league competition against the top players available. They've all been rocked plenty of times and have learned to deal with it.

Now, we've all seen players at the Major League level lose it even though they had great stuff. Those guys quickly decline and fall from their rosters. Poise isn't some rating that should be 1-10 with six or more being some kind of bonus. Poise is a prerequisite.

Maybe that's why the prospect in your sytem tears up the lower minors nd implodes in AAA. Or maybe that's a guy like Hensley Meulens or someone who perfomed well below the MLEs that he put up in the minors. That guy lacks poise. But you can't lack poise and be even a contributing mamber of a big league team.

02-22-2004, 05:43 PM	#37
oykib College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Neyer had an article on poise or clutch ability a few years back that wasn't particularly 'scientific', butit was the best explanation that I've seen. All maor leaguers-- or just about-- have poise. That's how they were able to deal with all the setbacks that they've had in their careers. Almost no one breezes through all the way to the major league level. The example above about the college teammate doesn't work when we are talking about Major League pitchers who have gone though high school, college, and various levels of minor league competition against the top players available. They've all been rocked plenty of times and have learned to deal with it. Now, we've all seen players at the Major League level lose it even though they had great stuff. Those guys quickly decline and fall from their rosters. Poise isn't some rating that should be 1-10 with six or more being some kind of bonus. Poise is a prerequisite. Maybe that's why the prospect in your sytem tears up the lower minors nd implodes in AAA. Or maybe that's a guy like Hensley Meulens or someone who perfomed well below the MLEs that he put up in the minors. That guy lacks poise. But you can't lack poise and be even a contributing mamber of a big league team.