2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Games 29 and 30
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Statisticians will continue to tell us that clutch isn’t a thing. Well, let me say that isn’t right. Obviously, in every sport we see clutch performances. Be it a superstar or just an ordinary guy on the team, sometimes they rise above the moment and come through spectacularly at exactly the right time. We canonize those people. No one can ever forget Michael Jordan’s shot against the Cavaliers. Or the one against the Jazz. Or Tiger Woods’ long put to win a major. In the sport that’s nearest and dearest to us there was Kirk Gibson who could barely walk but walked it off. There’s a memorable Joe Carter blast and so, so many others.