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Effectively Wild Episode 1867: Defining Fun

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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Is There Racism in Saying a Player Is Fun to Watch?

Cayen: Are there racial undertones in saying that a player is fun to watch? Cayen: Players who are most commonly cited as fun to watch are bipa, tatis, sodo and jaschisom bets acona. Too fun to watch might also mean wants to put on a show, but does not take the game seriously,. And there is even a sense, perhaps, of clownishness in calling a player fun to watch.

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