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Effectively Wild Episode 1972: The Prospects for the Prospects

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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A-Rod's Hot Dog Legs in a Book

A-Rod is a man with an eye toward virality. He wants to be like a guy who's like part of culture Who people think of when they think of sports, and he can want that and still be a stone cold weirdo. I'm happy that he is like, you know what the people want? Hot dog legs in a book, that's what they want They want hot dog legs now and a book later, that is what they are in for. A-Rod might not have certain intangible qualities that Jeter did actually bring That were valuable, but also Jeter just a pretty bland persona for most of his career.

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