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The PosCast with Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur

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The Best Hitters Are Always Poll Hitters

The best hitters are always poll hitters. Ted Williams was such a poll hitter they invented that's why they invented the shift. There is too much for hitters to have to deal with when everybody you face throws 98, sits at 98 and touches 100. Bob Gibson had a 112 ERA. 11 of the craziest breaking pitches you've ever seen. And I would also add that at times in the past, when the game has been in trouble, they have they lowered the mound.

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