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Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Ep. 455 Replay)

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How Can a Reset Improve a Player's Performance?

Ex-pitcher Bob tekesbury believes that the resit effect is real in baseball. He played for five teams over nearly two decades, and was traded more than a thousand times. For players who had not been playing well when they were traded, a trade with a batting average reset provided a fresh start.

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