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Episode 574: Throwing Smoke and Slinging Sliders

Gleeman and The Geek

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Home Runs Are Leaping, Right?

In 20 19, they had a huge flyball ray, different from the previous decade. Walks and singles are more valuable the lower the run scoring environment. They started ambushing pitchers in the first and second pitch of at bats. Soe weren't trying to work counts. If home runs are flying, as i say, t go for that. That beats walks. There's plenty of evidence. A, i fact, i think they've even admitted that they just playn manipulateo which balls they put in play in witch games. It makes senseyou if the ball is is juiced, you want to hit it in the air more,. You want to hitIt with a higher

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