
Effectively Wild Episode 1866: That Sinking Feeling
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
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Is There a Game Theory Issue With Pitching a Juicy Meat Ball?
If the hitter knows what the pitcher knows, that the pall is juicy or less juicy, then the hitter could anticipate that the pitcher might try to do that. So maybe ultimately you'd end up being better off pitching against what the obvious, predictable pare,. Or just randomizing it, or just like pitching the way you normally would. It's not as if you have pitchers who are just unplayable with one kind of ball or another.
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