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Effectively Wild Episode 2009: Safe By a Hair

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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The Evolution of Bean Ball

I think that our understanding of bean ball has broadened as we have decided to be less maladjusted and public. And so I think that when it appears that it is an intentional plunking and plunk is a fun word to say. Here's a question from Richard who says, I was watching the Phillies and Brandon Marsh made me wonder if someone grew a super long beard, could they slide head first and have the beard touch the base similar to a hand? It might take some talent to flip it forward like a rope. You got to maintain contact with the bag and you know, beards can be so fickle. Blow here and there all around.

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