Effectively Wild Episode 2014: Clocks and Bonds
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
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The Legacy of Gary Thomason
In 1981, Gary Thomason signed a three year $1.2 million deal with the O'Meary Giants. He was nicknamed the giant human fan because of how often he struck out. An artist in Japan named Genpei Akasagawa coined this term called the Thomason. It refers to an architectural leftover that is still maintained but no longer serves any purpose.
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