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Effectively Wild Episode 2015: Sweeping Statement

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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The Importance of Knowing the Type of Pitch

"I think it would be detrimental more than beneficial. I don't know who I think it would benefit," he says. "Knowing in advance and thinking, okay, sliders come in here, like, we're just going to try to get a chase ... if the chase doesn't happen, it's probably going to be a ball." He adds that pitchers are trying to fool hitters and obviously umpires could get fooled too. "'Soup and stew' -- I do want to stew on that. Ben, what do you think? Soup and stew?"

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