Effectively Wild Episode 1865: Slide Rule
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
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Baseball in 1865 - Episode 1865
In 19 80, the nation league shelved plans to adopt a designated hitter rule. Sliding had been invented and people were not pleased with it. In 18 65, an anonymous letter condemned sliding as 'unfair practice' The book is still open on that one - we'll have to wait until next week for episode 10.
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