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Effectively Wild Episode 2015: Sweeping Statement

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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The Benefits of Having a Dedicated Goon

I think that, you know, would a hitter endeavor to annoy a pitcher and kind of bug him to throw him off and get him off killed her. You know, I'm not saying that they don't engage in psychological games. They do. But I think that having a dedicated goon, a bruiser, like the baseball equivalent of a shit poster,. That's like a lot to have a whole roster spot dedicated to that. Yeah. Wouldn't it be great though, if like a team did this and they're like, yeah, he's like a nightmare on the field, but he's the best clubhouse guy we have? It'd be funny. Mm hmm.

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