Effectively Wild Episode 1587: The Live-Ball Era

09/05/20 • 90 min

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Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley follow up on an earlier Clayton Kershaw commercial conversation and banter about Tom Seaver and the benefits of being a late bloomer, then answer listener emails about catchers sharing secrets about their old teams, the value of game-calling, Manny Ramirez signing with the Sydney Blue Sox and the experience of [...]

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