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Effectively Wild Episode 1603: Match Pointson October 16, 2020 at 10:24 am

Effectively Wild Episode 1603: Match Points


Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about a baseball ad on the radio, revisit the topic of how often teams win when they outhomer their opponents, discuss the brand of baseball on display this postseason, share a Stat Blast about the percentage of runs scored on homers and investigate whether all-or-nothing baseball is as problematic as it’s made out to be, then examine a pair of standout postseason umpiring efforts and answer listener emails about whether groundball pitchers might make a comeback and what should constitute a “match point” in baseball.

Audio intro: Cordovas, “The Game
Audio outro: They Might Be Giants, “I’ve Got a Match

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