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The State of MLB
Basic Thoughtonomics
English - December 01, 2019 16:16 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsSports News Entertainment News baseball humor mlb nba nfl wwe aew comedy culture entertainment Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode I give my assessment on the overall state of MLB and talk about some of the trends that are taking place in the game both on the field and off the field. I give my take on the sabermetric movement that has taken place in the game (1:40-5:20), how the three true outcomes (walks, home runs, strikeouts) and pace of play are hurting the game (5:20-9:55), the lack of star power in the game and how baseball has become more of a regionalized sport (9:55-13:17), and how tanking has not been good for the game (13:17-16:00)