The Ringer MLB Show
The Ringer MLB Show
The Ringer
Five Teams in Trouble and LaTroy Hawkins on Race and Relieving (Ep. 68)
46 minutes Posted Apr 27, 2017 at 7:54 pm.
The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann check in on the season’s high home run rate
talk about whether bullpens have gotten too big
and debate the fates of five teams that are off to rough starts this season
Then they bring on longtime big league pitcher LaTroy Hawkins to discuss data about the declining number of African American players
and the underrepresentation of black pitchers and catchers
as well as his thoughts on underrated major league cities
the keys to aging gracefully as an athlete
and the evolution of reliever usage
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The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann check in on the season’s high home run rate (01:30), talk about whether bullpens have gotten too big (03:30), and debate the fates of five teams that are off to rough starts this season (10:30). Then they bring on longtime big league pitcher LaTroy Hawkins to discuss data about the declining number of African American players (24:00) and the underrepresentation of black pitchers and catchers (31:30), as well as his thoughts on underrated major league cities (40:00), the keys to aging gracefully as an athlete (41:15), and the evolution of reliever usage (44:30).
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