Ep. 58: Corralling the Rule-Benders and Advance Scouting the WBC from The Ringer MLB Show

Ep. 58: Corralling the Rule-Benders and Advance Scouting the WBC

45 minutes Posted Mar 6, 2017 at 6:59 am.

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann talk to baseball columnist and historian Steven Goldman about the new so-called Carter Capps and David Price rules

the evolution of the pitching motion

and past examples of rule changes prompted by a specific player, person, or event

Then they bring on journalist Octavio Hernández to discuss his statistical work for the World Baseball Classic

how big the WBC is in Venezuela

and how the top teams stack up

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The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann talk to baseball columnist and historian Steven Goldman about the new so-called Carter Capps and David Price rules (04:00), the evolution of the pitching motion (04:40), and past examples of rule changes prompted by a specific player, person, or event (07:10). Then they bring on journalist Octavio Hernández to discuss his statistical work for the World Baseball Classic (23:55), how big the WBC is in Venezuela (28:10), and how the top teams stack up (39:05).

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