The Ringer MLB Show
The Ringer MLB Show
The Ringer
The Unfailingly Friendly Fly-Ball Debate (Ep. 78)
42 minutes Posted May 29, 2017 at 12:14 am.
The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann talk to FanGraphs writer/fly-ball believer Travis Sawchik and 'FiveThirtyEight' writer/fly-ball skeptic Rob Arthur about hitters who've broken out after aiming for the air
other hitters who've declined despite elevating their batted balls
how teams are trying to teach the uppercut swing
whether the "fly-ball revolution" explains the big leagues' record home run rate
and whether pitchers can counter batters' altered approach
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The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann talk to FanGraphs writer/fly-ball believer Travis Sawchik and 'FiveThirtyEight' writer/fly-ball skeptic Rob Arthur about hitters who've broken out after aiming for the air (03:00), other hitters who've declined despite elevating their batted balls (13:00), how teams are trying to teach the uppercut swing (15:00), whether the "fly-ball revolution" explains the big leagues' record home run rate (24:00), and whether pitchers can counter batters' altered approach (33:00).
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