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Effectively Wild Episode 948: Is Smart Baseball Boring?

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

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Ben and Sam talk to BP's Rob Mains about what Billy Hamilton's career might have looked like in an earlier era, and whether baseball teams' increasing efficiency has made the sport better or worse as a spectator experience.

Audio intro: Elton John, "I'm Still Standing"
Audio interstitial 1: The Kinks, "You Still Want Me"
Audio interstitial 2: Petula Clark, "Don't Give Up"
Audio outro: Teenage Fanclub, "When I Still Have Thee"

Link to Hamilton piece, part one
Link to Hamilton piece, part two

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