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Time To Untune That String
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The Secret Success Of Don Sutton
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Steven Goldman
February 3, 2021
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Eric Nusbaum and Adam Villacin
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Patrick Dubuque
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Roger Cormier
December 25, 2020
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How Baseball Was Solved, And Where It Got Us
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Patrick Dubuque
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Instant Replay And The Perils Of Baseball At The Atomic Level
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Robert Arthur
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Rob Mains
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Patrick Dubuque
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