During the top of the 7th inning in Saturday’s Dodgers-Brewers contest, the camera’s gaze took on an increased intensity. After Corbin Burnes walked Max Muncy and gave up singles to Manny Machado and Cody Bellinger, Jeremy Jeffress took the mound for Milwaukee. Joc Pederson served up a single. With the bases loaded and the Dodgers…
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You can’t predict baseball, but you can try.
You can’t predict baseball, but you can try.
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A conscientious sabermetrician questions everything, even the work of Bill James.
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