Effectively Wild Episode 1385: Ask Not What WAR Can Do for You
Episode Date: June 6, 2019Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the paucity of pitchers selected at the top of the draft, the Hall of Famers Mike Trout passed in career WAR...
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2073 episodes transcribedBen Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the paucity of pitchers selected at the top of the draft, the Hall of Famers Mike Trout passed in career WAR...
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