This is how I thought I'd start my song

And it seems a little silly when I think of it

But now I'm so far along

And no one really wants to know that he's wrong

That his ears can't really hear when he's blind a bit

Or that he's really weak

Good morning and welcome to episode 541 of Effectively Wild

The Daily Podcast from Baseball Perspectus

Presented by the baseballreference.com Playindex

I am Ben Lindberg of Grandland.com

joined by Sam Miller of Baseball Perspectus

Hello

Hi Ben

Have you any banter before we get two emails?

I just wanted to note that I finished your hang up and listen appearance

Did I screw it up in the last two minutes?

Well I just wanted to ask you about one thing

When you were talking about all the advantages that Clayton Kershaw has

over Pedro Martinez as far as pitching environment

You mentioned a few things that just generally make it easier to be a picture these days

And harder to be a hitter

And I'll quote the PDs are out of the game

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