

Ben Lindbergh and a slightly light-headed Sam Miller banter about baseball and vomit and 2019 World Series Game 7 losing pitcher Will Harris signing with the Nationals, then attempt to predict what baseball will look like in the 2020s, touching on the most celebrated retirements, how high the strikeout rate will rise, how many games will be played, which tactics will come to the fore, what the most notable trends of the decade may be, whether baseball will get better or worse, and more.

Audio intro: The Verve, "A New Decade"

Audio outro: Koufax, "Going to Happen"

Link to Ben on sick pitchers

Link to Sam’s end of the decade awards

Link to story on Harris’ Game 6 home run allowed

Link to story on Harris’ Game 7 home run allowed

Link to the history of rising strikeout rates

Link to Ben on the mid-plate-appearance pitching change

Link to Ben on trends that could define baseball’s future

Link to ESPN broadcast featuring Bat Track

Link to ESPN Bat Track data

Link to order The MVP Machine

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