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Ep. 23: The Pitching Episode w/ Doug Thorburn

August 15, 2015 / / 0 Comments

In this episode Paul and Leslie interview Doug Thorburn from Baseball Prospectus, Baseballaholics Anonymous, and Rotowire about all things pitching. Topics covered include a ton of Nats pitcher breakdowns, who are Doug’s most liked and most hated pitchers by mechanics, a look at various pitch types, youth pitching workloads, and finding out what the hell spine tilt is…

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