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Making Early Adjustments & How to Pitch to Mookie Betts
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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Apr 12, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Eno, Trevor and DVR discuss a few surprising takeaways from the criminal complaint against Shohei Ohtani's former translator Ippei Mizuhara, the difficulty of making early-season adjustments, and Henry Davis' current struggle against elevated fastballs. Plus, they introduce a new segment 'How I Would Pitch to This Guy' where Eno and Trevor share a detailed gameplan for pitching to Mookie Betts, before taking a few live questions.
Rundown
1:28 Surprises From Criminal Complaint Against Ippei Mizuhara
8:07 The Difficulty of Making Early Adjustment & Henry Davis' Struggles w/High Fastballs
20:23 An At-Bat Trevor Will Never Forget
24:38 How I Would Pitch to This Guy: Mookie Betts
36:59 Looking Beyond Swinging Strikes
40:45 Guessing v. Anticipating
49:51 Are Certain Hitters More Prone to Pop-Ups?
56:24 Making Sense of Hunter Brown's Rough Day Against the Royals
1:02:35 Most Underrated Second Baseman?
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Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper
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Rundown
1:28 Surprises From Criminal Complaint Against Ippei Mizuhara
8:07 The Difficulty of Making Early Adjustment & Henry Davis' Struggles w/High Fastballs
20:23 An At-Bat Trevor Will Never Forget
24:38 How I Would Pitch to This Guy: Mookie Betts
36:59 Looking Beyond Swinging Strikes
40:45 Guessing v. Anticipating
49:51 Are Certain Hitters More Prone to Pop-Ups?
56:24 Making Sense of Hunter Brown's Rough Day Against the Royals
1:02:35 Most Underrated Second Baseman?
Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris
Follow Trevor on Twitter: @IamTrevorMay
Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper
e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe
Join us on Fridays at 1p ET/10a PT for our livestream episodes!
Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Apr 12, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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