May 17, 2024
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Five Things I Liked (Or Didn't Like) This Week, May 17
Easy defensive plays made hard, hard defensive plays made easy, and someone working harder than you can possibly imagine 100% of the time (not me!). It’s a defense-and-effort edition of Five Things.
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Fernando Cruz’s Splitter Is Unhittable, but Batters Keep Trying
There are two theories about how to hit Cruz's splitter. Unfortunately, neither of them work.
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