FanGraphs Audio: So Much Drama in the HBD

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June 6, 2017

Episode 746
The prolific Travis Sawchik is a former beat reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and author of the book Big Data Baseball. He’s also the guest on this edition of the program, during which he discusses a hotly contested trade in his Hardball Dynasty league and another hotly contested trade in his Hardball Dynasty league. Also: the scouting report which the Pittsburgh Pirates may or may not have composed on Sawchik during his tenure as a newspaperman.

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RonnieDobbs
9 years ago

Great title!

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MichaelMember since 2025
9 years ago

As a former HBD world commissioner myself, I couldn’t help but literally laugh out loud multiple times while listening. Thank God I didn’t have to deal with baseball writers (as far as I know) while attempting to mediate situations like this.

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Immanuel Kamment
9 years ago

I swear the story about finding abandoned items in the middle of his cul-de-sac, Venne Circle, was an interrupted shaggy-dog story about Venn diagrams. Right? Right?!

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DookieHowserMD
9 years ago

I really hope Cistulli gets into the league. I think a regular podcast or article on the HBD league would be great

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