Ep. 74: Data and reactions to first weekend with the pitch clock | Baseball Podcast Feb. 27

PITCH CLOCK! AHH! IT'S CHAOS! But, what does the data tell us? Will Middlebrooks and Danny Vietti comb through the data from the first weekend from Spring Training. Game times are down, stolen bases are up, and scoring is down. Plus, the Padres keep spending money with the Manny Machado extension. And should why are we worried about Shohei Ohtani?(3:18) Initial reactions to pitch clock ... (9:38) Red Sox-Braves game ends on pitch clock violation ... (10:42) Will wants to amend the 8-second hitter rule ... (16:05) Should we be worried about Shohei Ohtani's tempo? ... (19:40) Early MVP predictions ... (21:47) Manny Machado extension ... (26:29) First weekend without the shift ... (30:22) Data from first weekend of new rules ... (35:40) World Baseball Classic preview ... (39:54) Sox players take exception to Triston Casas' napping shirtless