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Our weekly look at some of the best and most interesting things I've seen over the last 7 days
“HE DIDN’T LIKE THE BUNT SIGN”
Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic looks at a time when Taylor Swift’s boyfriend turned his attention to baseball.
“IS ANYONE HERE A MARINE BIOLOGIST?
On this National Bobblehead Day (yes, today!), Benjamin Hill of MLB.com looks at the best bobbleheads given away in the minor leagues in 2023.
BUILDING FOR OCTOBER
Baseball America takes a look at the Braves’ remarkable roster construction under Alex Anthopoulos and how the moves they’ve made so far this winter have been made with succeeding in the postseason in mind.
THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER
Out of the big leagues the last 4 years, former Yankees “Baby Bomber” Greg Bird is tearing it up in Australia in a quest to return to the majors.
SOFT CONTACT
Davy Andrews of Fangraphs set out in search of the weakest-hit balls in MLB during the 2023 season.
SWORD FIGHT
MLB.com’s David Adler takes a look at the pitchers who recorded the most “swords” in 2023. While no Marlins ranked among the MLB leaders, 2 former Marlins finished among the top 4 in the game.
A REMINDER THAT YOU CAN’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON TV
Contrary to what you may have heard, the Big Hurt is alive and well.
ICYMI
In case you didn’t check out VFTB daily, here’s what you missed this past week:
Remembering Jerry Coleman.
Our distinguished VFTB panel of experts came up with New Year’s resolutions for a handful of members of the Marlins family.
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