Field of Streams: Episode 227 – It’s About To Get Weird

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August 29, 2016

Episode 227 – It’s About To Get Weird

The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live!

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Matt’s poor carpentry, Gary Sanchez’s ridiculous hot streak, Sandy Leon’s eventual correction, Dylan digging himself into a phrasing hole, Carlos Martinez’s favorable matchup, looking back at the 1992 VMA’s, Kevin Kiermaier’s unfortunate accident, nobody having a strong opinion on The Black Crowes, and the early ages of the internet and paying for phone calls.

Contest picks for Monday, August 29: Matt Shoemaker vs. CIN (Dylan) and Joe Musgrove vs. OAK (Matt).

Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Monday, August 29: Russell Martin, Sandy Leon, Gary Sanchez, Yasmani Grandal, Willson Contreras, Jonathan Lucroy, Evan Gattis, Edwin Encarnacion, David Ortiz, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Brandon Moss, Daniel Murphy, Dustin Pedroia, Ian Kinsler, Dee Gordon, Matt Carpenter, Jose Altuve, Ben Zobrist, Josh Donaldson, Jose Ramirez, Todd Frazier, Jonathan Villar, Kris Bryant, Alex Bregman, Troy Tulowitzki, Francisco Lindor, Corey Seager, Tim Anderson, Zack Cozart, Jose Bautista, Trea Turner, Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., Joc Pederson, Melky Cabrera, Brandon Guyer, Christian Yelich, George Springer, the Rockies outfielders, Dexter Fowler, Marco Estrada, Tanner Roark, Rick Porcello, Jose Fernandez, Carlos Martinez, Yu Darvish, Jake Arrieta, Joe Musgrove, Matt Shoemaker, and Dan Straily.

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Approximately 37 minutes of joyous analysis.

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Dylan assists in producingFanGraphs Audio, Effectively Wild, and the FanGraphs Live Twitch channel. He also enjoys the Waxahachie Swap (RIP), the Air Bud principle, and the Oxford comma. You can Tweet him about any of those things @dhhiggins.

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