Field of Streams: Episode 281 – I Felt That One Was A Little Forced

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July 21, 2017

Episode 281 – I Felt That One Was A Little Forced

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

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Matt surviving an Adam Conley pick, trying to trust Trevor Cahill on the road, believing in CC Sabathia again for a moment, the Yoan Moncada Twinkie story, Collin McHugh’s return, the first Billy Burns reference in a while, Dylan’s new place and the neighbor dog, Dylan’s overt plans to title the episode, Derek Holland’s wheels falling off, Dinelon Lamet’s big splits, and Matt explaining VaporTrap.

Contest picks for Friday, July 21: Trevor Cahill @ SF and Eddie Rosario vs. DET (Dylan) and CC Sabathia @ SEA and Yolmer Sanchez @ KC (Matt).

Contest picks for Saturday, July 22: Collin McHugh @ BAL and Devin Mesoraco vs. MIA (Dylan) and Brent Suter @ PHI @ NYM and Billy Burns vs. CWS (Matt).

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Contest picks for Sunday, July 23: Junior Guerra @ PHI and Eduardo Escobar vs. DET (Dylan) and Junior Guerra @ PHI and Conor Gillaspie vs. SD (Matt).

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Approximately 34 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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wcamspacherMember since 2022
8 years ago

Would you take Estrada or Bauer over Cahill or Sabathia today? I’m thinking not…

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Dylan HigginsMember
8 years ago
Reply to  wcamspacher

Yeah I might pass on that. He’s been bad and it’s not a good matchup.

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