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May 9, 2021
Brandon Woodruff has quietly been one of the better pitchers in the National League since the start of the 2019 season. In 42 starts comprising 237 innings, the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander has 285 strikeouts to go with a 3.11 ERA and a 2.93 FIP. The last of those numbers is equal to Shane Bieber’s mark over the same period.
A big reason for Woodruff’s success is a repertoire adjustment he made midway through the 2018 season. As he explained in an article that ran here at FanGraphs last April, he began throwing both two- and four-seam fastballs. Neither is anything to write home about movement-wise, but paired together and sequenced well they’re a formidable combo. As Woodruff told me at the time, “It’s hard for the hitter to distinguish which one is going to be coming.”
Smith's vision for her future in baseball changed. She couldn’t imagine wearing a blazer and heels to work every day. Her ideal office was a dugout, not a desk.
By TAMAR HALLERMAN | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Published: December 31, 2020 ATLANTA (Tribune News Service) Georgians sifting through piles of campaign mail mixed in with their holiday cards can blame the state s unique runoff system, which has survived multiple legal and political challenges since it originated more than 100 years ago. Georgia is one of 10 states, mainly in the deep South, that require a runoff if no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast in a primary election. But Georgia is alone in mandating runoffs in general elections, which is how the state is hosting two Senate contests on Jan. 5 that will determine which party controls the upper chamber.