Baseball historian Bill James once called Darrell Evans “the most underrated player in baseball history, absolutely No. 1 on the list” for, among other things, the incredibly consistent success Evans maintained throughout his 21-year Major League career. In addition to that consistency, Evans shined in the 1981 strike-shortened campaign. So with another strangely short baseball season on the horizon, senior writer Daniel Brown reached out to Evans to learn how he performed so well after a 59 day layoff and what current day ballplayers can take from his approach. Brown joins host Kate Scott to share the highlights of that conversation.To read Dan’s article on Darrell Evans, visit: https://theathletic.com/1901422/2020/06/30/as-the-giants-return-from-a-long-hiatus-darrell-evans-has-some-timeless-advice/

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