Podcasts by Bat Flips And Nerds
A British take on Baseball. John, Tom, Ben, Darius, Rachel, Russell and Rob guide you through the goings on in MLB, Team GB and baseball around the world.
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Episode 331 - Team Free Agency Draft from 2023-11-30T14:37:26
The team are back to draft the teams which they think will be most active in the free agency market.
Russell, Darius and Rob are drafting which teams sign the most of the top 50 FA created by ...
Episode 330 - Eight Down, Four Still Standing from 2023-10-14T08:24:09
The pod that predicts as well as Acuna hits in the postseason is back to.
They start with a brief discusion on Mintzgate/Atta-Boy! before moving onto to discuss the Divsion Series results, wit...
Episode 329 - The Lance Lynn Lynch-pin from 2023-10-07T08:14:26
After the truly phenominal predictive performance in the Wild Card Series going 0-4 the crew is back to discuss the games themselves and prognosticate over the Divisional Series.
Russell repla...
Episode 328 - Wild Thoughts About The Postseason Card from 2023-10-03T08:07:39
The postseason is upon us and so, Ben and Russell continue the yearly tradition of chosing which teams will advance in the postseason. This time they manged to choose teams which aren't ranked high...
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Episode 327 - The Future is Bright from 2023-09-26T10:00:22
Darius is joined by Russell as they go through some of the reason to be positive for the teams which have been eliminated. They go through listener provided highlights as well a provide a few of th...
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Episode 326 - Postseason Pontifications from 2023-09-15T08:48:25
Russell is joined by Rob and Darius to discuss the playoff races and make predictions on who they think will make it. They then do a quick roundup of the end of season awards nominating their playe...
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Episode 325 - Gunnar Henderson Doesn't Stop from 2023-08-23T06:45:02
Darius and Rob catch up on the latest in MLB, from Wander Franco's suspension to Tommy Pham's altercation. They question, once again, what exactly it is the Angels are doing, discuss the chances of...
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Episode 324 - Ohtani Freaky Friday (ft. Cespedes Family BBQ) from 2023-08-04T19:01:19
John and Russell are joined by Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman aka Cespedes Family BBQ to take on the biggest topics currently on baseball minds.
Namely - which GMs entered this week's ...
Episode 323 - Can We Clone Cody? from 2023-07-27T07:07:03
John is joined by Russell and Darius to talk about the upcoming trade deadline. To do this they do the Hokey Cokey, who's in, who's out and who's shaking it all about.
They discuss the n...
Episode 322 - 2023 Draft and Prospect Chat with Kyle Glaser from 2023-07-20T06:00:03
Russell is joined by Kyle Glaser, senior writer for Baseball America. They talk through the ins and outs of the 2023 draft, how the WBC impacted prospects, what the impact of constent rule changes ...
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Episode 321 - First Half Grades from 2023-07-14T07:07:01
Russell, Rob and Darius go through the first half of the MLB season and give grades for each team. One for their performance so far and one for that performance against expectations.
With gra...
Episode 320 - Release the London Series Tapes! from 2023-06-27T20:19:51
A last little London Series treat in the form of quick chats with MLB Europe ambassador and Phillies legend Chase Utley, Cardinals manager and star pitcher Oli Marmol and Jack Flaherty, and Cubs ou...
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Episode 319 - The London Series Was Good, Man from 2023-06-25T17:34:47
John, Tom and Darius recap a Cardinals victory over the Cubs, their highlights of the weekend and, most importantly, the presence of actual John Goodman.
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Episode 318 - Blue Steele in London from 2023-06-24T20:22:07
Tom, John and Darius provide instant reaction to Justin Steele dominating the Cards in London and Adam Wainwright getting lit up by Ian Happ.
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Episode 317 - This London Series Episode is Brought to You by Toby Bellringer from 2023-06-24T15:06:47
John, Tom and Darius convene from the London Stadium to recap the wild events of workout day and HRDX from the London Series, featuring encounters with Adam Wainwright, Jonny Gomes, and Toby Bellri...
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Episode 316 - The Only 2023 London Series Preview You Need from 2023-06-21T08:45:50
John, Darius and Ben team up to rather excitedly preview the return of Major League Baseball across the pond!
We talk weather, Trafalgar Square, workout day, pitching matchups, players t...
Episode 315 - Hot Starts, Cold Starts and The Athletic(s) from 2023-06-16T08:31:49
John, Rob and Ben join forces to look at some of the overperforming (Orioles, Rangers, Diamondbacks) and underperforming (Mets, Cardinals, Royals) teams so far this season and whether their surpris...
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MLB World Tour London Series 23 - Chris Knoblock from 2023-05-31T20:17:09
Tom is joined by Baseball Softball UK PR/Broadcaster and unstoppable force, Chris Knoblock to talk all things BSUK, London Series 2019 legacy programs, the upcoming 2023 legacy programs and the mee...
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Episode 314 - Eject the Ejections? from 2023-05-19T10:43:06
The crew are back to discuss the news that the BBC are showing a game this week. The London Series is right around the corner so they contemplate the bizarre goings-on in St Louis and the state of ...
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Episode 313 - Oakland No More and Early Overreactions from 2023-04-22T06:30:02
John, Rob and Ben talk about two of the biggest stories of the week: the Oakland A's long-awaited announcement of their departure for Las Vegas and Madison Bumgarner's release from the Diamondbacks...
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Episode 312 - Baseball Strikes Back from 2023-04-13T07:37:07
The team is back to discuss the first week and a bit of the new MLB season.
How good are the Rays? Have the new rules impacted our viewing expeierence?
We also have the reutrn of 2 Good ...
Episode 311 - The 'B' Team Predictions from 2023-03-30T06:00:02
We 'The B-Team' know you weren't satisfied with those four rambling on about their preseason predictions. So, we have given you over 2 hours of Rob, Gav and Russell prognosticating on MLB in 2023. ...
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Episode 310 - The 2023 BFN Predictions Pod from 2023-03-24T07:00:02
John, Tom, Darius and Ben get together for their annual predictions show, assigning win totals to all 30 MLB teams and checking the maths to make sure it all adds up.
How low are they wi...
Episode 309 - A Great Britain and WBC Review from 2023-03-18T18:55:44
John and Russell got through the week that GB Baseball had at the World Baseball Classic. They talk about each of the games and their highlights of them.
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WBC Mini Pod - GB WINS!! from 2023-03-14T07:00:02
High off the emotion of GB's first ever win in the World Baseball Classic, Gav and Russell struggle to put together coherent thoughts on the game and what it felt like to be there.
Also there ...
WBC Mini Pods - Thoughts on Game vs Canada from 2023-03-13T17:58:45
Russell and Gav, talk throught the amazing game two from GB v Canada. They talk through the highs and lows of the game and the experience from Chase Field. The big moments of the stolen base replay...
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WBC Mini Pods - Thoughts on Game vs USA from 2023-03-12T18:14:05
Russell and Gav, talk throught the amazing game one from GB v USA. They talk through the highs and lows of the game and the experience from Chase Field. 'Amazing Trayce', Daniel 'Hermetically Seale...
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WBC Mini Pods - Thought on the warm-up games from 2023-03-10T07:00:02
Here is another WBC minipod, with this one dicussing the two warm up match GB have played. Russell gives his thoughts on the two games. He also had a chat with GB Manager Drew Spencer before game 2...
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WBC Mini Pods - Thoughts from the GB practice field from 2023-03-08T07:00:03
Russell made is way down to the GB traiing camp in Phoenix and had some quick chats with the GB squad as they prepare for the World Baseball Classic.
He chats with Justin Wylie, Anfernee Seymo...
Episode 308 - The Boys Expand MLB - Part 2 from 2023-03-04T08:00:02
We know it's coming at some point in the future so, this week the BFAN team try and get ahead of it by creating their own MLB expansion team. Part 2 of the series takes our two expansion teams one ...
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Episode 307 - GB's Justin Wylie with Beyond Baseball from 2023-03-02T13:30:01
Russell sits down with the Jared and Caleb from Baseball Beyond to chat with GB rostered Justin Wylie about what playing for GB has meant for him and how he and team are looking to go forward.
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Episode 306 - The Boys Expand MLB - Part 1 from 2023-02-23T12:00:02
We know it's coming at some point in the future so, this week the BFAN team try and get ahead of it by creating their own MLB expansion team. Part 1 of the series looks into where the team should b...
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Episode 305 - A "Brief" Guide to the WBC Rules and Rosters from 2023-02-16T12:00:02
The Bat Flips boys are back to talk about the WBC, this is alittle mini guide to the rules, the pools and the players we will be seeing over the course of the tournament.
Russell and Gav you ...
Episode 304 - National League Offseason Review from 2023-02-02T12:00:02
Russell, Darius, Ben and Gav continue their review of the offseason but this time for the National League teams. Giving each team a grade based on the traditional 80-20 baseball grading scale.
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Episode 303 - Drew Spencer, GB Baseball on the World Baseball Classic from 2023-01-25T19:21:36
GB Baseball Head Coach Drew Spencer joins John to look back on his squad's historic qualification for the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Regensburg last Autumn, and ahead to the big dance in March....
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Episode 302 - American League Offseason Review from 2023-01-06T08:14:11
John and the gang are back from thier temporary hiatus to talk you through the offseason for American League teams. Giving each team a grade based on the traditional 80-20 baseball grading scale.
Episode 301 - And then there were two. from 2022-10-27T05:00:03
Russell and our erstwhile site editor Gav talk throw the two completed Championship Series. Waxing lyrical about the excitement and entertainment of the NLCS and how the ALCS was actually much clos...
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Episode 300 - Anfernee Seymour Chats WBC and more from 2022-10-24T05:30:01
Russell chats with GB talisman Anfernee Seymour about his baseball career. They reminisce about the recent exploits of the GB baseball team in the WBC qualifier in Regensberg, the growth and develo...
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Episode 299 - Do Geese Have Ears? from 2022-10-20T05:00:02
Russell, Rob and Ben get together to review an entertaining set of wildcard and division series that threw up some upsets and extra-inning marathons. They end with a quick look ahead to the Champio...
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Episode 298 - This Postseason Preview Is Not Available In Your Location from 2022-10-07T05:00:02
Russell, Darius, Ben and Rachel join forces to briefly discuss the frustrating news about postseason blackouts internationally before diving into a full playoffs preview.
70 minutes of t...
Episode 297 - QUALIFIED from 2022-09-22T10:16:10
The team go deep on Great Britain Baseball's historic qualification for the 2023 WBC, including the tensest game of baseball we have ever watched and hat tips for a bunch of new heroes as well as s...
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Episode 296 - GB Baseball World Baseball Classic Preview 2022 v2 from 2022-09-15T15:28:58
In this episode we give a bumper intro to GB at this week's World Baseball Classic Qualifier, including:
- John and Russ breaking down the rules and the GB roster
- Chris Knoblock c...
Episode 295 - Rob&Russ In Da Bungalow from 2022-09-01T18:34:49
In a change to our normal programming schedule, we've let the gruesome twosome loose for a two-hander. They pick up on everything we've missed during our summer holiday, dig into the news about the...
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Episode 294 - Brewing Up a Stinker from 2022-08-05T10:52:37
John, Darius and Russell are joined by Nick Wright of LA Angels UK and MLB UK Community to break down a very weird trade deadline, dig into the misery of the Angels 2022 season and look ahead to th...
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Episode 293 - CC Sabathia on the Return of the London Series from 2022-08-04T16:02:09
Major League Baseball is returning to London on June 24th-25th 2023. Cy Young and World Series winner CC Sabathia, who was part of the Yankees team that participated in the first London Series, joi...
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Episode 292 - The Sotoing Hat from 2022-07-29T08:50:26
A packed roster for a packed schedule, as the guys chat about Mike Trout's unpronouncable back condition, Big Papi's reefers, and try to pick the bones out of a Soto deal to - well - anywhere, befo...
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Episode 291 - Real Mute...Oh from 2022-07-20T21:44:53
John, Russell, Darius and Rob are here for a bumper catch-up pod featuring everything from Home Run Derby X to, err, the Home Run Derby.
They also chat about Gabe Rincones being drafted ...
Episode 290 - Adrian Gonzalez, Live from Home Run House from 2022-07-07T12:25:01
Five-time MLB All-Star and Home Run Derby X participant Adrian Gonzalez joins Ben live at Home Run House to talk about his HRDX participation and his MLB career.
The first HRDX event is...
Episode 289 - All Caps* from 2022-07-01T09:05:02
Russell and Darius break down the first proper baseball brawl for years before marvelling at Aaron Judge and the Yankees. They then go in-depth on the All-Star voting and, more importantly, All-Sta...
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Episode288 - Tate Gillespie Joins the Show from 2022-06-24T06:00:02
Pitcher Tate Gillespie joins the show to discuss his trip from D1 hyped high-school pitcher to pitching in Europe, taking in recovery from a ball-induced head-injury, help from Brock Holt and Brand...
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Episode 287 - Charlie Hill (VP International, MLB) Returns from 2022-06-17T11:15:57
Charlie Hill, the brains behind the MLB London Series, is back for his first appearance in 5 years! We chat about the new partnership between MLB and London, the ideas behind Home Run Derby X and M...
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Episode 286 - Home Run Derby X Preview (ft Nick Swisher, Spencer Owen and Paige Halstead from 2022-06-15T10:57:56
In our mega preview of Home Run Derby X - which is coming to London on Saturday July 9th - John chats to Yankees legend Nick Swisher about renewing the sport's oldest rivalry, his pivotal role in b...
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Episode 285 - Little Mr. Stroppy Pants from 2022-06-09T05:30:02
Two podcasts in a week! In this one, Darius is back and joined by Rob and John to dissect the newsworthy elements of the last few weeks in MLB and hear in minute detail how an old woman ruined Rob'...
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Episode 284 - Nerd Mentality from 2022-06-07T08:35:02
Russell and Darius are left unsupervised and take the opportunity to talk about the biggest statistical surprises from the season so far, from Detroit's dreadful lineup to that incredible Yankees r...
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Episode 283 - Riley Breckenridge (Thrice, Puig Destroyer, Productive Outs) Joins the Show from 2022-05-31T18:56:40
Riley Breckenridge, drummer with post-hardcore band Thrice, joins John to chat about his lifelong obsessions with baseball, the intersectionality of baseball and heavy music, and his many baseball ...
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Episode 282 - Robert Stock Joins the Show from 2022-05-23T17:30:48
RHP Robert Stock joins John to chat about his new life as staff ace of the KBO's Doosan Bears, and his circuitous path to the bigs with San Diego, Boston, the Mets and Cubs, which took in catching ...
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Episode 281 - Cory Gearrin Joins the Show from 2022-05-17T20:53:22
Nine year big leaguer across seven franchises, Cory Gearrin, joins John to talk about his storied career in the bigs and his re-birth as a baseball and mental health guru on Twitter. His path inclu...
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Episode 280 - Willy Wonka Ejected For Being An Idiot from 2022-05-12T20:48:41
John is joined by Darius and Russell for some serious baseball chat, before they are gate crashed by an idiot called Tom. After all the serious stuff is done, the gang decide which fictional charac...
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Episode 279 - Simon Rosenblum-Larson (Tampa Bay Rays, More Than Baseball) from 2022-05-09T19:15:40
Rays minor league pitcher, and More Than Baseball Program Director Simon Rosenblum-Larson, joins the pod to chat about MTB's campaign to bring minor leaguers a living wage of $35k and his organisat...
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Episode 278 - Mets Gonna Give It To Ya? from 2022-05-06T09:14:37
John, Rob and Ben run the rule over the teams raising eyebrows - for good and bad reasons - in the early season running, including the storming Mets and Yankees and the scuffling Phillies and Red S...
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Episode 277 - Aaron Booooone from 2022-04-23T05:55:02
Rob and Darius dive into all the action from the first two weeks of the MLB season, from the de-juiced ball to Clayton Kershaw's almost-perfect game and some of the least popular intentional walks ...
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Episode 276 - Jonny Gomes, Live from Home Run House from 2022-04-12T06:00:03
Listen to John's exclusive chat with Two-Time World Series Champ and Home Run Derby X Legend Jonny Gomes from this Saturday's huge MLB UK Community Meetup at Home Run House in London.
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Episode 275 - The BFN Predictions Show (Noverraz Remix) from 2022-04-09T06:00:03
The BFN 'B' team take a stab at their preseason predictions as Rob and Russell are joined by celebrity guest Gav to prove their overwhelmingly superior baseball knowledge - I highly doubt they'll m...
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Episode 274 - The BFN Predictions Show (Pringle Edition) from 2022-04-07T06:00:04
The annual predictions show is back! John, Tom, Darius, Ben and that beautiful spreadsheet give their win totals for all 30 MLB teams with some spirited debate along the way.
We'll be de...
Episode 273 - 2022 AL East Preview from 2022-04-06T08:03:21
For the final of our 2022 Previews we are in the AL East and joined by:
- Melanie Newman, PxP for the Baltimore Orioles
- Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic on the Red Sox
- Keith M...
Episode 272 - 2022 NL West Preview from 2022-04-05T08:17:05
In our penultimate preview we cover the NL West, joined by:
- Zach Buchanan of The Athletic on the Diamondbacks
- Thomas Harding of MLB.com on the Rockies
- Fabian Ardaya of Th...
Episode 271 - 2022 AL West Preview from 2022-04-04T06:00:03
For the fourth of our 2022 MLB Previews, we focus on the AL West and are joined by:
- Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle on the Astros
- Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Regis...
Episode 270 - 2022 AL Central Preview from 2022-04-03T06:00:02
The third of our 2022 Previews covers the AL Central. This time we are joined by:
- Janice Scurio of NBC Sports Edge and Southside Sox on the White Sox
- Mandy Bell of MLB.com on th...
Episode 269 - 2022 NL Central Preview from 2022-04-02T06:00:02
For our 2022 NL Central Preview we are joined by:
- Boog Sciambi, Cubs Announcer for Marquee Sports
- C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic on the Reds
- Dario Melendez, Bally Spo...
Episode 268 - 2022 NL East Preview from 2022-04-01T08:32:09
In the first of our 2022 season previews, we're joined by:
- Ashland of the Mansplaining Baseball Everywhere podcast to chat Braves
- Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald on the Ma...
Episode 267 - The Sistine Boob from 2022-03-16T22:03:40
John, Ben and Russell run the rule over the post-lockout free agent and trade bonanza including some bizarre and surprising moves in Cincinnati and Minnesota, the Jays shooting for the moon and the...
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Episode 266 - Baseball Begins from 2022-03-11T22:35:01
We have a baseball season! Rob, Russell and Darius convene to discuss the long-awaited CBA deal, provide entirely objective ratings of any potential new rules, and make uninformed guesses about whe...
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Episode 265 - Raul Shah Joins the Show from 2022-02-20T15:53:07
British born infield stud Raul Shah joins John to chat about his flight path from D3 baseball to the top levels of Indy Ball and his ultimate goal to become MLB's first Indian superstar.
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Episode 264 - Kyle Martin, Baltimore Orioles from 2022-02-06T18:28:12
Russell is joined by Baltimore Orioles sidearm stud Kyle Martin to chat about his career with the birds, his offseason trip to the UK and hooking up with the Herts Baseball Club to get his work in....
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Episode 263 - Snookie Betts and The Little B**** Box from 2022-02-03T06:00:04
We're back! John, Rob, Russell and Ben combine for a special pod to answer one question: if you could take a rule or tradition from another sport and transplant it onto baseball, what would you cho...
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Episode 262 - Bad Manners from 2021-12-16T15:29:07
John, Russell and Darius tackle the off-season in MLB focussing on the CBA lockout, free-agent 'Deadline Day' and some speculation about what comes next...
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Episode 261 - Kieran Lovegrove Joins the Show from 2021-12-02T19:17:28
Fair Ball advocate and former Cleveland, Giants and Angels Minor League pitcher joins John to discuss why he broke the unspoken code of silence around minor league pay and conditions. In a broad ra...
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Episode 260 - BFN Alternative MLB Awards 2021 from 2021-11-26T11:17:55
The guys get together to hand out the real MLB Awards:
- Most Consequential Cup of Coffee
- Futile Contribution to the Playoff Narrative
- Most Anonymous Starter
- Most Ov...
Episode 259 - Drew Spencer, Head Coach GB Baseball from 2021-11-22T07:00:10
Great Britain Baseball's Head Coach joins John to chat about a successful first year of competition as joint steward of the men's team. They cover everything from prepping for two COVID hit Europea...
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Episode 258 - Kai Correa Joins the Show from 2021-11-18T09:40:02
We have a fantastic guest to kick off the offseason - San Francisco Giants bench coach Kai Correa! Kai joins Russell and Darius to talk about his journey to the Giants, their 107-win season, the nu...
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Episode 257 - Bye Bye Buster from 2021-11-10T06:30:19
Darius, Russell and Ben join forces for a post-World Series wrap (was it any good?), some Awards chat (DeGrom for Cy?!) and a brief tribute to Buster Posey (slam dunk Hall of Famer)
This...
Episode 256 - Khan He Even Say That? from 2021-10-28T21:26:24
John and Russ chat about the week in baseball, taking a trip to the Arm Barn, a stop for some soft serve, a cakewalk with Albert, kicking it with Ken and the little matter of the World Series being...
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Bonus Episode - Sports Podcast Awards Transatlantic Takeover from 2021-10-20T06:54:41
In a very special bonus episode as part of the inaugural Sports Podcast Awards, John and Darius are joined by Brandon Warne of That 90s Baseball Pod to chat about their respective baseball origin s...
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Episode 255 - The Muppets Championship Series from 2021-10-15T19:36:59
John, Russ and Rob look back on a competitive and fun first two rounds of the playoffs and ahead to two seemingly less well matched Championship Series. They get mad about bad announcing and Tony L...
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Episode 254 - Rays of Light or It's A Shame About Rays? (2021 Playoff Predictions) from 2021-10-04T21:09:24
John, Ben, Darius and Russ take turns to stump for each of this year's playoff field before almost coming to virtual blows as they fashion the official BFN 2021 playoff bracket. We give it 24 hours...
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Episode 253 - Good Innings, Russell from 2021-09-25T09:22:48
Rob and Russell go for a double header taking on 'Kiermeier-gate', the irrepressible St. Louis Cardinals, the AL Wild Card and the terror of 2021 Jake Arrieta.
This show is part of the S...
Episode 252 - GB Baseball, European Championship Special from 2021-09-16T15:30:23
GB Baseball's Men's senior squad are currently playing out in Turin as part of the European Baseball Championship, and have made the quarter final stage for the first time in 14 years.
A...
Episode 251 - Baseball vs Pizza from 2021-09-02T21:35:16
Russell, Rob and Ben get together for another weekly roundup dominated by the amazin' New York Mets.
They also discuss some exciting postseason races (don't jinx it!), that Jose Ramirez...
Episode 250 - Don't Take A Chance On Him from 2021-08-27T11:17:21
John, Darius and Russell dive into the early findings on the Atlantic League's experience in moving the pitching mound, the storming New York Yankees and the under-heralded Rays.
They fi...
Episode 249 - Won't Someone Please Think Of The Billionaires from 2021-08-20T09:00:14
Russell, Ben and Darius convene for the latest MLB roundup and begin by discussing the latest leaked proposal from MLB: a $100 million salary floor. They can't help but talk about the Mets, discuss...
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Episode 248 - Grauniads of the Galaxy from 2021-07-29T21:15:28
John, Russell and Rob round up the first half of the season with some harsh words for the Minnesota Twins, the LA Dodgers and the treatment of Minor Leaguers, but garlands for the SF Giants, Trey M...
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Episode 247 - Felix White Joins The Show from 2021-07-26T06:00:16
A special guest episode as Ben is joined by Felix White of Maccabees and Tailenders fame to talk his new book, falling in love with the New York Mets and what cricket can learn from baseball (and v...
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Episode 246 - All Star Weekend&Draft Recap from 2021-07-15T22:11:37
Ben and Russell team up for a two-man spin through the week's All-Star festivities, from Shohei Ohtani's eye-popping performances just about everywhere to Charlie Freeman's adorable cameos. There's...
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Episode 245 - History of Japanese Baseball - Blair Williams from 2021-07-14T09:07:37
Russell talked with @Razzball and @PitcherList writer @EverywhereBlair about the history of baseball in Japan.
They covered the origins of NPB, Shohei, the Olympics and that some of wha...
Episode 244 - Russell's Bunsen Burner from 2021-07-01T21:37:55
Darius and Russell are joined by a mystery man who has no place on a baseball podcast. It's Tom Pringle.
They talk about the sticky baseballs, Bobby Bonilla, Eric Hosmer, the San Francis...
Episode 243 - When I Wake Up from 2021-06-17T21:04:57
John, Rob and Ben are in our rotation this week.
Regrettably they are back on the topic of rubbing balls.
In happier news they have plenty to say about the history making Diam...
Episode 242 - Three's A Crowd from 2021-06-11T09:05:07
It's weekly round-up time and the nerds are left unsupervised! Russell and Darius discuss the planned enforcement of foreign substance rules, the Cubs' City Connect scrubs, Jarred Kelenic's demotio...
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Episode 241 - More than Baseball (with Jeremy Wolf) from 2021-06-07T05:00:18
Former Mets minor leaguer and Director of Outreach for More than Baseball, the non-profit which supports the wellbeing and conditions of minor league baseball players, joins us to explain the work ...
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Episode 240 - One Man and His Dog from 2021-06-03T20:37:07
Matt Joyce!
John, Darius and Rob chat about the scourge of sticky stuff and take a Will Craig inspired deep dive into the NL Central; they also have time to big up the Palm Beach Cardina...
Episode 239 - Chris Colabello Joins the Show from 2021-05-31T05:00:11
Former Twins and Blue Jays slugger and self styled 'Indy Ball Hall of Famer' Chris Colabello joins John to chat about his long route to the bigs, the magical 2015 Toronto Blue Jays, growing up in I...
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Episode 238 - The Tony La Russa Power Hour from 2021-05-21T05:00:16
Darius, Rob and Ben band together to review a groundhog week of baseball action as Tony La Russa grabbed the headlines (again) and pitchers threw no hitters (again).
There was also talk ...
Episode 237 - Lucas Giolito Joins the Show from 2021-05-17T05:00:20
Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito joins John to chat about his season so far, remodelling his pitching arsenal and how he wants to continuously improve, the vibe in the White Sox clubhouse and hi...
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Episode 236 - Shut Up And Play No Hits from 2021-05-13T19:58:34
John, Darius and Russell tackle the week in MLB, including big thumbs up for the New York Yankees, Patrick Mazeika and the amazing Drew Robinson, but also thumbs down for rubbish outfield defence, ...
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Episode 235 - Keith Law Joins the Show from 2021-05-10T05:00:09
The brilliant Keith Law, national baseball writer for The Athletic, prospect and draft savant, all round good egg and author of the best selling books 'Smart Baseball' and 'The Inside Game' joins J...
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Episode 234 - The Milky Way from 2021-05-08T10:08:18
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Episode 233 - Appreciating Albert from 2021-05-06T20:30:05
In an unprecedented development, big baseball news breaks before the pod instead of immediately after it. Ben, Russell and Darius react to the Angels designating Albert Pujols for assignment and ta...
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Episode 232 - Rowdy Tellez' Big Round Face from 2021-04-29T20:10:44
John, Ben and Rob are joined by Jon Mackenzie of Absolute Bunts for this week's MLB Roundup.
They cover the Rockies firing of Jeff Bridich, gambling in baseball and the incredible Jacob ...
Episode 231 - It's Bat Flip Season, Baby! (ft. Ben Verlander) from 2021-04-26T05:00:03
How has this taken us 5 years to do?
Darius, Russell and John carry out BFN's first ever bat flip draft.
To keep it competitive, and get some expert help, they're joined by ho...
Episode 230 - The Yankees Are Dead from 2021-04-22T21:00:16
Darius, Russell and Ben join forces to overreact to the Yankees poor start to the season, reflect on whether no-hitters are still exciting and run through 2 Good 2 Bad with shoutouts for Bieber, Ka...
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Episode 229 - Be Like Freddie from 2021-04-14T20:30:19
It's our second weekly roundup show! Ben, Rob, Russell and Darius debate MLB's mound-moving experiment in the Atlantic League and the merits of recent pitcher dominance, laud Freddie Freeman, Byron...
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Episode 228 - On the PISS from 2021-04-12T20:50:36
Tom is joined by MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince and Statman extraordinaire, Russell Eassom to begin the life of the greatest baseball stat every created.
People in 100 years from now will...
Episode 227 - Nelson Figueroa Joins the Show from 2021-04-12T05:00:09
Former Big League pitcher turned Mets analyst and all round good egg, Nelson Figueroa Jr, joins John for an awesome chat covering:
- The Amazins' chances for 2021
- Nelson's life-lo...
Episode 226 - The Second Coming of Mike Piazza from 2021-04-09T19:10:10
John, Rob and Russell are back with our first weekly MLB show of the season.
They spare praise for MLB's All-Star Game move, Shohei Ohtani, Akil Baddoo and Jazz Chisholm, but scorn the n...
Episode 225 - Tim Melville Joins the Show from 2021-04-05T15:34:08
The newest member of baseball's no-hitter club - Tim Melville of the CPBL Uni-Lions - joins us fresh off his 142 pitch history maker on Good Friday.
We talk about his route to the Majors...
Episode 224 - Full Kit Banter from 2021-04-02T05:00:09
It's Opening Day! John, Rob and Darius consider their team's prospects for the upcoming season, consider which spring performances they're actually buying, and look ahead to some potential 2021 sto...
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Episode 223 - Ben Reiter Joins the Show from 2021-03-30T05:00:11
Journalist, author and storyteller joins John to discuss his arc wit the Houston Astros - from Sports Illustrated Nostradamus of their World Series triumph, to chronicler of the secret of their suc...
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Episode 222 - 2021 Prediction Pod The Sequel - Vindaloo Spicy Edition from 2021-03-28T05:00:17
In the second of our 2021 prediction podcasts, the 'Founding Fathers' hand over to the 'B-Team' to offer a different perspective - and they do not disappoint.
Rob and Russell are joined ...
Episode 221 - Jeff Passan Returns from 2021-03-25T19:53:15
Our mystery guest is unmasked!
ESPN National baseball writer Jeff Passan returns to the podcast to chat about his two game-changing off-season stories on Drew Robinson and Jared Porter, ...
Episode 220 - The Big Season Preview Bonanza 2021 from 2021-03-22T07:00:16
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Ben, John, Tom and Darius run the rule over all 30 teams in the annual predictions pod, assigning win totals through iffy reasoning and impassioned debate....
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Episode 219 - 2021 AL Central Preview from 2021-03-19T06:00:17
In the last of our 2021 Season Previews we head to the Midwest, to hear all about the AL Central from another stellar cast of club experts:
- Southside Sox's Janice Scurio on the White S...
Episode 218 - 2021 AL West Preview from 2021-03-17T06:00:13
In our penultimate season preview we're over in the AL West, and again joined by an amazing group of experts to keep us on the straight and narrow.
- Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronic...
Episode 217 - 2021 AL East Preview from 2021-03-15T06:00:06
In the fourth of our 2021 Season Previews, we take to the American League, starting down the East Coast. Our guests this time up:
- MASN Orioles PxP Melanie Newman on the Orioles
- ...
Episode 216 - 2021 NL Central Preview from 2021-03-12T06:00:04
In the third instalment of our 2021 round-up we turn to baseball's least predictable division - the NL Central.
Once again we have an expert cast to guide the way, including:
...
Episode 215 - 2021 NL West Preview from 2021-03-10T06:00:18
In the second of our 2021 previews we turn to the NL West. Again, the guys are joined by clutch of experts to keep us on the straight and narrow, including:
- The Athletic's Zach Buchana...
Episode 214 - 2021 NL East Preview from 2021-03-08T06:00:03
The team are joined by a cast of experts to preview the 2021 NL East:
- AJC's Gabe Burns on the Braves
- MLB.com's Anthony DiComo on the Mets
- The Miami Herald's Jordan McPher...
Episode 213 - An Introduction to 'The Hobby' from 2021-03-04T19:46:29
Russell is joined by Jason Derr aka Bubba on Baseball, and Graeme Nelson of Shutout Cards to discuss their path into the wonderful world of baseball card collecting, the evolution of the card tradi...
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Episode 212 - Kevin Mahoney Joins the Show from 2021-03-01T05:00:13
In this joint-episode, John is joined by our great friend Matt Mutton of the British Baseball Podcast as they both chat to former New York Yankee, and Manager of the Knights of Britain franchise in...
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Episode 211 - Cody Decker Joins the Show from 2021-02-27T09:35:06
Cody Decker, the self described 'real life Crash Davis' joins the show to chat about his love of the game of baseball, but hatred of the business as well as his massive love of the UK!
I...
Episode 210 - Tatis Gets PAID from 2021-02-22T22:12:11
Tom is joined by Darius and Ben to talk all about the Tatis extension, the Kevin Mather debacle, their MVP/Cy Young bets (Not who they think will win), Brett Gardner and the misery that is the Colo...
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Episode 209 - Naming Pirates from 2021-02-17T21:51:16
John leads Darius, Russell and Tom on a quick canter through the off-season. Covering all things surrounding the mess of the Mets, the Rockies and on a more positive note, the Padres, Dodgers and w...
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Episode 208 - The Top 101 from 2021-01-25T10:50:17
Jarrett Seidler and Jeffrey Paternostro of Baseball Prospectus are back to break down BP's Top 101 prospects. Topics include:
-How the list comes together
-Balancing stats and scouting
Episode 207 - Not a Draft, Possibly an Outlander Promo from 2021-01-14T10:04:26
The whole gang - except Tom - convene to pick out their favourite moments from 2020, before discussing what they're most looking forward to in 2021. It's not just about Outlander, honest.
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Episode 206 - Tony Barnette Joins the Show from 2020-12-15T19:06:05
Former Rangers, Cubs and Yakult Swallows pitcher Tony Barnette joins John for a wide ranging chat covering his career in pro baseball including the process to signing in Japan, transitioning to the...
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Episode 205 - Redrawing the Baseball Map with Jeffrey Paternostro&Jarrett Seidler from 2020-12-07T20:13:39
Baseball Prospectus's prospect team Jeffrey Paternostro and Jarrett Seidler join John to discuss the most fundamental redrawing of the baseball map in a generation, including:
- the moti...
Episode 204 - Introduction to LIDOM Part 2 with Arlenis Peña and Antonio Puesán from 2020-11-25T18:21:05
In the second part of our LIDOM odyssey, John and Rachel are joined by Dominican baseball journalist Arlenis Peña and former Royals pitcher turned Toros del Este social media guru Antonio Puesán. T...
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Episode 203 - Introduction to LIDOM Part 1 with Jake Mintz from 2020-11-23T18:15:57
One half of the awesome Cespedes Family BBQ, and host of The Ringer's Baseball BBQ, Jake Mintz joins John and Rachel to provide an intro into the Dominican Winter League, LIDOM.
Jake det...
Episode 202 - Breaking Baseball's Glass Ceiling from 2020-11-21T17:16:20
John and Rachel discuss the impact of Kim Ng's elevation to GM of the Miami Marlins with two of British baseball's own female trailblazers - Kelly Wright, the General Manager of the Sheffield Bruin...
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Episode 201 - Out With The Old, In With The Older from 2020-11-06T22:20:16
It's a bumper offseason pod as John, Rachel, Rob, Russell and Darius recap the Dodgers' World Series victory and Justin Turner's COVID protocol violations, before turning to the latest managerial h...
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Episode 200 - The Great British Bake Off Series from 2020-10-20T19:45:14
It's our 200th episode, and the start of the 2020 World Series! Rob, Russell, Ben and Darius celebrate this momentous occasion by discussing how everyone will treat the Astros going forwards, befor...
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Episode 199 - Reginald D Hunter Joins the Show from 2020-10-13T16:51:26
Comedian and documentary maker Reginald D Hunter joins Rachel to discuss his passion for the Atlanta Braves, following baseball from his home in the UK and how Greg Maddux influenced his career in ...
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Episode 198 - Take Off Your Pants and Bracket from 2020-09-29T09:20:07
The postseason is here and that can only mean one thing: ill-advised predictions. John, Russell, Rob and Darius fill out the official BF&N playoff bracket live on the pod. Is it finally the Dodgers...
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Episode 197 - Playoffs for Everyone from 2020-09-24T09:15:03
As the regular season approaches its conclusion, Rob, Russell, Ben and Darius talk about the race for the final NL playoff spots, the lack of race for the AL playoff spots, the new postseason forma...
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Episode 196 - The Two Russells from 2020-09-10T08:50:10
Russell Carleton, Baseball Prospectus analyst and author of The Shift, joins Russell and Darius to talk about whether teams are shifting too much, the next frontiers of baseball analysis, and the i...
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Episode 195 - Baseball is fun? from 2020-08-26T21:28:57
John, Darius, Russell and Ben reflect on the first half of the 2020 MLB season, whether the baseball feels normal and whether that matters at all as long as it's fun?
Fernando Tatis Jr g...
Episode 194 - Anika Orrock Joins the Show from 2020-08-03T18:48:45
Guest hosts Sarah and Helen from the UK Yankees podcast, the Empire Strikes Back, are joined the the brilliant Annika Orrock to discuss her fabulous new book The Incredible Women of the All-America...
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Episode 193 - Second Thoughts from 2020-07-30T11:01:08
Rachel, Rob, Russell and Darius chat about their favourite things from the season so far, debate the runner on second base in extra innings, and recap a whole lot more from the first week of the 20...
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Episode 192 - Three Days in July from 2020-07-27T20:28:39
Tom, Russ and John are joined by Miami Marlins UK's Pete Pratt to discuss a dramatic day in MLB following a classic Opening Weekend for the 2020 season.
Will three days in July be all th...
Episode 191 - Sprint Preview from 2020-07-22T17:09:30
Ben, Darius, Tom and John preview the 60 game wild card season in trademark BFN fashion - by inputting win totals into a spreadsheet you can't see.
Listen in to hear which basket your te...
Episode 190 - 2020 Baseball Visions - The Minor Leaguer with Mitch Horacek from 2020-07-20T17:16:10
Twins lefty Mitch Horacek joins to chat about the plight of minor league baseball players during COVID. During a candid conversation he discusses the need for union representation in the minors, go...
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Episode 189 - 2020 Baseball Visions - The MLBPA Agent, with Joshua Kusnick from 2020-07-10T16:20:26
MLBPA certified agent Joshua Kusnick joins to offer his perspective on whether the season should/will go ahead, the stagnation of the free agent market, the impact on his client Carlos Asuaje and t...
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Episode 188 - 2020 Baseball Visions - The Beat Reporter, with C. Trent Rosecrans from 2020-07-09T16:31:29
In the first of a series profiling those in key baseball roles ahead of a season unlike any other, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic Cincinnati joins us to talk about how the job of reporting migh...
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Episode 187 - Jason Benetti Joins the Show from 2020-07-05T20:00:12
Play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti joins Russell and Darius to talk about the role of the broadcaster, calling KBO games from his living room, the prospects of the White Sox and a 2020 MLB season...
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Episode 186 - When and Where? (And How and Why?) from 2020-07-03T20:27:27
Darius, John and Rob attempt to untangle the moral conundrum that will be the 2020 MLB season. Will it even happen? Does anyone care? What happens if a key player pulls out? Who'll spring surprises...
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Episode 185 - Dan Straily Joins the Show from 2020-06-22T09:40:28
Veteran of over 150 Big League games with six clubs, and current KBO ace with the Lotte Giants, Dan Straily joins John and Russ to chat about his career - including the impact of coaches and front ...
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Episode 184 - Josh Spence Joins the Show from 2020-06-11T18:04:05
Former Padres pitcher and coach, and current pitching coach for the Adelaide Giants of ABL, Josh Spence joins us to chat about the opportunities of college baseball, winning the College World Serie...
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Episode 183 - Alex Fast of Pitcher List from 2020-06-08T17:00:12
Alex Fast of Pitcher List joins Russell and Darius to discuss the site's recent PitchCon event, diversity in fantasy baseball, how to analyse pitching, shifting attention to the KBO, and much more....
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Episode 182 - Jon Deeble Joins the Show from 2020-06-06T13:19:08
Current Melbourne Aces coach and LA Dodgers scouting co-ordinator joins Russell to chat about his time helming Team Australia to Olympic silver, the cultural differences between US and Japanese bas...
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Episode 181 - Xavier Scruggs Joins the Show from 2020-06-03T19:10:28
Former Miami Marlin, St Louis Cardinal and NC Dino Xavier Scruggs joins John to chat about the Cardinals Way, playing on a Marlins roster up close to Ichiro, Bonds, Yelich, Stanton and Jose Fernand...
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Episode 180 - Rick van den Hurk Joins the Show from 2020-05-30T14:03:35
John is joined by Dutch baseball icon Rick van den Hurk to talk about his journey from the streets of Eindhoven to sharing a clubhouse with Miguel Cabrera and Aaron Boone; his unlikely chaperone as...
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Episode 179 - Drafting the Best of Baseball from 2020-05-28T19:00:07
Rachel gets Rob, Russell, Ben and Darius to draft the aspects of baseball they'd most want if starting a brand-new franchise.
This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are ...
Episode 178 - Justin Nicolino Joins the Show from 2020-05-26T18:31:08
Guest hosts Helen Atkinson and Sarah Briggs chat to former Miami Marlin and current Rakuten Monkey Justin Nicolino about life in Taiwan and his career in the bigs.
This show is part of t...
Episode 177 - Baseball Bucket List from 2020-05-21T21:22:16
John is joined by Darius, Rob, Russell and Tom to talk through their baseball bucket list.
There were five categories to stop them going way off-topic, they were:
- Item To Own
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Episode 176 - Brad Balukjian on The Wax Pack from 2020-05-18T10:12:59
Brad Balukjian, author of 'The Wax Pack', joins Rob to talk about how the book came together, his epic 11,000 mile journey to find all the players, and his elaborate scheme to meet Carlton Fisk.
Episode 175 - KBO Special #2 with Eric Hacker from 2020-05-14T21:29:57
Eric Hacker spent six seasons in the KBO with the Dinos and the Heroes - there's really no better guy to introduce the culture of baseball in the country and some of the top players he played with ...
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Episode 174 - Darin Downs Joins the Show from 2020-05-10T14:48:09
Former Detroit Tiger and Houston Astro Darin Downs, a man who has won baseball championships on three continents with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, the Melbourne Aces in the ABL and...
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Episode 173 - Introduction to the KBO from 2020-05-06T19:17:32
Loving the KBO, but need the inside scoop? We've got you!
English language KBO guru Dan Kurtz of My KBO, and Josh Lindblom, one of the best pitchers in the league's recent history join ...
Bonus Episode - Craig Counsell, Milwaukee Brewers from 2020-05-04T18:37:59
Milwaukee Brewers skipper Craig Counsell joins John to discuss his playing career in various new baseball markets, coming home to Wisconsin, the role of a baseball manager vs a soccer manager, and ...
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Episode 172 - In Conversation with Mike Lowell and Boog Sciambi from 2020-04-30T19:35:40
Great friends Jon 'Boog' Sciambi and Mike Lowell join John to reminisce about their time with the World Series Florida Marlins franchise, Mike's triumphs over adversity and some of the great baseba...
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Episode 171 - Perry Barber from 2020-04-28T19:05:54
Russell and Rob talk to legendary umpire Perry Barber (@perrybarber) about her path into baseball umpiring, what umpire school is like, how umpiring took her around the world, and how the landscape...
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Episode 101 - Baseball Room 101 from 2020-04-24T17:53:43
Episode 101 arrives just 70 episodes late as the gang take turns to attempt to consign their least favourite elements of the game we love to history's dustbin, overseen by the arbiter of taste - Da...
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Episode 170 - Meredith Wills from 2020-04-21T17:38:19
The baseball astrophysicist Meredith Wills joins Russ to chat about her work on MLB's bouncy 2019 balls and a whole loads of other trends in baseball analytics.
This show is part of the ...
Episode 169 - Introduction to the CPBL from 2020-04-18T17:18:47
Live baseball is back in Taiwan, and being piped into our homes every morning via the wonders of the internet!
Like everyone else in baseball world, we've been bitten by the CPBL bug and...
Episode 168 - Trevor May, Minnesota Twins from 2020-04-15T17:04:49
Minnesota Twins stud reliever Trevor May joins Russell to discuss his dual life as a Big League pitcher, and an elite gamer. And to talk about setting up the MLB The Show 20 tournament, obviously.....
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Bonus Episode - Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic&Fox Sports from 2020-04-13T16:58:32
In this bonus mini-pod, The Athletic's star baseball reporter Ken Rosenthal talks to John about the MLB London Series, and the impact of 2020 crises on the sport - the Astros 'banging scandal' and ...
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Episode 167 - Ty Kelly, New York Mets&Philadelphia Phillies from 2020-04-10T10:54:36
Rachel chats to former Mets and Phillies infielder Ty Kelly about his career in the bigs, his time with Team Israel and missing out on the Olympics, his efforts to improve Minor League pay and swee...
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Episode 166 - Brad Marcelino from 2020-04-07T17:46:09
GB Baseball coach, and freelance MLB hitting consultant Brad Marcelino joins John to chat about his career with the national squad, his time coaching Kris Bryant at University of San Diego, his fri...
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Episode 165 - Dallas Braden from 2020-04-04T15:32:58
Former Athletics pitcher turned baseball broadcaster Dallas Braden joins Russell to chat about his career from high school to the bigs, his show Starting 9 with Jared Carrabis and the changing face...
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Episode 164 - John Thorn from 2020-03-31T18:20:41
Rachel chats to baseball historian John Thorn who offers tales of Mickey Mantle, Ken Burns, Babe Ruth and everyone in between. They also talk about shortened seasons, why it's called the World Seri...
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Episode 163 - A Cup of Coffee with Jacob Kornhauser from 2020-03-27T16:29:13
Rob is joined by Jacob Kornhauser, author of 'The Cup of Coffee Club', to talk about those players who only ever got one game in the majors.
This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Netwo...
Episode 162 - Lane Adams, Minnesota Twins from 2020-03-24T20:57:57
Current Minnesota Twin, and former big leaguer with the Royals and Braves joined John to chat everything from the upheaval to Spring Training caused by COVID19, the fight for better pay for Minor L...
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Episode 161 - GB Coach Liam Carroll on the WBC that Never Was from 2020-03-22T17:48:44
Russell chats to GB coach Liam Carroll about their ill fated trip to Arizona for the WBC that never was...
This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in adver...
Episode 160 - Andy Burns, Toronto Blue Jays from 2020-03-20T21:01:33
Blue Jays infielder Andy Burns chats to John about his time with the club, his career as a 'rock star' with the Lotte Giants of the KBO and spending 2019 up close and personal in Buffalo with the B...
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Episode 159 - Darren Fletcher from 2020-03-18T21:35:23
Darren Fletcher, the voice of football on BT Sport and BBC Radio 5Live, joined Russell to chat about calling the MLB London Series for the UK broadcast, his own baseball fandom, and becoming a vira...
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Episode 158 - Five Senses, Two Balls from 2020-03-16T22:22:38
Rachel gets Rob, Russell and Darius to conjure up baseball memories that they associate with each of the five senses, from a tangential encounter with Jake Odorizzi to the heckling of Mike Costanzo...
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Episode 157 - The Big Season Preview Bonanza 2020 Edition from 2020-03-09T21:54:53
Ben is back!
Tom, John and Darius are joined by the boy wonder from down under, Ben Carter to go through their now locked in method of predicting the upcoming season. They take the total...
Episode 156 - Jeff Passan, ESPN from 2020-03-05T22:54:47
ESPN's own baseball savant Jeff Passan joins John to talk everything from the current state of baseball, to his evolution from reporter to newsbreaker. Includes a trade mark PASSAN BOMB at the end ...
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Episode 155 - Mark Simon, Sports Info Solutions from 2020-03-03T20:13:24
Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions joins Russell to discuss the latest edition of the Fielding Bible, the updated Defensive Runs Saved metric, and SABR, plus how Matt Chapman is even better than y...
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Episode 154 - Rick Teasley Returns from 2020-02-28T21:01:15
Pitcher Rick Teasley returns to the podcast to share stories of his 2019 in the Atlantic League as MLB used them as a testing ground for the new automated strike zone, and his reasons for moving ov...
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Episode 153 - MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince from 2020-02-27T07:00:13
MLB.com writer, MLB Network contributor, Morning Lineup Podcast host and author of "A Fan's Guide to Baseball Analytics: Why War, Whip, Woba, and Other Advanced Sabermetrics Are Essential to Unders...
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Episode 152 - OOTP Baseball's Rich Grisham from 2020-02-25T21:43:45
Tom is joined by Out Of The Park (OOTP) Baseball's Chief Operating Officer, Rich Grisham. They talk about how Rich got into OOTP, how he come to work with them, some of the challenges facing the te...
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Episode 151 - Autobiographical Baseball from 2020-02-21T19:16:12
New recruit Rachel Steinberg hits the ground running by asking John, Darius and Rob to chart their baseball autobiographies in five players.
This is a fun one.
This show is p...
Episode 150 - Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 2020-02-19T21:42:44
Russell talks to Derrick Goold, Cardinals beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the team's efforts to become an international brand, Derrick's love of London, and his participation in a...
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Episode 149 - Mason's Murder Mansion Ft. Joe Pisapia from 2020-02-12T07:30:51
Justin Mason and Joe Pisapia come on the show to educate Tom and Rob on the ways of Fantasy Baseball.
During the show they discuss Justin's murder basement he's recording from, Joe wanti...
Episode 148 - The Pizza Perspective from 2020-02-10T20:48:26
Brandon Lee and Alex Crisafulli join Russell and Darius to give the American perspective on the upcoming Cubs-Cardinals series in London, from the players to watch on each team to their outlook on ...
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Episode 147 - Emergency Pod, you Betts-er believe it. from 2020-02-05T22:49:35
Tom, John, Russell and special guest Joey Bailey from Four Bases combine to run through the blockbuster Mookie Betts trade that took place last night.
20 minutes in, Tom's computer shits...
Episode 146 - UZR (Udder Zone Rating) from 2020-01-31T22:37:28
Darius and Russell team up to try and educate two simpletons on the advanced statistics within the game of baseball.
Will John ever accept stats are good, will Tom manage to wrap his hea...
Episode 145 - Craig Goldstein on the Baseball Prospectus Annual from 2020-01-22T21:11:51
Craig Goldstein, Editor-in-Chief of Baseball Prospectus, joins Tom and Darius to discuss the 2020 BP Annual, from how the team of writers is assembled to the process of editing such a complex book....
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Episode 144 - Ben's Funeral from 2020-01-21T20:42:10
Bat Flips and Nerds emergency pod.
We don't want to spoil it here, but can the team recover from it?
The gang talk Astros managerial replacements, Dustin Pedroia, more excitin...
Episode 143 - Bangers and Trash from 2020-01-17T22:16:02
Tom, Darius and John rush through the latest good news baseball stories before going head first into the Astros bin bashing bonanza.
Tom finishes with a quiz that the other two find utte...
Episode 142 - Sean Doolittle&Eireann Dolan from 2020-01-05T14:05:21
What a way to start the year! All Star closer, World Series champ and all round #gooddude Sean Doolittle, and his equally incredible wife Eireann Dolan join John to discuss the plight of Minor Leag...
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Episode 141 - Ch-ch-ch-chang(ing baseball) from 2019-11-28T22:08:06
Darius and Tom discuss the suggestions the Twitter public made in how they would like to see baseball change.
They discuss Minor Leaguers pay, divisional realignment, changing the all-st...
Episode 140 - A Trash Can of Tea from 2019-11-21T21:42:20
Tom, John and Darius discuss the really important news: which teas they like and Gerardo Parra moving to Japan. Oh, and there's the sign-stealing scandal, the drastic culling of minor league teams,...
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Episode 139 - Premier 12 Preview from 2019-11-03T17:13:21
John is joined by three special guests to preview baseball's 'World Cup', the Premier 12, which is taking place right now! Japanese and Taiwanese baseball experts Kaz Yamazaki and Rob Liu give an i...
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Episode 138 - World Series Preview from 2019-10-22T20:55
What!? ANOTHER World Series Preview being released on the night of the World Series? That's right, but this one is different because it features five British blokes all talking about baseball!
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Episode 137 - Volvos of Baseball from 2019-10-16T20:39:32
Tom returns! He's joined by the ever present Darius Austin and the young spunk, Ben Carter. Tom immediately takes them off track by discussing a twitter storm from the past 24-hours, then the lates...
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Episode 136 - Pringledamus Unjuiced from 2019-10-11T06:02:14
Ben, John and Darius discuss the unjuiced playoff baseball and then break down all the Divisional Series action. They also hope that Tom's predictions don't come true, figure out which Yankees John...
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Episode 135 - The Playoff Preview with Garlick and Leake from 2019-10-01T20:51:05
John, Ben and Darius break down the playoff bracket, make some ill-advised predictions, and figure out if Kyle Garlick and Mike Leake have ever faced each other.
This show is part of the...
Episode 134 - GB Baseball's Liam Carroll on the European Championships from 2019-09-28T16:11:59
John is joined by GB Baseball's indefatigable coach Liam Carroll to discuss the national team's recent run at the European Baseball Championships. In Liam's own words 'a rather different 9th place ...
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Episode 133 - Joe's a Maddon, But Ned's Madder than Yost from 2019-09-25T15:43:36
John and Darius look forward to the playoffs and digest the Ned Yost news. Mike Ivory of UK Cubs and Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic Boston drop in to offer hot takes on the Maddon and Dombrowski sit...
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Episode 132 - Fill Me With Your Stats from 2019-09-05T20:59:02
Tom and John are back! John isn't hosting, which means it's going to be...stupid.
Darius and Ben try to bring some balance into the madness, but unfortunately they get wrapped into Tom's...
Episode 131 - Just A Little Angry Man from 2019-08-29T20:52
Robyn Davidson joins Ben, Russell and Darius to talk doping in baseball, covering cycling, the impossibly resilient Yankees and the playoff races, and they all try to figure out if there is anythin...
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Episode 130 - Pete Alonso, Rookie of the Year from 2019-08-15T21:13:01
Tracey Wilks of UKMetsOnline joins Ben and Darius to talk all things Mets, from their recent hot streak and playoff chances to Pete Alonso's Rookie of the Year candidacy, the masterful Jeff McNeil,...
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Episode 129 - Jorge Cantu Joins the Show from 2019-08-03T18:34:26
Mexican Baseball legend Jorge Cantu, former slugger with the Rays, Marlins and Reds joins us to talk about his MLB career, the World Baseball Classic, and offers some great tales from the clubhouse...
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Episode 128 - Trade Deadline Live from 2019-08-01T06:11:55
Tom, Russell and Darius react live to all the trade deadline moves, from a rather underwhelming first hour to a wild 20 minutes after the deadline when they find out the Astros have acquired Zack G...
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Episode 127 - Tyler Kepner on 'K' from 2019-07-22T20:06:40
The New York Times' Tyler Kepner joins John to discuss his brilliant recent book 'K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches' following a weekend in which three of its major characters headed to Coope...
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Episode 126 - Cricket and All-Stars with Hannah Keyser from 2019-07-14T08:00:18
Hannah Keyser of Yahoo Sports joins Darius to discuss her Deadspin documentary 'The Cricket Kings of Queens' about a New York high school's cricket team, her trip to the All-Star Game in Cleveland,...
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Episode 125 - Ben Lindbergh on The MVP Machine from 2019-07-11T20:35:27
The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh joins Tom and Darius to talk about his new book, The MVP Machine, plus Effectively Wild approaching its seventh anniversary, and how he consumes baseball.
This...
Episode 124 - Wrapping London Series 2019 with Coley Harvey and Jason Mastrodonato from 2019-07-09T19:13:42
ESPN's Coley Harvey and Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald join John to unpack the Yakke and Red Sox reactions to that landmark weekend in London.
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Episode 123 - The Hangover - London Series Edition from 2019-07-04T18:49:27
Your four pals are back (plus extra special appearance from Stand-In Blake) to wrap up the best weekend of our collective lives. Totes emosh.
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Episode 122 - London Series Day One Review with Marly Rivera from 2019-06-30T10:57:55
Marly Rivera joins the boys to round up the wildest day of baseball we've ever seen...
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Episode 121 - LIVE FROM LONDON STADIUM from 2019-06-29T12:56:26
The whole band is back together, and we're only in the bloody PRESS BOX!
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Episode 120 - LIVE FROM LONDON from 2019-06-28T08:48:36
John and Tom start the hype...
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Episode 119 - Beginner's Guide to the MLB London Series from 2019-06-23T19:44:22
Tom and John preview next week's series, focussing on introducing the two teams and their players to those experiencing baseball for the first time. They also give their series predictions and tack...
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Episode 118 - Top Hatchos from 2019-06-18T20:39:33
Mike Ivory joins John and Darius to talk about the Cubs and Cardinals coming to London in 2020, what they're all looking forward to at next week's London Series, and the Kimbrel and Keuchel signing...
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Episode 117 - Sam Schultz, Padres Baseball Operations from 2019-06-03T06:03:14
Russell is joined by Padres Baseball Operations Fellow Samantha Schultz to discuss her role in the San Diego front office.
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Episode 116 - Tom (Allegedly) Hit a Home Run from 2019-05-29T21:30
Tom claims to have hit a home run during the first game of the Softball60 tournament. Ben, John and Darius do their best to ignore him while still discussing the event, as well as what's going on a...
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Episode 115 - Sam Kennedy, President&CEO of the Red Sox from 2019-05-22T19:00
Red Sox big cheese Sam Kennedy joins John to chat about the bonds between the Red Sox and Liverpool FC, the club's strong desire to pioneer MLB's assault on Europe and the logistical hiccups the te...
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Episode 114 - Baseball Artist Andy Brown Joins the Show from 2019-05-12T17:30
John chats to Andy Brown, the Korean based British baseball artist about how his passion for painting found a muse in the sport of baseball, his artistic career to date, his current quest to docume...
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Episode 113 - Tim Dillard Joins the Show from 2019-04-26T19:00
John chats to former Brewers, and current Rangers pitcher - and social media pro - Tim Dillard about making the most of your talent, 'doing something' every day, the importance of kindness and his ...
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Episode 112 - Royal Ramble from 2019-04-17T21:30
Tom returns from his two weeks in Italy and begins by rambling about computer games.
Darius then agrees they really should talk about baseball and Tom rambles about the epic start from S...
Episode 111 - Baseball is Upside Down from 2019-04-11T21:00
The guys get to grips with the weirdness of the new baseball season, in which Tim Beckham is apparently better than Chris Sale...
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Episode 110 - Boog Sciambi Joins the Show from 2019-03-27T20:00
ESPN Wednesday Night Baseball play-by-play guy Boog Sciambi joins John to reminisce about his time calling the Marlins and Braves, to look forward to the new season and MLB London, and offer some r...
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Bonus Episode - Mark Donaldson and Ben Riegel Talk 'Caps Off' from 2019-03-24T17:00
Mark and Ben offer insights into the birth of BT and ESPN's new UK baseball show 'Caps Off', including some behind the scenes stories from Spring Training, which players are obsessed with which Pre...
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Episode 109 - The Big Season Preview Bonanza from 2019-03-20T18:00
The whole team gets together to predict season records for all 30 teams. Darius makes up player names, Ben continues his bizarre Mets love-in, Tom references... erm 'older' adult dating websites an...
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Episode 108 - Jake and Jordan of Cespedes BBQ Join the Show from 2019-03-15T21:00
John is joined by Jake and Jordan or Cespedes Family BBQ to discuss their path from the wilderness to MLB, and their enduring love of minor league ball, shared experience of watching baseball from ...
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Episode 107 - The Athletic's Emily Waldon from 2019-02-24T21:30
Emily Waldon of The Athletic Detroit and The Athletic MLB joins Tom to talk about her start in Baseball writing and Minor League Players rights.
They talk about Ken Rosenthal and his Sla...
Episode 106 - Peter Moylan joins the Show from 2019-02-20T20:00
Outsoken veteran Aussie reliever Peter Moylan joins John to discuss his career, and to get a few things off his chest about the state of employment for baseball players, and the impact of front off...
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Episode 105 - AJ Cassavell and Jesse Agler, Live from Padres Spring Training from 2019-02-17T18:30
Tom is at the San Diego Padres Spring Training facility in Peoria, Arizona. He is joined by AJ Cassavell to talk about the Padres Spring Training plans, their outlook going into 2019 and how AJ's t...
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Episode 104 - Rick Teasley Joins the Show from 2019-02-10T17:30
John is joined by Somerset Patriots ace Rick Teasley to discuss his itinerant career which has taken him from the Rays minors system through Australia and Taiwan to Venezuela. They discuss Rick's a...
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Episode 103 - The One Where They Had Nothing To Talk About from 2019-02-06T21:00
Darius and Tom break down the Ken Rosenthal article on the major changes proposed in MLB, some as soon as this season!
They then answer listener questions on Harper, Machado, Keuchel and...
Bat Flips and Nerds Fantasy Baseball Guide 1 from 2019-01-23T22:00
Tom and Darius are here to guide you through the very basics of Fantasy Baseball.
What is Fantasy Baseball?
What are the different types of leagues?
What are the di...
Game Makers 1 - Murray Cook from 2019-01-16T20:30
Tom is joined by MLB's head groundskeeper, Murray Cook to discuss his role and the upcoming London Series.
They start by discovering how Murray got into being a groundskeeper, then his p...
Episode 102 - Craig Calcaterra of NBC Sports Joins the Show (Full) from 2019-01-12T09:30
Craig Calcaterra joins John to discuss Britpop, sticking to sports, baseball's faux history, and the fact that the media is obsessed with ill-informed vox pops the world over.
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Episode 102 - Craig Calcaterra Joins the Show from 2019-01-11T18:30
John talks to NBC Sports Lead Baseball Writer Craig Calcaterra about 'sticking to sports', covering baseball from the middle of nowhere and his recent tour of the UK's crappest towns.
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Episode 100 - The B&N Christmas Party from 2018-12-18T21:30
Christmas is here! John is joined by Tom 'Jingle', Darius and Ben for a live Christmas special, complete with mince pies, mulled wine, silly jumpers and secret santa.
They go over listen...
Episode 99 - Mike Petriello Joins the Show from 2018-12-10T22:00
MLB.com's Mike Petriello is the special guest this week, joining Russell and Darius to talk about Statcast, from what to look for when using the data to what might be coming in the future. They als...
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Episode 98 - MLB London Belongs To Me? from 2018-11-30T21:30
John and Darius are joined by MLB Community's Dave Shaw to discuss MLB London's ticket prices and taking a positive from a negative through fan owned events, plus some hot stove chat and listener Q...
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Episode 97 - The (World Series) Ring from 2018-11-02T18:30
The season is over and the Red Sox are champions. Tom, Ben, and Darius discuss the World Series, including how we were still wrong about Boston even though they won, and whether Alex Cora and his g...
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Episode 96 - The Adventures of Baseball Brit from 2018-10-22T20:00
John talks to Joey Mellows aka 'Baseball Brit' about his 75 game baseball adventure. Joey shares his favourite spots, meetings and experiences of the trip, a few scrapes and wild stories and tips f...
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Episode 95 - The Evil Wizard of Legal Positivism from 2018-10-18T20:30
John begins the show going crazy about the Jose Altuve "home run" reactions, whilst trying to stay calm.
Tom then tries to bring John down by making reference to his now famous "passed b...
Episode 94 - Championship Series Roundtable from 2018-10-11T21:30
Four teams are still in with a chance to win the World Series. Darius talks to representatives of all four, starting with Leon Boyne (Dodgers) and Charlie Batho (Brewers) ahead of the NLDS, before ...
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Episode 93 - Playoff Prediction Pod from 2018-10-02T21:00
It's playoff season, and that means it's time for some more ill-advised predictions from the gang. Russell, Ben, and Darius go through the entire playoff bracket and put together the official Bat F...
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Episode 92 - Rays Up for Rocktober from 2018-09-28T22:30
The Rays have had such an unusual season that we enlist specialist help to discuss them, in the form of regular Rays expert Rob Noverraz. Rob, Ben, and Darius discuss the experience and effectivene...
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Episode 91 - NL West Round(ish)table from 2018-09-19T21:00
Tom and Darius talk their way through the race for the NL West and the NL Wildcard.
Tom waxes lyrical about the Padres future, Darius has little gloom for the Giants future, then the guy...
Episode 90 - Ben's DMs Are Open from 2018-09-13T21:30
With the announcement of David Wright's impending retirement, John quizzes Ben and Darius about Wright's career and whether the Mets third baseman will end up in the Hall of Fame. They debate the l...
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Episode 89 - Stat Tips From Nerds from 2018-08-27T20:30
Russell Eassom and Darius give the listeners (well, at least two of them, anyway) what they want with an exclusively stat-focused listener question show. Questions answered range from 'what is a go...
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Episode 88 - Johnny Hates Yaz from 2018-08-24T17:30
John and Darius discuss the storming Oakland As, the end of the affair in Washington and the latest on MLB London. John also finds time for another rant, this one focussed on Red Sox all-timer and ...
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Episode 87 - I Predict A Rant from 2018-08-15T20:30
The guys revisit their pre-season predictions to find only one of them knows anything about baseball. Unfortunately, it's the one who did a live bat flip during the podcast...
They also ...
Episode 86 - San Diego Padres pitcher Phil Hughes from 2018-08-08T20:00
Our very first active Major Leaguer, Phil Hughes, joins Tom just before he "ships out" to Miller Park to face the Brewers and attempt to take the series.
They talk about Phil's favourite...
Episode 85 - Brittany Ross Jr and Courtney Evans, Mission 108 from 2018-08-01T18:00
Brittany Ross Jr, wife of former Red Sox and Rangers pitcher Robbie Ross Jr, and her Partnerships Director Courtney Evans join us to talk about their charity Mission 108; it's ambition to raise awa...
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Episode 84 - Deadline Day Dash from 2018-07-27T08:00
John, Ben and Darius discuss a busy run up to the deadline, the awful orioles, Trout hypotheticals and mull over your trade suggestions.
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Episode 83 - NL East Roundtable from 2018-07-18T19:00
John is joined by reps of the Phillies, Braves, Mets and Marlins to discuss the 2018 NL East. Topics inclde the form of the unrepresented Nats, whether Machado will be a Phillie and the future fate...
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Episode 82 - Mid-Season Review with Carlos Peña from 2018-07-14T09:00
The always brilliant Carlos Peña, a 14 year MLB veteran, joins John (and Darius, a bit later on!) to talk about the state of baseball in 2018 including epic rants on hazing, shifting and the All St...
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Episode 81 - Scott Richmond Joins the Show from 2018-07-06T16:00
John has a feature length interview with former Blue Jays pitcher Scott Richmond on his long road to the Majors, his current role with Nettuno in Italy and his globetorotting baseball career. Scott...
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Episode 80 - Divisional Chat (NL Central) from 2018-06-27T05:00
Tom is joined by British based baseball fans;Â Michael Ivory (Cubs), Craig Hurring (Brewers) and James Feldman (Pirates) to talk all that is good (and very bad) in the NL Central.
They go...
Episode 79 - Nate Freiman Joins the Show from 2018-06-25T20:30
Darius talks to former Oakland A's player Nate Freiman about his Fancred show 'The Launch Angle' and his foray into the world of analytics and coding. They discuss Nate's major league experience, i...
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Brit Sox and Nerds Episode 6 - Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic Boston Returns from 2018-06-20T17:00
Jen McCaffrey digs into her conversations with Red Sox and MLB brass on their hopes for next year's MLB London Series. She and John also address a resurgent Chris Sale and first day nerves for Jale...
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Episode 78 - Our Ass Is In the Jackpot from 2018-06-15T21:00
John is back in the UK and talks about an eventful trip to Boston, including a recreation of the Lion King in the stands. He and Tom discuss Terry Collins vs the Umpires and answer listener questio...
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Episode 77 - Divisional Chat (AL West) from 2018-06-11T20:30
Dom Clarke (A's), Tom Young (Mariners), George Martin (Astros) and Nick Wright (Angels) join Darius on the second of our divisional roundtables to discuss the AL West, most notably whether the Mari...
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Brit Sox and Nerds Episode 5 - Evan Drellich, NBC Sports from 2018-06-07T14:30
John heads to the wrong cafe to meet the wonderfully accommodating Evan Drellich. They chat about the 2018 Red Sox and Evan's new book 'The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the Boston Red Sox'...
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Episode 76 - Welcome To The Show from 2018-05-30T20:00
Tom gets a short notice call to get his ass up to the bigs, as John is a late notice scratch from the lineup. Without any prep, Tom welcomes back Darius.
Tom attempts (Badly) to update D...
Episode 75 - Divisional Chat (AL East) from 2018-05-22T21:00
Tom is joined by Matt Clough (Orioles), Mike Shipley (Blue Jays) and Rob Noverraz (Rays) to talk all about the AL East and the "exciting" division that it is.
Matt starts us off and make...
Episode 74 - Cricketer Benny Howell and Mets Author Brian Wright from 2018-05-17T21:00
It’s double interview trouble! Ben is joined by Gloucestershire cricketer Benny Howell to discuss his passion for baseball, his unconventional ‘knuckleball’ and what the two sports could learn from...
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Episode 73 - The One with Tom, Rob Manfred and MLB in London from 2018-05-08T20:30
The guys break down the huge announcement of a Red Sox v Yankees series in London in June 2019. Tom recounts tales of shading Sadiq Khan and explaining baseball to the UK press corps, Ben talks abo...
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Episode 72 - British Baseball for Beginners (and Experts) from 2018-05-03T20:00
John is joined by the London Mets' Ryan Turtill to discuss their baseball for beginners programme, and by GB coach Liam Carroll to talk about GB players at elite level.
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Episode 71 - Baseball Players Who Look Like Eggs from 2018-04-24T19:30
The whole gang are back, picking their MLB breakout stars and discussing rough starts for Stanton and Votto. They also chat about Tom's first ever pro baseball game, and the international currency ...
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Episode 70 - Independent Baseball Special from 2018-04-15T16:00
John is joined by 'BaseballBrit' Joey Mellows to discuss his plans to attend 73 baseball games in 2018, and to jump head first into the world of 'Indy' baseball. He also interviews the General Mana...
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Brit Sox and Nerds Episode 4 - Jen McCaffrey from 2018-04-11T19:00
Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic Boston joins John to chat about the possibility of a return for her to London - this time to see the Red Sox - in 2019 and to dip into some of the reasons for the team...
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Episode 69 - Shohei Ohtani, Nice! from 2018-04-05T21:00
Dave Shaw from Baseball by Committee joins John and Darius to discuss the spate of MLB fan meetups across the UK, and to discuss which of the stories of Opening Week might be for real. Including Sh...
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Episode 68 - Yankees vs Red Sox...in London?! from 2018-03-22T21:00
It looks like the Yankees and Red Sox are coming to London in 2019. Blake Finney joins John and Darius live from across the pond to discuss the news and ponder the implications and logistics of the...
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Episode 67 - Bat Flips&Nerds Official 2018 MLB Predictions Show from 2018-03-17T17:00
The whole team is back - even Ben is there. So what do they do? They fill in a magic spreadsheet that has magic powers; namely, telling them whether their predictions for the 2018 MLB season make a...
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Episode 66 - Charlie Hill, MLB UK from 2018-03-09T21:30
John is joined by the head of MLB's UK office, Charlie Hill.
They cover everything from MLB Battlegrounds, through fan engagement and the expanding London office. Oh, they talk about som...
Episode 65 - Sano-mageddon from 2018-03-01T21:30
Another week in which you, the listener, are the star of our show as we answer your weird and wonderful questions - including which second baseman would best a bar brawl, and which MLB stars are se...
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Episode 64 - Listener Questions and the Street Furniture Draft from 2018-02-22T20:30
John and Tom are back, this time they answer all your burning questions.
They start by looking at the Red Sox and their recent moves, tackle the Rays teardown/rebuild/who knows, they spe...
Episode 63 - C. Trent Rosecrans Joins the Show from 2018-02-07T22:00
John and Darius are joined by The Athletic's new Reds correspondent C. Trent Rosecrans to discuss the team's 2018 vintage, and his own podcast 'Great American Dream', which follows Minor League pro...
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Episode 62 - Slow Offseason, Faster Games? from 2018-02-02T06:00
Tom and Darius talk about the revamped Milwaukee Brewers, including the Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich moves, then discuss the many reasons suggested for the general lack of free agent activity....
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Episode 61 - Ed Miliband Joins the Show from 2018-01-16T19:30
Former Labour leader and current MP for Doncaster North, Ed Miliband, joins John to discuss his love of the Boston Red Sox and the crossover between baseball and politics.
Ed also has hi...
Episode 60 - Baseball Book Draft from 2018-01-09T20:30
Host of the Baseball by the Book podcast Justin McGuire joins the guys to share some of his favourite guests and take part in a 'draft' of our favourite, and less celebrated, baseball books.
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Episode 59 - Josh Tols, Melbourne Aces&Niigata Albirex from 2017-12-21T21:00
Joey Mellows has an interview with Melbourne Aces stud pitcher Josh Tols covering his development in Australia, transferring to the States for college and his time in pro ball in Indy Ball's Pecos ...
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Episode 58 - Dan Vaughan, Perth Heat&Kansas City T-Bones from 2017-12-13T22:00
John is joined for an in-depth chat by Dan Vaughan, the voice of ABL's Perth Heat and the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association. Dan shares tales of his path to the commentary booth and h...
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Episode 57 - What on Earth is Prawn Cocktail? from 2017-12-01T22:00
Gabriel Fidler of Extra Innings UK joins John and Darius to talk about the new European baseball tournament and his interviews with British minor leaguers P.J. Conlon and Blake Taylor, Italian star...
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Episode 56 - Travis Blackley, Brisbane Bandits from 2017-11-18T09:30
For the second in our previews for this year's Australian Baseball League, John is joined by the Brisbane Bandits' Travis Blackley. Travis talks about his fast track to the Majors in Seattle, his P...
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Episode 55 - Tony Harris, Sydney Blue Sox&Pittsburgh Pirates from 2017-11-15T20:30
In the first of two podcasts to preview this year's Australian Baseball League, John talks to new Sydney Blue Sox manager and long-time Baseball Australia stalwart Tony Harris. They cover Tony's ea...
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Episode 54 - An Homage to Halladay and the Alternative Awards from 2017-11-12T22:30
Following the tragic death of former Blue Jays and Phillies ace Roy Halladay, John is joined by Colin Murray to reminisce about Halladay's wonderful career and Colin's memories of meeting the man h...
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Episode 53 - Chris Taylor is Basically Babe Ruth from 2017-11-04T18:30
Darius and Ben get together for a World Series wrap podcast after the Astros' victory. They discuss the highlights of the series, where it ranks among recent World Series in terms of entertainment,...
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Episode 52 - Fireworks, Gold Gloves, and Relocating the Rays from 2017-10-26T22:00
Darius is joined by Tampa Bay Rays fan and friend of the show Rob Noverraz to marvel at an incredible seesaw battle in Game 2 of the World Series, including Chris Taylor's bizarre fielding play, Ya...
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Episode 51 - Expanding on Expansion from 2017-10-19T21:00
Tom returns to join John and Darius in a discussion of Joe Maddon's latest round of antics as the Cubs teeter on the brink of elimination. They also marvel at the Yankees' resurgence and the Astros...
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Episode 50 - John Farrell for Carlisle Manager from 2017-10-12T21:30
With all the excitement of the playoffs, the team has managed to do very little awards research, so they are put on the back burner once again in favour of Divisional Series chat. John asks Ben and...
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Episode 49 - John's New Christmas Jumper from 2017-10-06T20:30
As the only member of the regular team who isn't a fan of a playoff team, Darius ends up quizzing John, Ben, and Tom about the postseason misfortune of the Rockies and Red Sox - the latter very muc...
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Episode 48 - Easy Mode Baseball from 2017-09-28T21:00
John and Darius join Tom to muse how many pitches they'd take to get a hit off Chris Sale. They also dig into the Bruce Maxwell story, whether there are too many home runs in baseball and make ill-...
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Episode 47 - Halfway to St Patrick's Day from 2017-09-19T21:00
With Darius back in the UK after touring Chicago's MLB parks, Tom and Ben quiz him about all the important stuff - mainly food, from Chicago-style hot dogs to nacho helmets and even Tom's very stri...
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Episode 46 - Shall We Sing A Song For You? from 2017-09-11T21:00
John, Ben and Tom talk Dodgers and Indians and Ben's trip to MLB HQ before getting creative with listener questions. There are some terrible puns, include perhaps the best/worst Yu Darvish pun of a...
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Brit Sox And Nerds Episode 3 - Bryan Joiner from 2017-09-07T20:00
Bryan Joiner (Baseball Prospectus Boston and Over The Monster) joins Tom to talk all about how he got into writing, wiriting for BP Boston and Over The Monster, the recent SB Nation critism, why he...
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Episode 45 - Carlos Pena Pops In from 2017-08-31T20:00
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MLB UK Ambassador, 2007 Comeback Player of the Year, 2009 All Star and home run leader - all these things describe this week's guest Carlos Pena. In a taster for a more in-depth chat s...
Episode 44 - GB Baseball's Liam Carroll from 2017-08-20T19:00
John is joined by Great Britain baseball coach Liam Carroll, making his fourth (including cameos) appearance here on the pod. Liam talks about the experience and impact of MLB Battlegrounds on the ...
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Episode 43 - The Live One from 2017-08-08T21:00
Tom and John join forces for the first live Bat Flips And Nerds show (There was another one, but we will never speak of it again).
The boys talk Manchester Meetup, the dangers of democra...
Episode 42 - Roy Keane is Chase Utley from 2017-08-02T21:30
Ben and Darius break down the very exciting news of MLB regular season games coming to the UK in 2019 and 2020, before brainstorming ideas for the UK Night being held on August 16th by Official Min...
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Episode 41 - Emergency Pod Crew, Assemble! from 2017-07-28T19:00
Tom and John join for a very quick podcast to talk about why they didn't record on Thursday and planned to record on Sunday. It's a tale of hope, elation, desperation and finally despair.
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Episode 40 - Baseball Punk, Deadline Junk from 2017-07-21T18:30
John and Ben are joined this week by two special guests. Evan October, frontman of the Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club talks about their upcoming UK tour supporting CJ Ramone and how a baseball th...
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Brit Sox And Nerds Episode 2 - Jake Devereaux from 2017-07-17T21:30
BP Boston writer and The Red Seat podcast host, Jake Devereaux joins Tom to talk all about the Boston Red Sox.
They start by talking about how Jake got into baseball writing, including h...
Episode 39 - The Panda and the Donkey from 2017-07-14T20:30
With John, Tom, and Ben all away, Blake Finney (@FinneyBlake) joins Darius to discuss the latest blockbuster MLB transaction, Pablo Sandoval being designated for assignment. They then move on to mu...
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Brit Sox And Nerds Episode 1 - Jared Carrabis from 2017-07-10T21:00
Jared Carrabis of Barstool Sports and CSN's Baseball programe join Tom and John to talk Red Sox in this very first edition of Brit Sox and Nerds! The Red Sox spin-off from Bat Flips and Nerds.
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Episode 38 - Dispatches from MLB Battlegrounds from 2017-07-05T20:00
A special episode this week with John and Darius live on site from MLB Battlegrounds. We hear from MLB legends Cliff Floyd and Shawn Green, Italian sensation Federico Celli, GB coach Liam Carroll, ...
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Episode 37 (ish) - Mike Scioscia is... from 2017-06-29T20:00
Award winning journalist Darius Austin and "Peter and the Wolf" lead Tom Pringle join together on a miserable Thursday evening to talk baseball.
MLB UK have announced the lineup and itin...
Episode 36 - We Were Saying Boooo-sney from 2017-06-22T20:00
Darius and John are joined by Blake Finney to discuss the Nats bullpen and the state of the shocking NL East. They also look at a 'week of bullshit' in baseball discussing the Mets puzzling reactio...
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Episode 35 - Josh Chetwynd from 2017-06-18T19:00
Legendary Channel 5 baseball broadcaster and GB catcher Josh Chetwynd joins John to discuss everything from his college career at Northwestern, his professional baseball career to his key role in d...
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Episode 34 - Ben Gets A Job from 2017-06-15T20:00
Tom hosts, with Darius and Ben providing all the vital stats and info on the Major League Draft. Who went where, did the Twins pick right? Who has the silliest name? When will Ben be drafted.
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Episode 33 - Gryffindor Gosewisch&Gammon Samardzija from 2017-06-11T19:29:11
Ben and Tom join John in wondering how to pronounce Scooter Gennett's surname, whether anyone saw his four homers under that came uni, and to dig deep on the roasting hot Houston Astros. As ever, f...
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Episode 32 - All Aboard The Bandwagon! from 2017-06-01T20:53:29
Britain's top prospect Ben Carter isn't available tonight, so this time John leads the cause while Darius and Tom pull at his coat tails.
Tonights show consisted of:
Bryce Har...
Episode 31 - Bundesliga Baseball, Barry Bonds, and Bernie Brewer's Water Slide from 2017-05-26T21:13:07
John talks to Great Britain player Jordan Edmonds of the Hamburg Stealers about his baseball career and life in the Bundesliga. Then Darius and Ben discuss whether Mike Trout should get the Barry B...
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Episode 30 - Runter Henfroe And Toby BellRinger from 2017-05-18T21:25:23
Tom takes over hosting duties while John is away watching Battle Bots and reading Harry Potter. The guys start the show with a very important guest, GB Baseball Head Coach, Liam Carroll. Liam tells...
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Episode 29 - With a little bit of luck, we won't offend everyone from 2017-05-12T16:01:36
John continues his hosting duties, where he offends the returning Tom, the military, anyone who has died during active service, the Rockies, Julio Urias and all the UK Garage fans that are still st...
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Bonus Episode - Antoan Richardson Joins the Show from 2017-05-09T15:56:30
It's #JeterWeek in the Bronx, so it's the perfect time to hear from the man who scored his most famous run - GB Baseball's recently retired outfield stalwart, Antoan Richardson. As well as discussi...
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Episode 28 - Schimpf Cocktail Military Megamix from 2017-05-04T20:13:15
John and Darius stick a fork in the Mets before casting an eye over the bona fides of two phenomena - Aaron Judge and the Minnesota Twins. Ryan Schimpf and Eric Thames prove that some guys are easi...
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Episode 26 - Africans, Europeans, Soldiers and Phenoms from 2017-04-27T20:04:11
With Tom 'on manoeuvres' Ben and Darius join John to find a fitting nickname for phenom Eric Thames and to discuss which pitchers they love and love to hate. Health warning for fans of John Lackey,...
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Episode 25 - Greg Coleman, GM Erie SeaWolves from 2017-04-23T18:10:17
Greg Coleman, GM of the Official UK MiLB Affiliate Erie SeaWolves, joins the show to introduce the team and town, and talk about how much they all love the UK!
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Episode 24 - What are we doing? Naming Twins Relievers from 2017-04-13T21:03:47
The boys are tired, which means they swear. So please be warned, John's potty mouth does go for it.
Tom hosts, John and Ben talk at different points, there is a loose structure to the po...
Episode 23 - The Official MiLB Affiliate of the UK from 2017-04-12T20:03:36
John and Tom are joined by 'The Show Before the Show' stalwart and ballpark chaser Benjamin Hill to decide the order for the Bat Flips and Nerds 'Official MiLB Affiliate of the UK' bracket.
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(During) Season Preview - Boston Red Sox from 2017-04-05T19:47:21
Some bloke called Tom Pringle joins Ben Carter to talk all about the Boston Red Sox. They talk about last season, this season and of course the collection of silly questions to finish.
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Season Preview - St. Louis Cardinals from 2017-03-29T20:04:25
Richard Churchill (@RChurchill26)joins Ben to talk all about the St. Louis Cardinals. They go deep into last season with plenty of honesty on display, then Richard continues the pessimism as they d...
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Episode 22 - Colin Murray Joins the Show from 2017-03-28T20:57:54
Broadcaster and British Blue Jays fan royalty Colin Murray joins John to talk getting into baseball, why you need to stick with it, how Roy Halladay and Roberto Alomar have left a mark on his life ...
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Season Preview - Cleveland Indians from 2017-03-26T17:26:02
In his first appearance as a preview host, John is guided through the ins and outs of the Cleveland Indians by Bath based Indians fan and blogger Ash Day.
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Season Preview - Colorado Rockies from 2017-03-23T21:26:27
The preview tables are turned on Batflips & Nerds regular Ben Carter (@ukbaseballblog), as Darius Austin (@DariusA64) grills him about the Colorado Rockies, a process that reveals lots of love for ...
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Episode 21 - Dispatches from the World Baseball Classic from 2017-03-21T21:04:56
In a special tie up with Extra Innings, we bring you exclusive interviews with Adrian Gonzalez, Francisco Cervelli, Drew Butera and Josh Harrison direct from the WBC.
John provides appal...
Episode 20 - Vaughan Harris, Sydney Blue Sox from 2017-03-18T20:28:06
Sydney Blue Sox and Great Britain pitcher Vaughan Harris (@vaughanh34) joins Darius Austin to talk about his career, the Australian Baseball League, and the World Baseball Classic, including his ve...
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Episode 19 - Ben Davis, Southampton Mustangs from 2017-03-15T20:34:53
Southampton Mustangs and National Baseball League (NBL) commissioner, Ben Davis, joins John to talk all about the Mustangs 2016 NBL victory and the future of the team. They touch on the ever increa...
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Season Preview - Oakland Athletics from 2017-03-13T16:57:41
Matt Smith (@MattBaseballGB) joins Tom to talk all about the Oakland Athletics. They cover the Sonny Gray injury, the hopes for 2017 and Matt leaves everyone with an image of an Oakland A sitting i...
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Season Preview - Toronto Blue Jays from 2017-03-11T21:01:24
Mike Shipley (@99Xenon99) joins Tom to talk all about the Toronto Blue Jays. Mike stays positive, even when talking about Jarrod Saltalamacchia and his potential time at the plate. To Toms disappoi...
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Season Preview - Detroit Tigers from 2017-03-09T20:46:11
Jed (@TigersJUK) joins Ben to talk all about the Detroit Tigers in detail, Jed remains pessimistic throughout the pod until the wild and bold prediction.
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Episode 18 - While John is away... from 2017-03-07T22:12:29
BASEBALL IS BACK! Tom is incredibly excited, Darius less so, but seeing as Tom is hosting the chaps talk Spring Training.
The WORLD baseball classic and it's lack of coverage available ...
Season Preview - Los Angeles Angels from 2017-03-05T15:30:33
Joe Hulbert (@HulbertJoe) joins Ben Carter (@UkBaseballBlog) to talk all about the Los Angeles Angels. They discuss the back end of the rotation, why Mariners fans should be cautious of Jerry Dipot...
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Season Preview - Tampa Bay Rays from 2017-03-04T09:59:46
Rob Noverraz (@RobNoverraz) joins Tom to talk all about the Tampa Bay Rays, the fragility of their team every year and who broke David Price (This was before we all found out he was fixed). The pod...
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Episode 17 - Cricket vs Baseball from 2017-03-03T08:44:37
New Zealand Test cricketer Daryl Tuffey joins John to discuss the crossover between his sport and baseball, how fantasy baseball brought together the NZ squad in the mid 2000s, his love of the Minn...
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Season Preview - Milwaukee Brewers from 2017-03-01T16:29:29
Craig Hurring (@CraigHurring) joins Tom to talk all about the Milwaukee Brewers. They get all poetic and sentimental about this sport we all love, before deciding that Ryan Braun should stay at hom...
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Season Preview - San Francisco Giants from 2017-03-01T16:22:04
Jasmine Baba (@__baba) joins Tom to talk all about the San Francisco Giants, their 2016 fragile bullpen and lack of hitting, then they soon shift onto 2017 and who has the smoothest face in the lin...
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Season Preview - Washington Nationals from 2017-02-27T20:46:12
Mike Witcombe (@MikeWitcombe) joins Tom to talk all about the "playoff curse" Washington Nationals. Mike has hopes for 2017, but not much beyond the year. All this hope is on the rotation staying h...
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Season Preview - New York Yankees from 2017-02-26T21:30:29
Mark Blakemore joins Tom to talk about Tom's least favourite subject, the New York Yankees. The conversation shifts quickly from what happened last year to what will happen this year, then finally ...
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Episode 16 - Chris Berset Interview from 2017-02-25T17:30:27
John is joined by Great Britain, and former Cincinnati Reds AAA, catcher Chris Berset to discuss his career with the GB squad, holidays with the grandparents in London and the craft and psychology ...
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Season Preview - San Diego Padres from 2017-02-23T20:39:47
Alex Hoad of Kent Online joins Tom to talk all about the San Diego Padres. But before the chaps get down to that, Alex reveals he once competed in the NFL combine, then proceeds to make a wild AND ...
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Season Preview - Seattle Mariners from 2017-02-22T20:04:46
On the second episode of the season previews, Tom is joined by BFBS DJ Hal Stewart to talk all about the Seattle Mariners. He begins by admitting he should have never chosen them and finishes by sa...
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Season Preview - Philadelphia Phillies from 2017-02-21T12:07:12
Kicking off our series of season preview pods, Tom is joined by Hampshire based Phillies fan Dave Shaw. They talk the team's hopes for 2017, and round off with some very UK specific looks at the ro...
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Episode 15 - A Loria, Loria Laughs from 2017-02-19T22:49:08
Ben Carter and Darius Austin join to preview pre-season, picking out our sleeper teams, players and fantasy picks for the 2017 MLB season. Meanwhile, John goes off the long run-up at Jeffrey Loria...
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Episode 14 - Dave Kaufman Joins to Talk Expos from 2017-02-02T21:24:18
London newbie and Expos Nation stalwart joins John to talk about his beloved team, growing baseball in the UK, the role of the Blue Jays in Canadian sport and what it felt like to be present for TH...
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Episode 13 - Jenny Fromer, Baseball Softball UK from 2017-01-23T23:28:22
Jenny Fromer, joint-CEO of national development agency Baseball Softball UK, joins John to discuss their plans to grow the game UK wide, develop elite talent and how the mooted MLB London series mi...
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Episode 12 - Chubby Funster Bartolo Colon from 2017-01-06T12:54:53
Tom hosts as John and Ben duke it out over how MLB needs to pitch its much discussed London series. The team also introduce the Bartolo Colon Game.
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Episode 11 - Simon Crosse Joins the Show from 2016-11-20T10:43:09
Simon Crosse, Blue Jays fanatic and sports producer for BBC, Channel 4 and BT Sport joins John to discuss the offseason in Toronto and the state of baseball broadcasting in the UK.
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Episode 10 - Jason Holowaty, MLB Europe from 2016-11-03T21:19:03
John and Tom chat to MLB's Director of Market Development for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Jason Holowaty on his journey to the UK, how MLB found and developed Max Kepler and the next steps for ...
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Episode 9 - It's Not All About the World Series (Some Of It's About Domestic Violence) from 2016-10-25T19:27:12
Tom takes the host's chair as he and John discuss a few potentially quirky World Series stories before nailing their colours to the mast and predicting a particularly big series for a very big man ...
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Episode 8 - ESPN's Thomas Neumann and Pennywise the Clown from 2016-10-05T18:31:53
Thomas Neumann of ESPN International joins John and Tom to discuss the GB Baseball squad's WBC heroics. Things then go rapidly downhill as Ben Carter joins John and Tom to mock Tim Tebow (again) be...
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Episode 7 - Jordan Serena Interview from 2016-09-20T19:41:13
John McGee and Darius Austin are joined by LA Angels Minor Leaguer, Burlington Bees and GB Baseball utility man Jordan Serena.
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Episode 6 - We Are Blisters, We Are from 2016-09-18T00:00
John and Darius discuss two near perfect pitching performances from Rich Hill and Jon Gray, cast the lead in 'AJ Preller: Ocean's Seven' and get into the details of Adam Jones vital and timely inte...
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Episode 5 - Ben Carter on Pitch Framing from 2016-09-11T11:18:32
Darius Austin (@dariusA64) talks to Ben Carter (@ukbaseballblog)about pitch framing, how he got into baseball, the playoff race, and the perils of following the sport from the UK.
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Episode 4 - Liam Carroll, Head Coach Great Britain Baseball from 2016-09-03T09:59:46
John interviews GB Baseball head coach Liam Carroll about the team's forthcoming tilts at the European Baseball Championship and the World Baseball Classic Qualifier. They cover Liam's background a...
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Episode 3 - WAR on Soccer from 2016-08-28T18:50:33
John and Tom are sorry for Clayton Kershaw's loss before bantering about the Ump Show and their beloved Red Sox. They discuss the parallels between the UK and US national pastimes, touching on the ...
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Episode 2 - Thou Shalt Talk of None But ARod from 2016-08-14T16:40:33
Darius Austin and Tom Pringle join John McGee to discuss the legacy and career of a man whose all-time career came to an end this week - Alex Rodriguez.
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Episode 1 - Jeter Is Overrated from 2016-08-07T15:07:08
John, Will and Darius discuss the Olympic return for baseball and the trade deadline. John thinks Jeter is overrated.
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