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Bat Flips And Nerds

Bat Flips & 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.Part of the MLB Europe Fan Network.

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Episode 218 - 2021 AL West Preview

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2021/03/17

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 Chronicle on The Astros- Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic on The Angels- Matt Kawahara of The San Francisco Chronicle on The A's- Jordan Shusterman of Cespedes Family BBQ on The Mariners- Levi Weaver of The Athletic on the Rangers.

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92:04

Episode 217 - 2021 AL East Preview

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2021/03/15

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- The Athletic Boston's Jen McCaffrey on the Red Sox- Jomboy Media's Keith McPherson on the Yankees- The Athletic Toronto's Kaitlyn McGrath on the Blue Jays- Locked on Rays' Kevin Weiss on the Rays

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71:11

Episode 216 - 2021 NL Central Preview

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2021/03/12

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:- Russell Dorsey of the Chicago Sun Times on the Cubs- C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic on the Reds- Will Sammon of The Athletic on the Brewers- Nubyjas Wilborn of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates- Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the Cardinals

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84:22

Episode 215 - 2021 NL West Preview

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2021/03/10

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 Buchanan on the Diamondbacks- MLB.com's Thomas Harding on the Rockies- The Athletic's Molly Knight on the Dodgers- MLB.com's AJ Cassavell on the Padres- The San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser on the Giants

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76:26

Episode 214 - 2021 NL East Preview

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2021/03/08

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 McPherson on the Marlins- Actor and fantasy baseball expert Ellen Adair on the Phillies- The Athletic's Maria Torres on the Nationals

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66:11

Episode 213 - An Introduction to 'The Hobby'

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2021/03/04

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 trading landscape and their new podcast 'Tea & Topps'.

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40:24

Episode 212 - Kevin Mahoney Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2021/03/01

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 the new European Super League of Professional Baseball.Kevin reveals a few more details about the league, shares his genuine and infectious excitement with the project and talks a little about how his time with the Yankees can help him help the ambitious new venture to succeed. It's a really engrossing

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86:17

Episode 211 - Cody Decker Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2021/02/27

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!In a wide ranging chat we hit on:- Being a Jewish ballplayer, and his time with the Israel baseball team- Why the Colorado Rockies suck- Jonny Gomes cameo in Cody's legendary career ending walk-off- The best Doctor Who storylines - The best Oasis songsThis one's a blast.

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53:44

Episode 210 - Tatis Gets PAID

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2021/02/22

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 Colorado Rockies. Stick with the pod to the end for a special (late) guest.

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64:30

Episode 209 - Naming Pirates

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2021/02/17

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 who might surprise us this season. Do we finally have a division to take the crown off the "AL Central is Sh*t"? Spoiler alert, we do.John ends the podcast with a rather humiliating game for Tom and a worrying show of knowledge for Russell and Darius. Maybe Lockdown has hit them harder than we

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77:41

Episode 208 - The Top 101

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2021/01/25

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-Their biggest disagreements-Mackenzie Gore, Spencer Torkelson, Alex Kirilloff, Jose Garcia, Noelvi Marte, Triston Casas and many, many, more!Top 101 link: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/64061/2021-prospects-the-top-101/

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50:46

Episode 207 - Not a Draft, Possibly an Outlander Promo

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2021/01/14

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

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/12/15

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 bullpen, playing with Darvish, Hamels, Fielder and Beltre and his own special role in Rougie Odor and Jose Bautista's infamous face off.

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69:15

Episode 205 - Redrawing the Baseball Map with Jeffrey...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/12/07

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 motivations behind Minor League contraction- the fate of those clubs and cities left without an affiliated club- whether MLB is squeezing out all other forms of organised baseball- aligning Indy Ball to the MLB- what may be yet to come

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80:58

Episode 204 - Introduction to LIDOM Part 2 with...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/11/25

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. The pair talk our two through baseball culture in the DR, the struggles of young players to adapt to life in the States and give some tips on the players to watch in LIDOM - both rising stars and local legends.

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55:28

Episode 203 - Introduction to LIDOM Part 1 with Jake...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/11/23

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 details his two month stay in the Dominican for their 2019/20 season, explains which team you should root for and drops the mic when it comes to his favourite LIDOM moment. Do not miss this one.Jake and his partner in crime Jordan Schusterman have pulled together a LIDOM preview PDF to raise money for Dominican

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47:59

Episode 202 - Breaking Baseball's Glass Ceiling

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/11/21

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 Bruins and Doris Hocking, the brains behind the brand new GB Women's national team.They talk about the importance of female role models in baseball, its openness to cross gender boundaries and name their own women's baseball heroes as well as discussing the sport's growing cadre of female players here in the

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69:08

Episode 201 - Out With The Old, In With The Older

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/11/06

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 hires, Steve Cohen's rapid action at the Mets, and a look ahead to free agency.

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54:58

Episode 200 - The Great British Bake Off Series

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/10/20

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, before debating whether the Rays are really underdogs, if Dave Roberts and Kevin Cash deserve their reputations, and pick their candidates for the Steve Pearce Random World Series MVP Award.

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70:17

Episode 199 - Reginald D Hunter Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/10/13

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 stand up.

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