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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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All Episodes

74:22

Episode 198 - Take Off Your Pants and Bracket

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/09/29

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' year? Did the White Sox peak too soon? Why not Miami?

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69:53

Episode 197 - Playoffs for Everyone

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/09/24

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 format, and the leading MVP and Cy Young candidates.

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52:58

Episode 196 - The Two Russells

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/09/10

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 intersection of sabermetrics & psychology.

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59:24

Episode 195 - Baseball is fun?

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/08/26

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 gets a ton of love, and we discuss whether he is leading a new era of charismatic baseball players and signalling the death of the 'unwritten rules'.There's also time for some chat about fun and obscure relievers (of course) and what we expect to see from the upcoming trade deadline. John's cat also makes a guest

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59:28

Episode 194 - Anika Orrock Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/08/03

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-American Girls Professional Baseball League.You can find it on Amazon right here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Incredible-All-American-Professional-Baseball-League/dp/1452173648And you can find The Empire Strikes Back podcast right here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-empire-strikes-back

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70:33

Episode 193 - Second Thoughts

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/07/30

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 2020 season.

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57:20

Episode 192 - Three Days in July

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/07/27

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 the MLB musters this year?

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85:52

Episode 191 - Sprint Preview

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/07/22

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 team falls into:- Teams we hate because they suck- Teams we hate because they are amazing- Teams we hate due to their abject banality

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47:36

Episode 190 - 2020 Baseball Visions - The Minor...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/07/20

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, goes into the moral conundrum of 'staying ready' for a spot on a COVID hit team, and talks about his own diversification into the world of web development to get by. This is a fascinating, and pretty heartbreaking listen.You can find Mitch and Anthony Shew's web design company 'In the Zone' at

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51:05

Episode 189 - 2020 Baseball Visions - The MLBPA...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/07/10

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 the systemic racism across baseball as a sport, viewed from his perspective having represented high-profile black players such as Michael Brantley, Lorenzo Cain and Jeremy Jeffress.

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35:57

Episode 188 - 2020 Baseball Visions - The Beat...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/07/09

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 might be changed forever by COVID-19 and the MLB's approach to baseball in 2020. In a wide-ranging, and thoughtful chat he considers the parallels between open access clubhouses in MLB and the Premier League, the impact of 'player led' media products, and the Black Lives Matter movement on his work. We also

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62:12

Episode 187 - Jason Benetti Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/07/05

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, and how a tuba got him into broadcasting.

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62:54

Episode 186 - When and Where? (And How and Why?)

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/07/03

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? And most importantly - should they have done Baseball Big Brother instead?

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72:24

Episode 185 - Dan Straily Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/06/22

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 office figures such as Gil Paterson, Brent Strom and Dick Williams - and his decision to head to the KBO. Dan shares awesome insights on sharing the clubhouse with Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips, Christian Yelich and Giancarlo Stanton, and on how Driveline rebuilt his career.

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55:42

Episode 184 - Josh Spence Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/06/11

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 Series with Arizona State, turning down a $1m signing bonus and getting out his idol - Chipper Jones - on MLB debut.

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64:27

Episode 183 - Alex Fast of Pitcher List

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/06/08

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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57:27

Episode 182 - Jon Deeble Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/06/06

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 baseball and signing Daisuke to the Red Sox.

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56:54

Episode 181 - Xavier Scruggs Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/06/03

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 Fernandez, and the impact of GB coach Liam Carroll on his pro career.They also discuss his new venture, Xtraordinary Athletes, which taps into the hidden skills and knowledge of his fellow pros and discuss an odd time in baseball - from minor league pay to Black Lives Matter - and what his fellow players, and we

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70:52

Episode 180 - Rick van den Hurk Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/05/30

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 a displaced European kid in Fort Lauderdale, how Asian baseball helped cure his bitterness at a year on the waiver wire and his elevation from 'Jong Orange' team reject to WBC ace.

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74:20

Episode 179 - Drafting the Best of Baseball

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2020/05/28

Rachel gets Rob, Russell, Ben and Darius to draft the aspects of baseball they'd most want if starting a brand-new franchise.

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