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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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60:13

Episode 48 - Easy Mode Baseball

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/09/28

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-advised playoff predictions. Tom introduces a new spot - 'Hot Cakes'.Here's the Ron Darling article John mentioned:http://www.newsday.com/sports/media/ron-darling-explains-the-lack-of-anthem-protests-in-baseball-1.14278874And Jeff Passan's great interview with

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58:33

Episode 47 - Halfway to St Patrick's Day

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/09/19

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 strict rules about when it's appropriate to eat chocolate. They also touch on the playoff races, the crap catcher competition, how teams with winning streaks fare in the postseason, and answer listener questions about more food and juiced balls.Don't forget there's another UK fan meetup at the Shooters Sports

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44:59

Episode 46 - Shall We Sing A Song For You?

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/09/11

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 all time, and a bit of a sing song...The Dodgers article the guys mention is here: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-dodgers-look-beyond-terrible-right-now/

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71:46

Brit Sox And Nerds Episode 3 - Bryan Joiner

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/09/07

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 hates writing lineups and how awful (fantastic) it is to record podcasts with Jake Deveraux.They eventually get onto the main topic of the Red Sox and the guys give a realistic prediction for the end of the season.AppleGate gets its own segment, Tom and Bryan completely agree, but which way will it be?You

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19:18

Episode 45 - Carlos Pena Pops In

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/08/31

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 soon, baseball's answer to Peter Ustinov takes a break from his MLB Network to talk to John about his family's time in Europe this summer and his hopes and plans to grow the game of baseball on this side of the pond.

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47:37

Episode 44 - GB Baseball's Liam Carroll

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/08/20

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 GB programme and gives the rundown on the recent Under 23 European Baseball Championships in Austria and the Czech Republic. He discusses the bright future for GB in the shape of this team, and the under 18 side and how they can harness the wisdom and experience of recently retired stars such as Chris Reed

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32:42

Episode 43 - The Live One

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/08/08

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 democracy, Erie SeaWolves, U23 Baseball Championships, GB Baseball, GB players in the minors and finally some listener question...questions after a plea on Twitter.Stay tuned, we plan to do more!

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48:21

Episode 42 - Roy Keane is Chase Utley

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/08/02

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 Minor League Affiliate of the UK, the Erie Seawolves. They then move onto the trade deadline, including the dramatic Yu Darvish trade, whether the Dodgers are invincible, if the Royals were right to buy rather than sell, and what on earth the Orioles were doing. A Crap Catcher update follows, with Jett Bandy

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22:18

Episode 41 - Emergency Pod Crew, Assemble!

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/07/28

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.They then tackle the very difficult subject of the Boston media, David Price and the Red Sox dressing room.Finally, Tom found a terrible book in his garage and gives it away to a pun-writer. The winner was a cracker.http://www.batflipsandnerds.com

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96:07

Episode 40 - Baseball Punk, Deadline Junk

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/07/21

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 themed band will get to British crowds. Journalist Nick Miller then joins to discuss his recent Guardian piece on MLB's efforts in the UK and parallels to the growth of soccer in the States.He sticks around to answer some truly bizarre listener questions, and partake in some mad deadline speculation too.You

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64:27

Brit Sox And Nerds Episode 2 - Jake Devereaux

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/07/17

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 his running of a daily fantasy baseball podcast. All before joining BP Boston as a writer and starting the excellent Red Seat podcast.The guys wrap up by almost dismissing their pre-season predictions, getting excited about having Chris Sale appear three times in a playoff series and finally, the big news of the week,

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50:00

Episode 39 - The Panda and the Donkey

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/07/14

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 much more minor moves such as Jose Quintana heading to the Cubs, before thinking up landing spots for the likes of Justin Verlander and Sonny Gray. Blake's All-Surprise and All-Disappointment fantasy teams are assessed, particularly Alex Bregman's unfortunate Twitter interactions, and the duo pick their own

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78:10

Brit Sox And Nerds Episode 1 - Jared Carrabis

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/07/10

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.Jared tells us all about his start in baseball writing, radio and television. Before touching on his relationships with the players and how it differs to everyday beat writers.The guys then quiz Jared on his successful Red Sox podcast "Section 10", the roles of Pete Blackburn and Steven Perrault, before

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30:57

Episode 38 - Dispatches from MLB Battlegrounds

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/07/05

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, MLB UK's Charlie Hill and most importantly - you guys, the fans!It was a great event. Touch wood, the first of its kind here in the UK!

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64:59

Episode 37 (ish) - Mike Scioscia is...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/06/29

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 itinerary for MLB Battlegrounds! Tom reads the list out (Jeff Stelling style) and the boys discuss how everyone who loves baseball has to support this event.Then it was the turn of trades and rumours, the biggest news of the day being Bartolo Colon being DFA'd and becoming available for all 30 teams. Or does the listener

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64:12

Episode 36 - We Were Saying Boooo-sney

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/06/22

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 reaction to Yasiel 'Joyful' Puig, Jarrod Dyson's uncontroversial bunt and Joe Maddon providing ample evidence that John was right about him all along.They go deep on which teams will buy and sell at the deadline, with consensus breaking out over some controversial teams.

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71:48

Episode 35 - Josh Chetwynd

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/06/18

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 developing players from 'non traditional' baseball countries - including African pioneer Gift Ngoepe.There's plenty of time to revisit his on screen relationship with Jonny Gould and to get Josh's candid views on MLB's latest attempts to put down European roots.You can find all Josh's work - and buy all

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41:13

Episode 34 - Ben Gets A Job

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/06/15

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.Next the guys explain their "Crap Catcher Competition", where the loser has to write about the team of the winners choice (It's got to be John who loses).Finally we learn all about Ben's new job at MLB UK, how long will it take for him to be fired and what has he asked Rob Manfred so far.You can find out more

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52:16

Episode 33 - Gryffindor Gosewisch & Gammon Samardzija

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/06/11

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, fan questions lead things to take a turn for the weird - apologies to Ryan Hanigan who looks like he could kill again.Here's the Ben Lindbergh Astros piece we discussed:https://theringer.com/2017-mlb-houston-astros-searching-for-a-flaw-f73f4c8f774e?gi=776b54817f8cHere's where to vote #AllStarllenCraig:

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52:50

Episode 32 - All Aboard The Bandwagon!

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2017/06/01

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 Harper, Hunter Strickland, can anyone defend them? Does anyone care? What was the funniest moment of the whole shebang.Mr Met, how many fingers does he have? Can he swear? Is it really an issue? Does he has a leg to stand on in court? John was a lawyer!? WTF.The great comeback team of the AL East! The boys talk all about these

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