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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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69:15

Episode 351 - John Saponaro Joins The Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/07/12

Russell chats with with Comdien, Writer and Mets podcaster / live streamer John Saponaro. The talk about John's baseball life and what it is to be a Mets fan, what the final years under the Wilpons was like and how things feel different with Cohen. They then get onto discussing Lindor and Nimmo and their respective All-Star Snubbs.

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67:51

Episode 350 - Mid-Season Report Cards

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/07/04

Professors Eassom, Carter and Noverraz have come together to grade the performances of the teams against expectations. With grades from A+ to U and even a random symbol in there, it's a pod not to miss.

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67:51

Episode 349 - Baseball's Past and Future

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/06/27

The crew is back and discussing the past on the future of baseball. They start with discussions on the passing of Willie Mays and the amazing game at Rickwood Field before getting onto what more MLB can do in this area. They then discuss GB's Michael Petersen's debut and how much that means to fans and player in the UK before moving onto the tight wild card picture and how there might not be many trades out ther just yet.

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71:17

Episode 348 - Pining for London Done

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/06/19

John, Ben, Darius and Rob offer very final thoughts on the 2024 London Series and celebrate another banner week for British baseball with Michael Petersen's call up by the Dodgers.They also take time to celebrate the phenomenon that is the Gay Grimace Mets and some underrated bum called Aaron Judge.

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19:33

Episode 347 - Reflections on the London Series

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/06/12

We'll have a new pod later this week wrapping up another brilliant moment in British baseball history.In the meantime, we've brought together all the conversations we had this weekend into a single pod. These were peppered across the weekend, but we wanted as many of you as possible to hear them all - plus a couple of others we didn't include - as they offer brilliant reflections on the meaning of these series from across the baseball world. As a European fan, it's a heartening listen - and we

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11:11

Episode 346 - London Series 2024 IT'S A WRAP!

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/06/09

Tom, John and Darius wrap up an epic London Series 2024 - the best one yet!What a weekend, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

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14:33

Episode 345 - London Series Day 2 Preview Pod w....

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/06/09

Something different today - an all-star interviewee line-up as Doug Glanville, Felix White, Tony Clark, Dave Dombrowski and Shane Victorino share their reflections of the London Series and its future.

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6:59

Episode 344 - London Series 2024 Game 1 Post-Game...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/06/08

Tom, John and Darius reflect on the first game of London Series 24 as the Phillies crush the Mets in the London Stadium.

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8:35

Episode 343 - Live from the London Series with Sean...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/06/08

Tom, John and Darius preview day one and chat about the atmosphere in the stadium and at the workout day. They are joined for a chat by Mets Saturday starter Sean Manaea.

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39:46

Episode 342 - London Series 2024 Preview

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/06/03

It's London Series week!To kick off our coverage we have a brilliant preview with the awesome Dave Shaw of UK Phillies and Jo Lenton of Mets in the UK.We get into their fierce on-field rivalry and off-field camaraderie, their big plans for the week and a look at baseball's most in-form team and, errr... the Mets!Enjoy!And see you at the London Stadium.

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53:25

Episode 341 - Heaven Has A New Angel

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/05/31

Ben, Rob and Gav chat through a few of the biggest talking points in the world of baseball: the Mets / Jorge Lopez meltdown, the retirement of umpiring dynamo Angel Hernandez and an unfortunate season-ending injury to Ronald Acuna Jr.They then turn their attention to the upcoming London Series, chatting through the activations and events taking place around the baseball over the weekend and doling out some advice based on past experience.

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70:23

Episode 340 - Joe Posnanski Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/05/27

Legendary baseball laureate Joe Posnanski joins us to celebrate the UK launch of his mighty tome 'Why We Love Baseball', chewing on everything from the relationship between baseball and history, the great Buck O'Neill and even Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch!'Why We Love Baseball' is out in the UK now, with a new section and intro specially produced for British readers.

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57:39

Episode 339 - The "Elbow" Problem

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/04/11

After another week of MLB, Russell, Darius and Rob spend nearly an hour not talking about any of it.They discuss the epidemic of elbow injuries that seems to be upon is and what if anything can be done to fix it. They then switch the focus to the A's situtation and the nonsense of them moving to Sacramento.Finally they do discuss so of the top teams and some of the weeks baseball. And finish it off with anoth round of 2 good, 2 bad.

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52:27

Episode 338 - Opening Day is the most exciting, most...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/04/04

Darius leads Ben and Russell through a discussion on the first week of the MLB season. The sweepers and sweepies get discussed as well as the glorious on pace records we have and the McNeil/Hoskins beef. Topped off with the usual 2 Good 2 Bad.

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74:19

Episode 337 - The 2024 BFN Predictions Podcast

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/03/20

Just as the groundhog saw his shadow, so too will our four brave prognosticators declare early the results of the upcoming 2024 MLB season.John, Tom, Darius and Ben join forces for their annual predictions podcast, debating the win totals for all 30 MLB teams before arriving at a very, very scientific result.Hate our predictions? Join the queue. And let us know why on Twitter, Instagram or via a nice 5-star review...

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96:04

Episode 336 - THE B-TEAM Predictions

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/03/12

In 2019, a crack bunch of baseball pundits were relgated from a pod for the crime of not being the originals. These men promptly escaped from the basement to the podcasting underground. Today, still wanted by the John McGee, they survive as podcasters of fortune. If you have a prediction problem, If no one else can help and if you can find them. Maybe you can ask, The B-Team.

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52:57

Episode 335 - Non-Squeaky Wheeler Get The Grease

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/03/05

The team is back to talk about the monster Wheeler extension, the possibly sub par deals for Bellinger and Chapman and if that means Boras has lost his touch. They chat about the latest sproings of Spring Training as well as highlight some intersting moments for them and how the GB eligble guys have been fairing.

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53:59

Episode 334 - Scott, You're Starting To Boras

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/02/22

Darius, Rob and Ben chat through the early Spring Training storylines, from 'Best Shape Of His Life'-watch (hello Giancarlo) to the variety of subtle and not-so-subtle comments coming out of media availabilities.They also chat remaining free agents, Rob Manfred's very early handing of his notice and rule changes coming into 2024!

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54:43

Episode 333 - Money Glut Cheery O's

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/02/08

Ben, Darius and Gav join forces to discuss the recent news in Major League Baseball, including the O's trade for Corbin Burnes (and new ownership), the Bobby Witt Jr extension and two players signing on to complete their careers with their respective teams.

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54:26

Episode 332 - Would We Lie To Tom?

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2024/01/16

The boys are back and more specifically Tom is back so they do a review of 2023 in the most quirky way possible. We've taken a spin on the BBC favourite "Would I Lie To You?" andBen, Darius and Russell each have prepared some truths and lies about the 2023 season to see how much Tom can remember.Can you the listener at home best Tom's knowledge of 2023??

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