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Bat Flips And Nerds

A British take on Baseball. John, Tom, Ben and Darius guide you through the goings on in MLB, Team GB and the UK domestic game.

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Episode 117 - Sam Schultz, Padres Baseball Operations

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2019/06/03

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

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/05/30

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 at the London Yards fan event, the ridiculous 2019 Minnesota Twins, and listener questions about Craig Kimbrel, Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, and the most mediocre player to have a transcendent postseason moment.

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Episode 116 - Tom (Allegedly) Hit a Home Run

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/05/29

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 at the London Yards fan event, the ridiculous 2019 Minnesota Twins, and listener questions about Craig Kimbrel, Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, and the most mediocre player to have a transcendent postseason moment.

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Episode 115 - Sam Kennedy, President & CEO of the Red...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/05/22

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 team is working on as they embark on new waters for the sport.

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Episode 114 - Baseball Artist Andy Brown Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/05/12

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 document all 30 MLB ballparks during the 2019 season and the role of artists like him in recording the history of the game of baseball.

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Episode 113 - Tim Dillard Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/04/26

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 role as creative mentor to generations of minor league talent. This is a hoot.

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Episode 112 - Royal Ramble

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/04/17

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 Steven Matz against the Phillies. The guys talks about the potentially juiced balls, before solving the "During this break in the action..." problem, once and for all!

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Episode 111 - Baseball is Upside Down

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/04/11

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

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/03/27

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 reflections on the state of the game.

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Bonus Episode - Mark Donaldson and Ben Riegel Talk...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/03/24

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 Premier League teams and some familiar faces popping up on the show. It airs this Thursday at 3.45pm on BT Sport 2.

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Episode 109 - The Big Season Preview Bonanza

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/03/20

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 and John gets sick of it all (but wants the Reds to know he loves them). Oh and the predictions? Awful. Tell us why we're dead wrong about your favourite team.

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Episode 108 - Jake and Jordan of Cespedes BBQ Join...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/03/15

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 the UK and answer some listener questions.

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Episode 107 - The Athletic's Emily Waldon

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/02/24

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 Slack messages, juggling two jobs of Baseball writing and Customer Experience Manager at Mercedes, finally they discuss the struggle Minor League Baseball players face when trying to reach the big leagues.

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Episode 106 - Peter Moylan joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/02/20

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 office dominance and thirst for new things on consistent, dependable performers. Hold on, he doesn't hold back...

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Episode 104 - Rick Teasley Joins the Show

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/02/10

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 approach to pitching in-game and to self-improvement off the mound, and his experiences in different cultures - notably Taiwan's baseball mad populace and the role of baseball in the everyday lives of Venezuelans as the country was on the verge of revolution.

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Episode 103 - The One Where They Had Nothing To Talk...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/02/06

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 Kimbrel - plus many more!

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Bat Flips and Nerds Fantasy Baseball Guide 1

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/01/23

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 different methods of scoring points? How does the draft work? What are the different types of drafts? All yor questions will hopefully be answered, if not, then please get in touch @batlfips_nerds on twitter or through the website www.batflipsandnerds.com

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Game Makers 1 - Murray Cook

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/01/16

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 previous projects and finally the London Series. They discuss the challenges, the potential issues and some of the logistical problems he has already faced in trying to make this happen. It's a fascinating pod and has a few mini bombshells, including the type of turf for the field!

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Episode 102 - Craig Calcaterra of NBC Sports Joins...

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/01/12

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

Bat Flips And Nerds ·

2019/01/11

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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