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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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  • 427 episodes
  • Updated April 11
  • Explicit

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  • Sep 29, 2020 · 1 hr 14 min

    Episode 198 - Take Off Your Pants and Bracket

    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?

  • Sep 24, 2020 · 1 hr 9 min

    Episode 197 - Playoffs for Everyone

    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.

  • Sep 10, 2020 · 52 min

    Episode 196 - The Two Russells

    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.

  • Aug 26, 2020 · 59 min

    Episode 195 - Baseball is fun?

    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...

  • Aug 3, 2020 · 59 min

    Episode 194 - Anika Orrock Joins the Show

    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...

  • Jul 30, 2020 · 1 hr 10 min

    Episode 193 - Second Thoughts

    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.

  • Jul 27, 2020 · 57 min

    Episode 192 - Three Days in July

    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?

  • Jul 22, 2020 · 1 hr 25 min

    Episode 191 - Sprint Preview

    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...

  • Jul 5, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min

    Episode 187 - Jason Benetti Joins the Show

    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.

  • Jul 3, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min

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

    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...

  • Jun 22, 2020 · 1 hr 12 min

    Episode 185 - Dan Straily Joins the Show

    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...

  • Jun 11, 2020 · 55 min

    Episode 184 - Josh Spence Joins the Show

    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...

  • Jun 8, 2020 · 1 hr 4 min

    Episode 183 - Alex Fast of Pitcher List

    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.

  • Jun 6, 2020 · 57 min

    Episode 182 - Jon Deeble Joins the Show

    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.

  • Jun 3, 2020 · 56 min

    Episode 181 - Xavier Scruggs Joins the Show

    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...

  • May 30, 2020 · 1 hr 10 min

    Episode 180 - Rick van den Hurk Joins the Show

    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...