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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
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Episodes427

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  • Nov 28, 2019 · 1 hr 21 min

    Episode 141 - Ch-ch-ch-chang(ing baseball)

    Darius and Tom discuss the suggestions the Twitter public made in how they would like to see baseball change. They discuss Minor Leaguers pay, divisional realignment, changing the all-star game and how often is too often for a hitter to adjust...

  • Nov 21, 2019 · 1 hr 4 min

    Episode 140 - A Trash Can of Tea

    Tom, John and Darius discuss the really important news: which teas they like and Gerardo Parra moving to Japan. Oh, and there's the sign-stealing scandal, the drastic culling of minor league teams, a Premier 12 recap, the release of London Series...

  • Nov 3, 2019 · 1 hr 7 min

    Episode 139 - Premier 12 Preview

    John is joined by three special guests to preview baseball's 'World Cup', the Premier 12, which is taking place right now! Japanese and Taiwanese baseball experts Kaz Yamazaki and Rob Liu give an insight into two of the highly fancied teams after P12...

  • Oct 22, 2019 · 1 hr 4 min

    Episode 138 - World Series Preview

    What!? ANOTHER World Series Preview being released on the night of the World Series? That's right, but this one is different because it features five British blokes all talking about baseball! Seth Bennett of BBC World joins Tom to talk all about...

  • Oct 16, 2019 · 56 min

    Episode 137 - Volvos of Baseball

    Tom returns! He's joined by the ever present Darius Austin and the young spunk, Ben Carter. Tom immediately takes them off track by discussing a twitter storm from the past 24-hours, then the latest mobile games available for Android, before finally...

  • Oct 11, 2019 · 58 min

    Episode 136 - Pringledamus Unjuiced

    Ben, John and Darius discuss the unjuiced playoff baseball and then break down all the Divisional Series action. They also hope that Tom's predictions don't come true, figure out which Yankees John doesn't hate, and try to decide which team to back...

  • Sep 25, 2019 · 1 hr 22 min

    Episode 133 - Joe's a Maddon, But Ned's Madder than Yost

    John and Darius look forward to the playoffs and digest the Ned Yost news. Mike Ivory of UK Cubs and Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic Boston drop in to offer hot takes on the Maddon and Dombrowski situations.

  • Sep 5, 2019 · 54 min

    Episode 132 - Fill Me With Your Stats

    Tom and John are back! John isn't hosting, which means it's going to be...stupid. Darius and Ben try to bring some balance into the madness, but unfortunately they get wrapped into Tom's game of "League 2 footballer or September call-up bullpen...

  • Aug 29, 2019 · 53 min

    Episode 131 - Just A Little Angry Man

    Robyn Davidson joins Ben, Russell and Darius to talk doping in baseball, covering cycling, the impossibly resilient Yankees and the playoff races, and they all try to figure out if there is anything nice to say about the Players Weekend jerseys.

  • Aug 15, 2019 · 50 min

    Episode 130 - Pete Alonso, Rookie of the Year

    Tracey Wilks of UKMetsOnline joins Ben and Darius to talk all things Mets, from their recent hot streak and playoff chances to Pete Alonso's Rookie of the Year candidacy, the masterful Jeff McNeil, and whether Brodie Van Wagenen is a genius or a...

  • Aug 3, 2019 · 30 min

    Episode 129 - Jorge Cantu Joins the Show

    Mexican Baseball legend Jorge Cantu, former slugger with the Rays, Marlins and Reds joins us to talk about his MLB career, the World Baseball Classic, and offers some great tales from the clubhouse.

  • Aug 1, 2019 · 1 hr 22 min

    Episode 128 - Trade Deadline Live

    Tom, Russell and Darius react live to all the trade deadline moves, from a rather underwhelming first hour to a wild 20 minutes after the deadline when they find out the Astros have acquired Zack Greinke, among many more deals.

  • Jul 22, 2019 · 42 min

    Episode 127 - Tyler Kepner on 'K'

    The New York Times' Tyler Kepner joins John to discuss his brilliant recent book 'K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches' following a weekend in which three of its major characters headed to Cooperstown. They also stopped by Tyler's old beats to...

  • Jul 14, 2019 · 59 min

    Episode 126 - Cricket and All-Stars with Hannah Keyser

    Hannah Keyser of Yahoo Sports joins Darius to discuss her Deadspin documentary 'The Cricket Kings of Queens' about a New York high school's cricket team, her trip to the All-Star Game in Cleveland, fixing baseball's attendance and image problems, and...

  • Jul 11, 2019 · 59 min

    Episode 125 - Ben Lindbergh on The MVP Machine

    The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh joins Tom and Darius to talk about his new book, The MVP Machine, plus Effectively Wild approaching its seventh anniversary, and how he consumes baseball.