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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Jun 29, 2019 · 16 min
Episode 121 - LIVE FROM LONDON STADIUM
The whole band is back together, and we're only in the bloody PRESS BOX!
Jun 28, 2019 · 17 min
Episode 120 - LIVE FROM LONDON
John and Tom start the hype...
Jun 23, 2019 · 44 min
Episode 119 - Beginner's Guide to the MLB London Series
Tom and John preview next week's series, focussing on introducing the two teams and their players to those experiencing baseball for the first time. They also give their series predictions and tackle a few over/unders.
Jun 18, 2019 · 50 min
Episode 118 - Top Hatchos
Mike Ivory joins John and Darius to talk about the Cubs and Cardinals coming to London in 2020, what they're all looking forward to at next week's London Series, and the Kimbrel and Keuchel signings, plus much more.
Jun 3, 2019 · 36 min
Episode 117 - Sam Schultz, Padres Baseball Operations
Russell is joined by Padres Baseball Operations Fellow Samantha Schultz to discuss her role in the San Diego front office.
May 30, 2019 · 50 min
Episode 116 - Tom (Allegedly) Hit a Home Run
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...
May 29, 2019 · 50 min
Episode 116 - Tom (Allegedly) Hit a Home Run
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...
May 22, 2019 · 25 min
Episode 115 - Sam Kennedy, President & CEO of the Red Sox
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...
May 12, 2019 · 47 min
Episode 114 - Baseball Artist Andy Brown Joins the Show
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...
Apr 26, 2019 · 46 min
Episode 113 - Tim Dillard Joins the Show
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...
Apr 17, 2019 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode 112 - Royal Ramble
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...
Apr 11, 2019 · 59 min
Episode 111 - Baseball is Upside Down
The guys get to grips with the weirdness of the new baseball season, in which Tim Beckham is apparently better than Chris Sale...
Mar 27, 2019 · 45 min
Episode 110 - Boog Sciambi Joins the Show
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.
Mar 24, 2019 · 32 min
Bonus Episode - Mark Donaldson and Ben Riegel Talk 'Caps Off'
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...
Mar 20, 2019 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 109 - The Big Season Preview Bonanza
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...
Mar 15, 2019 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 108 - Jake and Jordan of Cespedes BBQ Join the Show
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.
Feb 24, 2019 · 41 min
Episode 107 - The Athletic's Emily Waldon
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...
Feb 20, 2019 · 35 min
Episode 106 - Peter Moylan joins the Show
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,...
Feb 17, 2019 · 45 min
Episode 105 - AJ Cassavell and Jesse Agler, Live from Padres Spring Training
Tom is at the San Diego Padres Spring Training facility in Peoria, Arizona. He is joined by AJ Cassavell to talk about the Padres Spring Training plans, their outlook going into 2019 and how AJ's thoughts about writing for MLB.com as a beat writer. ...
Feb 10, 2019 · 50 min
Episode 104 - Rick Teasley Joins the Show
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...