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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Feb 6, 2019 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 103 - The One Where They Had Nothing To Talk About
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!
Jan 23, 2019 · 1 hr 10 min
Bat Flips and Nerds Fantasy Baseball Guide 1
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...
Jan 16, 2019 · 25 min
Game Makers 1 - Murray Cook
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...
Jan 12, 2019 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 102 - Craig Calcaterra of NBC Sports Joins the Show (Full)
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.
Jan 11, 2019 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 102 - Craig Calcaterra Joins the Show
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.
Dec 18, 2018 · 45 min
Episode 100 - The B&N Christmas Party
Christmas is here! John is joined by Tom 'Jingle', Darius and Ben for a live Christmas special, complete with mince pies, mulled wine, silly jumpers and secret santa. They go over listeners Christmas wish lists, deciding whether santa will be naughty...
Dec 10, 2018 · 42 min
Episode 99 - Mike Petriello Joins the Show
MLB.com's Mike Petriello is the special guest this week, joining Russell and Darius to talk about Statcast, from what to look for when using the data to what might be coming in the future. They also discuss Mike's experience with bringing Statcast to...
Nov 30, 2018 · 54 min
Episode 98 - MLB London Belongs To Me?
John and Darius are joined by MLB Community's Dave Shaw to discuss MLB London's ticket prices and taking a positive from a negative through fan owned events, plus some hot stove chat and listener Qs. Episode title c/o Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs.
Nov 2, 2018 · 1 hr 16 min
Episode 97 - The (World Series) Ring
The season is over and the Red Sox are champions. Tom, Ben, and Darius discuss the World Series, including how we were still wrong about Boston even though they won, and whether Alex Cora and his gut reactions really beat the analytical moves of Dave...
Oct 22, 2018 · 59 min
Episode 96 - The Adventures of Baseball Brit
John talks to Joey Mellows aka 'Baseball Brit' about his 75 game baseball adventure. Joey shares his favourite spots, meetings and experiences of the trip, a few scrapes and wild stories and tips for planning your own baseball pilgrimage. Strap in,...
Oct 18, 2018 · 54 min
Episode 95 - The Evil Wizard of Legal Positivism
John begins the show going crazy about the Jose Altuve "home run" reactions, whilst trying to stay calm. Tom then tries to bring John down by making reference to his now famous "passed ball" line. Darius laughs at both of them whilst they go back...
Oct 11, 2018 · 49 min
Episode 94 - Championship Series Roundtable
Four teams are still in with a chance to win the World Series. Darius talks to representatives of all four, starting with Leon Boyne (Dodgers) and Charlie Batho (Brewers) ahead of the NLDS, before bringing on George Martin (Astros) and some guy called...
Oct 2, 2018 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 93 - Playoff Prediction Pod
It's playoff season, and that means it's time for some more ill-advised predictions from the gang. Russell, Ben, and Darius go through the entire playoff bracket and put together the official Bat Flips and Nerds predictions, with some pre-recorded...
Sep 28, 2018 · 46 min
Episode 92 - Rays Up for Rocktober
The Rays have had such an unusual season that we enlist specialist help to discuss them, in the form of regular Rays expert Rob Noverraz. Rob, Ben, and Darius discuss the experience and effectiveness of the opener, if the fanbase is on board with the...
Sep 19, 2018 · 1 hr 8 min
Episode 91 - NL West Round(ish)table
Tom and Darius talk their way through the race for the NL West and the NL Wildcard. Tom waxes lyrical about the Padres future, Darius has little gloom for the Giants future, then the guys work together through the rest of the NL West. Tom once again...
Sep 13, 2018 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode 90 - Ben's DMs Are Open
With the announcement of David Wright's impending retirement, John quizzes Ben and Darius about Wright's career and whether the Mets third baseman will end up in the Hall of Fame. They debate the likely Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP winners,...
Aug 27, 2018 · 1 hr 8 min
Episode 89 - Stat Tips From Nerds
Russell Eassom and Darius give the listeners (well, at least two of them, anyway) what they want with an exclusively stat-focused listener question show. Questions answered range from 'what is a good batting average?' to 'FanGraphs or Baseball...
Aug 24, 2018 · 46 min
Episode 88 - Johnny Hates Yaz
John and Darius discuss the storming Oakland As, the end of the affair in Washington and the latest on MLB London. John also finds time for another rant, this one focussed on Red Sox all-timer and awful human, Carl Yastrzemski.
Aug 15, 2018 · 1 hr
Episode 87 - I Predict A Rant
The guys revisit their pre-season predictions to find only one of them knows anything about baseball. Unfortunately, it's the one who did a live bat flip during the podcast... They also ponder precisely who David Bote was apologising to, with a side...
Aug 8, 2018 · 45 min
Episode 86 - San Diego Padres pitcher Phil Hughes
Our very first active Major Leaguer, Phil Hughes, joins Tom just before he "ships out" to Miller Park to face the Brewers and attempt to take the series. They talk about Phil's favourite team growing up, his World Series championship in 2009, what he...