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.

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427 episodes
Updated April 11
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Aug 1, 2018 · 50 min
Episode 85 - Brittany Ross Jr and Courtney Evans, Mission 108
Brittany Ross Jr, wife of former Red Sox and Rangers pitcher Robbie Ross Jr, and her Partnerships Director Courtney Evans join us to talk about their charity Mission 108; it's ambition to raise awareness of human trafficking and women's rights issues...
Jul 27, 2018 · 1 hr
Episode 84 - Deadline Day Dash
John, Ben and Darius discuss a busy run up to the deadline, the awful orioles, Trout hypotheticals and mull over your trade suggestions.
Jul 18, 2018 · 59 min
Episode 83 - NL East Roundtable
John is joined by reps of the Phillies, Braves, Mets and Marlins to discuss the 2018 NL East. Topics inclde the form of the unrepresented Nats, whether Machado will be a Phillie and the future fates of the big three - deGrom, Harper and Adam Conley....
Jul 14, 2018 · 1 hr 8 min
Episode 82 - Mid-Season Review with Carlos Peña
The always brilliant Carlos Peña, a 14 year MLB veteran, joins John (and Darius, a bit later on!) to talk about the state of baseball in 2018 including epic rants on hazing, shifting and the All Star Game. He also answers listener questions on the...
Jul 6, 2018 · 1 hr
Episode 81 - Scott Richmond Joins the Show
John has a feature length interview with former Blue Jays pitcher Scott Richmond on his long road to the Majors, his current role with Nettuno in Italy and his globetorotting baseball career. Scott also offers some pitching advice to fans, and answers...
Jun 27, 2018 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 80 - Divisional Chat (NL Central)
Tom is joined by British based baseball fans; Michael Ivory (Cubs), Craig Hurring (Brewers) and James Feldman (Pirates) to talk all that is good (and very bad) in the NL Central. They go from the depths of the Reds, to the current battle between the...
Jun 25, 2018 · 38 min
Episode 79 - Nate Freiman Joins the Show
Darius talks to former Oakland A's player Nate Freiman about his Fancred show 'The Launch Angle' and his foray into the world of analytics and coding. They discuss Nate's major league experience, including what it was like to be a Rule 5 pick, Josh...
Jun 20, 2018 · 27 min
Brit Sox and Nerds Episode 6 - Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic Boston Returns
Jen McCaffrey digs into her conversations with Red Sox and MLB brass on their hopes for next year's MLB London Series. She and John also address a resurgent Chris Sale and first day nerves for Jalen Beeks.
Jun 15, 2018 · 1 hr 12 min
Episode 78 - Our Ass Is In the Jackpot
John is back in the UK and talks about an eventful trip to Boston, including a recreation of the Lion King in the stands. He and Tom discuss Terry Collins vs the Umpires and answer listener questions about the Twins, Harper and Machado.
Jun 11, 2018 · 45 min
Episode 77 - Divisional Chat (AL West)
Dom Clarke (A's), Tom Young (Mariners), George Martin (Astros) and Nick Wright (Angels) join Darius on the second of our divisional roundtables to discuss the AL West, most notably whether the Mariners can push the Astros for the division, if the...
Jun 7, 2018 · 47 min
Brit Sox and Nerds Episode 5 - Evan Drellich, NBC Sports
John heads to the wrong cafe to meet the wonderfully accommodating Evan Drellich. They chat about the 2018 Red Sox and Evan's new book 'The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the Boston Red Sox', including Evan's path to writing the book as a...
May 30, 2018 · 32 min
Episode 76 - Welcome To The Show
Tom gets a short notice call to get his ass up to the bigs, as John is a late notice scratch from the lineup. Without any prep, Tom welcomes back Darius. Tom attempts (Badly) to update Darius on all the baseball news he missed whilst he was on...
May 22, 2018 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 75 - Divisional Chat (AL East)
Tom is joined by Matt Clough (Orioles), Mike Shipley (Blue Jays) and Rob Noverraz (Rays) to talk all about the AL East and the "exciting" division that it is. Matt starts us off and makes us feel like we're kicking a puppy by making him talk about...
May 17, 2018 · 1 hr 16 min
Episode 74 - Cricketer Benny Howell and Mets Author Brian Wright
It’s double interview trouble! Ben is joined by Gloucestershire cricketer Benny Howell to discuss his passion for baseball, his unconventional ‘knuckleball’ and what the two sports could learn from each other. Then, Tom chats to author Brian Wright...
May 8, 2018 · 48 min
Episode 73 - The One with Tom, Rob Manfred and MLB in London
The guys break down the huge announcement of a Red Sox v Yankees series in London in June 2019. Tom recounts tales of shading Sadiq Khan and explaining baseball to the UK press corps, Ben talks about the return of MLB UK on Twitter and John rants...
May 3, 2018 · 37 min
Episode 72 - British Baseball for Beginners (and Experts)
John is joined by the London Mets' Ryan Turtill to discuss their baseball for beginners programme, and by GB coach Liam Carroll to talk about GB players at elite level.
Apr 24, 2018 · 51 min
Episode 71 - Baseball Players Who Look Like Eggs
The whole gang are back, picking their MLB breakout stars and discussing rough starts for Stanton and Votto. They also chat about Tom's first ever pro baseball game, and the international currency of Green King IPA.
Apr 15, 2018 · 1 hr 9 min
Episode 70 - Independent Baseball Special
John is joined by 'BaseballBrit' Joey Mellows to discuss his plans to attend 73 baseball games in 2018, and to jump head first into the world of 'Indy' baseball. He also interviews the General Manager of one of the biggest franchises in Independent...
Apr 11, 2018 · 22 min
Brit Sox and Nerds Episode 4 - Jen McCaffrey
Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic Boston joins John to chat about the possibility of a return for her to London - this time to see the Red Sox - in 2019 and to dip into some of the reasons for the team's red hot start to the season. She also shares her...
Apr 5, 2018 · 1 hr 10 min
Episode 69 - Shohei Ohtani, Nice!
Dave Shaw from Baseball by Committee joins John and Darius to discuss the spate of MLB fan meetups across the UK, and to discuss which of the stories of Opening Week might be for real. Including Shohei Ohtani, of course! John also chats with British...