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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Mar 22, 2018 · 48 min
Episode 68 - Yankees vs Red Sox...in London?!
It looks like the Yankees and Red Sox are coming to London in 2019. Blake Finney joins John and Darius live from across the pond to discuss the news and ponder the implications and logistics of the situation, including the venue, the timing, and what...
Mar 17, 2018 · 1 hr
Episode 67 - Bat Flips & Nerds Official 2018 MLB Predictions Show
The whole team is back - even Ben is there. So what do they do? They fill in a magic spreadsheet that has magic powers; namely, telling them whether their predictions for the 2018 MLB season make any sense. They don't. Listen in to see how wrong they...
Mar 9, 2018 · 34 min
Episode 66 - Charlie Hill, MLB UK
John is joined by the head of MLB's UK office, Charlie Hill. They cover everything from MLB Battlegrounds, through fan engagement and the expanding London office. Oh, they talk about some baseball games too...
Mar 1, 2018 · 59 min
Episode 65 - Sano-mageddon
Another week in which you, the listener, are the star of our show as we answer your weird and wonderful questions - including which second baseman would best a bar brawl, and which MLB stars are secret jazz stars. We also consider tanking, surprise...
Feb 22, 2018 · 54 min
Episode 64 - Listener Questions and the Street Furniture Draft
John and Tom are back, this time they answer all your burning questions. They start by looking at the Red Sox and their recent moves, tackle the Rays teardown/rebuild/who knows, they speculate free agent training camp, they draft street furniture...
Feb 7, 2018 · 45 min
Episode 63 - C. Trent Rosecrans Joins the Show
John and Darius are joined by The Athletic's new Reds correspondent C. Trent Rosecrans to discuss the team's 2018 vintage, and his own podcast 'Great American Dream', which follows Minor League prospect Shed Long through his 2017 season. They also...
Feb 2, 2018 · 58 min
Episode 62 - Slow Offseason, Faster Games?
Tom and Darius talk about the revamped Milwaukee Brewers, including the Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich moves, then discuss the many reasons suggested for the general lack of free agent activity. The new pace of play improvements are then critiqued,...
Jan 16, 2018 · 38 min
Episode 61 - Ed Miliband Joins the Show
Former Labour leader and current MP for Doncaster North, Ed Miliband, joins John to discuss his love of the Boston Red Sox and the crossover between baseball and politics. Ed also has his own brilliant podcast, Reasons to be Cheerful, which he...
Jan 9, 2018 · 1 hr 16 min
Episode 60 - Baseball Book Draft
Host of the Baseball by the Book podcast Justin McGuire joins the guys to share some of his favourite guests and take part in a 'draft' of our favourite, and less celebrated, baseball books. A full list of choices can be found...
Dec 21, 2017 · 35 min
Episode 59 - Josh Tols, Melbourne Aces & Niigata Albirex
Joey Mellows has an interview with Melbourne Aces stud pitcher Josh Tols covering his development in Australia, transferring to the States for college and his time in pro ball in Indy Ball's Pecos League and American Association and in Japan with the...
Dec 13, 2017 · 52 min
Episode 58 - Dan Vaughan, Perth Heat & Kansas City T-Bones
John is joined for an in-depth chat by Dan Vaughan, the voice of ABL's Perth Heat and the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association. Dan shares tales of his path to the commentary booth and how a native Texan comes to call Western Australia, and...
Dec 1, 2017 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 57 - What on Earth is Prawn Cocktail?
Gabriel Fidler of Extra Innings UK joins John and Darius to talk about the new European baseball tournament and his interviews with British minor leaguers P.J. Conlon and Blake Taylor, Italian star Marten Gasperini, and Colombian prospect Erick Julio....
Nov 18, 2017 · 41 min
Episode 56 - Travis Blackley, Brisbane Bandits
For the second in our previews for this year's Australian Baseball League, John is joined by the Brisbane Bandits' Travis Blackley. Travis talks about his fast track to the Majors in Seattle, his Playoff year on both sides of the Bay Area and his life...
Nov 15, 2017 · 47 min
Episode 55 - Tony Harris, Sydney Blue Sox & Pittsburgh Pirates
In the first of two podcasts to preview this year's Australian Baseball League, John talks to new Sydney Blue Sox manager and long-time Baseball Australia stalwart Tony Harris. They cover Tony's early days in baseball, his time as a coach in the...
Nov 12, 2017 · 1 hr 26 min
Episode 54 - An Homage to Halladay and the Alternative Awards
Following the tragic death of former Blue Jays and Phillies ace Roy Halladay, John is joined by Colin Murray to reminisce about Halladay's wonderful career and Colin's memories of meeting the man himself. Tom, Ben, and Darius then discuss the two...
Nov 4, 2017 · 47 min
Episode 53 - Chris Taylor is Basically Babe Ruth
Darius and Ben get together for a World Series wrap podcast after the Astros' victory. They discuss the highlights of the series, where it ranks among recent World Series in terms of entertainment, the tumultuous series of Yu Darvish, and the juiced...
Oct 26, 2017 · 46 min
Episode 52 - Fireworks, Gold Gloves, and Relocating the Rays
Darius is joined by Tampa Bay Rays fan and friend of the show Rob Noverraz to marvel at an incredible seesaw battle in Game 2 of the World Series, including Chris Taylor's bizarre fielding play, Yasiel Puig's tantrum, and some varying approaches to...
Oct 19, 2017 · 1 hr
Episode 51 - Expanding on Expansion
Tom returns to join John and Darius in a discussion of Joe Maddon's latest round of antics as the Cubs teeter on the brink of elimination. They also marvel at the Yankees' resurgence and the Astros' sudden inability to hit, before getting stuck into...
Oct 12, 2017 · 52 min
Episode 50 - John Farrell for Carlisle Manager
With all the excitement of the playoffs, the team has managed to do very little awards research, so they are put on the back burner once again in favour of Divisional Series chat. John asks Ben and Darius about all four series, touching on such...
Oct 6, 2017 · 1 hr
Episode 49 - John's New Christmas Jumper
As the only member of the regular team who isn't a fan of a playoff team, Darius ends up quizzing John, Ben, and Tom about the postseason misfortune of the Rockies and Red Sox - the latter very much in real time. When John isn't lamenting Boston's...