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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Sep 28, 2017 · 1 hr
Episode 48 - Easy Mode Baseball
John and Darius join Tom to muse how many pitches they'd take to get a hit off Chris Sale. They also dig into the Bruce Maxwell story, whether there are too many home runs in baseball and make ill-advised playoff predictions. Tom introduces a new spot...
Sep 19, 2017 · 58 min
Episode 47 - Halfway to St Patrick's Day
With Darius back in the UK after touring Chicago's MLB parks, Tom and Ben quiz him about all the important stuff - mainly food, from Chicago-style hot dogs to nacho helmets and even Tom's very strict rules about when it's appropriate to eat chocolate....
Sep 11, 2017 · 44 min
Episode 46 - Shall We Sing A Song For You?
John, Ben and Tom talk Dodgers and Indians and Ben's trip to MLB HQ before getting creative with listener questions. There are some terrible puns, include perhaps the best/worst Yu Darvish pun of all time, and a bit of a sing song... The Dodgers...
Sep 7, 2017 · 1 hr 11 min
Brit Sox And Nerds Episode 3 - Bryan Joiner
Bryan Joiner (Baseball Prospectus Boston and Over The Monster) joins Tom to talk all about how he got into writing, wiriting for BP Boston and Over The Monster, the recent SB Nation critism, why he hates writing lineups and how awful (fantastic) it is...
Aug 31, 2017 · 19 min
Episode 45 - Carlos Pena Pops In
MLB UK Ambassador, 2007 Comeback Player of the Year, 2009 All Star and home run leader - all these things describe this week's guest Carlos Pena. In a taster for a more in-depth chat soon, baseball's answer to Peter Ustinov takes a break from his...
Aug 20, 2017 · 47 min
Episode 44 - GB Baseball's Liam Carroll
John is joined by Great Britain baseball coach Liam Carroll, making his fourth (including cameos) appearance here on the pod. Liam talks about the experience and impact of MLB Battlegrounds on the GB programme and gives the rundown on the recent Under...
Aug 8, 2017 · 32 min
Episode 43 - The Live One
Tom and John join forces for the first live Bat Flips And Nerds show (There was another one, but we will never speak of it again). The boys talk Manchester Meetup, the dangers of democracy, Erie SeaWolves, U23 Baseball Championships, GB Baseball, GB...
Aug 2, 2017 · 48 min
Episode 42 - Roy Keane is Chase Utley
Ben and Darius break down the very exciting news of MLB regular season games coming to the UK in 2019 and 2020, before brainstorming ideas for the UK Night being held on August 16th by Official Minor League Affiliate of the UK, the Erie Seawolves....
Jul 28, 2017 · 22 min
Episode 41 - Emergency Pod Crew, Assemble!
Tom and John join for a very quick podcast to talk about why they didn't record on Thursday and planned to record on Sunday. It's a tale of hope, elation, desperation and finally despair. They then tackle the very difficult subject of the Boston...
Jul 21, 2017 · 1 hr 36 min
Episode 40 - Baseball Punk, Deadline Junk
John and Ben are joined this week by two special guests. Evan October, frontman of the Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club talks about their upcoming UK tour supporting CJ Ramone and how a baseball themed band will get to British crowds. Journalist...
Jul 17, 2017 · 1 hr 4 min
Brit Sox And Nerds Episode 2 - Jake Devereaux
BP Boston writer and The Red Seat podcast host, Jake Devereaux joins Tom to talk all about the Boston Red Sox. They start by talking about how Jake got into baseball writing, including his running of a daily fantasy baseball podcast. All before...
Jul 14, 2017 · 50 min
Episode 39 - The Panda and the Donkey
With John, Tom, and Ben all away, Blake Finney (@FinneyBlake) joins Darius to discuss the latest blockbuster MLB transaction, Pablo Sandoval being designated for assignment. They then move on to much more minor moves such as Jose Quintana heading to...
Jul 10, 2017 · 1 hr 18 min
Brit Sox And Nerds Episode 1 - Jared Carrabis
Jared Carrabis of Barstool Sports and CSN's Baseball programe join Tom and John to talk Red Sox in this very first edition of Brit Sox and Nerds! The Red Sox spin-off from Bat Flips and Nerds. Jared tells us all about his start in baseball writing,...
Jul 5, 2017 · 30 min
Episode 38 - Dispatches from MLB Battlegrounds
A special episode this week with John and Darius live on site from MLB Battlegrounds. We hear from MLB legends Cliff Floyd and Shawn Green, Italian sensation Federico Celli, GB coach Liam Carroll, MLB UK's Charlie Hill and most importantly - you guys,...
Jun 29, 2017 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 37 (ish) - Mike Scioscia is...
Award winning journalist Darius Austin and "Peter and the Wolf" lead Tom Pringle join together on a miserable Thursday evening to talk baseball. MLB UK have announced the lineup and itinerary for MLB Battlegrounds! Tom reads the list out (Jeff...
Jun 22, 2017 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 36 - We Were Saying Boooo-sney
Darius and John are joined by Blake Finney to discuss the Nats bullpen and the state of the shocking NL East. They also look at a 'week of bullshit' in baseball discussing the Mets puzzling reaction to Yasiel 'Joyful' Puig, Jarrod Dyson's...
Jun 18, 2017 · 1 hr 11 min
Episode 35 - Josh Chetwynd
Legendary Channel 5 baseball broadcaster and GB catcher Josh Chetwynd joins John to discuss everything from his college career at Northwestern, his professional baseball career to his key role in developing players from 'non traditional' baseball...
Jun 15, 2017 · 41 min
Episode 34 - Ben Gets A Job
Tom hosts, with Darius and Ben providing all the vital stats and info on the Major League Draft. Who went where, did the Twins pick right? Who has the silliest name? When will Ben be drafted. Next the guys explain their "Crap Catcher Competition",...
Jun 11, 2017 · 52 min
Episode 33 - Gryffindor Gosewisch & Gammon Samardzija
Ben and Tom join John in wondering how to pronounce Scooter Gennett's surname, whether anyone saw his four homers under that came uni, and to dig deep on the roasting hot Houston Astros. As ever, fan questions lead things to take a turn for the weird...
Jun 1, 2017 · 52 min
Episode 32 - All Aboard The Bandwagon!
Britain's top prospect Ben Carter isn't available tonight, so this time John leads the cause while Darius and Tom pull at his coat tails. Tonights show consisted of: Bryce Harper, Hunter Strickland, can anyone defend them? Does anyone care? What was...