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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Jul 12, 2024 · 1 hr 9 min
Episode 351 - John Saponaro Joins The Show
Russell chats with with Comdien, Writer and Mets podcaster / live streamer John Saponaro. The talk about John's baseball life and what it is to be a Mets fan, what the final years under the Wilpons was like and how things feel different with Cohen....
Jul 4, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode 350 - Mid-Season Report Cards
Professors Eassom, Carter and Noverraz have come together to grade the performances of the teams against expectations. With grades from A+ to U and even a random symbol in there, it's a pod not to miss.
Jun 27, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode 349 - Baseball's Past and Future
The crew is back and discussing the past on the future of baseball. They start with discussions on the passing of Willie Mays and the amazing game at Rickwood Field before getting onto what more MLB can do in this area. They then discuss GB's Michael...
Jun 19, 2024 · 1 hr 11 min
Episode 348 - Pining for London Done
John, Ben, Darius and Rob offer very final thoughts on the 2024 London Series and celebrate another banner week for British baseball with Michael Petersen's call up by the Dodgers. They also take time to celebrate the phenomenon that is the Gay...
Jun 12, 2024 · 19 min
Episode 347 - Reflections on the London Series
We'll have a new pod later this week wrapping up another brilliant moment in British baseball history. In the meantime, we've brought together all the conversations we had this weekend into a single pod. These were peppered across the weekend, but we...
Jun 9, 2024 · 11 min
Episode 346 - London Series 2024 IT'S A WRAP!
Tom, John and Darius wrap up an epic London Series 2024 - the best one yet! What a weekend, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
Jun 9, 2024 · 14 min
Episode 345 - London Series Day 2 Preview Pod w. Special Guests
Something different today - an all-star interviewee line-up as Doug Glanville, Felix White, Tony Clark, Dave Dombrowski and Shane Victorino share their reflections of the London Series and its future.
Jun 8, 2024 · 6 min
Episode 344 - London Series 2024 Game 1 Post-Game Reaction Pod
Tom, John and Darius reflect on the first game of London Series 24 as the Phillies crush the Mets in the London Stadium.
Jun 8, 2024 · 8 min
Episode 343 - Live from the London Series with Sean Manaea
Tom, John and Darius preview day one and chat about the atmosphere in the stadium and at the workout day. They are joined for a chat by Mets Saturday starter Sean Manaea.
Jun 3, 2024 · 39 min
Episode 342 - London Series 2024 Preview
It's London Series week! To kick off our coverage we have a brilliant preview with the awesome Dave Shaw of UK Phillies and Jo Lenton of Mets in the UK. We get into their fierce on-field rivalry and off-field camaraderie, their big plans for the...
May 31, 2024 · 53 min
Episode 341 - Heaven Has A New Angel
Ben, Rob and Gav chat through a few of the biggest talking points in the world of baseball: the Mets / Jorge Lopez meltdown, the retirement of umpiring dynamo Angel Hernandez and an unfortunate season-ending injury to Ronald Acuna Jr. They then turn...
May 27, 2024 · 1 hr 10 min
Episode 340 - Joe Posnanski Joins the Show
Legendary baseball laureate Joe Posnanski joins us to celebrate the UK launch of his mighty tome 'Why We Love Baseball', chewing on everything from the relationship between baseball and history, the great Buck O'Neill and even Nick Hornby's Fever...
Apr 11, 2024 · 57 min
Episode 339 - The "Elbow" Problem
After another week of MLB, Russell, Darius and Rob spend nearly an hour not talking about any of it. They discuss the epidemic of elbow injuries that seems to be upon is and what if anything can be done to fix it. They then switch the focus to the A's...
Apr 4, 2024 · 52 min
Episode 338 - Opening Day is the most exciting, most exciting, most exciting day of the year
Darius leads Ben and Russell through a discussion on the first week of the MLB season. The sweepers and sweepies get discussed as well as the glorious on pace records we have and the McNeil/Hoskins beef. Topped off with the usual 2 Good 2 Bad.
Mar 20, 2024 · 1 hr 14 min
Episode 337 - The 2024 BFN Predictions Podcast
Just as the groundhog saw his shadow, so too will our four brave prognosticators declare early the results of the upcoming 2024 MLB season. John, Tom, Darius and Ben join forces for their annual predictions podcast, debating the win totals for all 30...
Mar 12, 2024 · 1 hr 36 min
Episode 336 - THE B-TEAM Predictions
In 2019, a crack bunch of baseball pundits were relgated from a pod for the crime of not being the originals. These men promptly escaped from the basement to the podcasting underground. Today, still wanted by the John McGee, they survive as podcasters...
Mar 5, 2024 · 52 min
Episode 335 - Non-Squeaky Wheeler Get The Grease
The team is back to talk about the monster Wheeler extension, the possibly sub par deals for Bellinger and Chapman and if that means Boras has lost his touch. They chat about the latest sproings of Spring Training as well as highlight some intersting...
Feb 22, 2024 · 53 min
Episode 334 - Scott, You're Starting To Boras
Darius, Rob and Ben chat through the early Spring Training storylines, from 'Best Shape Of His Life'-watch (hello Giancarlo) to the variety of subtle and not-so-subtle comments coming out of media availabilities. They also chat remaining free agents,...
Feb 8, 2024 · 54 min
Episode 333 - Money Glut Cheery O's
Ben, Darius and Gav join forces to discuss the recent news in Major League Baseball, including the O's trade for Corbin Burnes (and new ownership), the Bobby Witt Jr extension and two players signing on to complete their careers with their respective...
Jan 16, 2024 · 54 min
Episode 332 - Would We Lie To Tom?
The boys are back and more specifically Tom is back so they do a review of 2023 in the most quirky way possible. We've taken a spin on the BBC favourite "Would I Lie To You?" and Ben, Darius and Russell each have prepared some truths and lies about...