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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Sep 22, 2022 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 297 - QUALIFIED
The team go deep on Great Britain Baseball's historic qualification for the 2023 WBC, including the tensest game of baseball we have ever watched and hat tips for a bunch of new heroes as well as some old ones. Oh, and we talk about two blokes...
Sep 15, 2022 · 1 hr 14 min
Episode 296 - GB Baseball World Baseball Classic Preview 2022 v2
In this episode we give a bumper intro to GB at this week's World Baseball Classic Qualifier, including: - John and Russ breaking down the rules and the GB roster - Chris Knoblock checking in with players Alex Crosby and Vance Worley - A feature...
Sep 1, 2022 · 53 min
Episode 295 - Rob & Russ In Da Bungalow
In a change to our normal programming schedule, we've let the gruesome twosome loose for a two-hander. They pick up on everything we've missed during our summer holiday, dig into the news about the MLBPA looking to unionise the minors, consider the...
Aug 5, 2022 · 1 hr 17 min
Episode 294 - Brewing Up a Stinker
John, Darius and Russell are joined by Nick Wright of LA Angels UK and MLB UK Community to break down a very weird trade deadline, dig into the misery of the Angels 2022 season and look ahead to the 2023 MLB London Series after the worst secret in...
Aug 4, 2022 · 13 min
Episode 293 - CC Sabathia on the Return of the London Series
Major League Baseball is returning to London on June 24th-25th 2023. Cy Young and World Series winner CC Sabathia, who was part of the Yankees team that participated in the first London Series, joins the show to discuss his experience during that...
Jul 29, 2022 · 1 hr 12 min
Episode 292 - The Sotoing Hat
A packed roster for a packed schedule, as the guys chat about Mike Trout's unpronouncable back condition, Big Papi's reefers, and try to pick the bones out of a Soto deal to - well - anywhere, before rounding it off by breaking down the trade deadline...
Jul 20, 2022 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode 291 - Real Mute...Oh
John, Russell, Darius and Rob are here for a bumper catch-up pod featuring everything from Home Run Derby X to, err, the Home Run Derby. They also chat about Gabe Rincones being drafted by the Phillies, a raft of Canada opt-outs, Bobby Manfred...
Jul 7, 2022 · 21 min
Episode 290 - Adrian Gonzalez, Live from Home Run House
Five-time MLB All-Star and Home Run Derby X participant Adrian Gonzalez joins Ben live at Home Run House to talk about his HRDX participation and his MLB career. The first HRDX event is in Crystal Palace Park from 12pm on Saturday 9th July. Find...
Jul 1, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 289 - All Caps*
Russell and Darius break down the first proper baseball brawl for years before marvelling at Aaron Judge and the Yankees. They then go in-depth on the All-Star voting and, more importantly, All-Star cap designs.
Jun 24, 2022 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode288 - Tate Gillespie Joins the Show
Pitcher Tate Gillespie joins the show to discuss his trip from D1 hyped high-school pitcher to pitching in Europe, taking in recovery from a ball-induced head-injury, help from Brock Holt and Brandon McCarthy and his enduring friendship with London...
Jun 17, 2022 · 24 min
Episode 287 - Charlie Hill (VP International, MLB) Returns
Charlie Hill, the brains behind the MLB London Series, is back for his first appearance in 5 years! We chat about the new partnership between MLB and London, the ideas behind Home Run Derby X and MLB's renewed commitment to grassroots baseball and a...
Jun 15, 2022 · 45 min
Episode 286 - Home Run Derby X Preview (ft Nick Swisher, Spencer Owen and Paige Halstead
In our mega preview of Home Run Derby X - which is coming to London on Saturday July 9th - John chats to Yankees legend Nick Swisher about renewing the sport's oldest rivalry, his pivotal role in baseball's greatest book and what's changed for the...
Jun 9, 2022 · 56 min
Episode 285 - Little Mr. Stroppy Pants
Two podcasts in a week! In this one, Darius is back and joined by Rob and John to dissect the newsworthy elements of the last few weeks in MLB and hear in minute detail how an old woman ruined Rob's trip to Tampa Bay. They go deep on #slapgate and...
Jun 7, 2022 · 1 hr 8 min
Episode 284 - Nerd Mentality
Russell and Darius are left unsupervised and take the opportunity to talk about the biggest statistical surprises from the season so far, from Detroit's dreadful lineup to that incredible Yankees rotation. Also featuring Kevin Gausman, Ty France, Alex...
May 31, 2022 · 59 min
Episode 283 - Riley Breckenridge (Thrice, Puig Destroyer, Productive Outs) Joins the Show
Riley Breckenridge, drummer with post-hardcore band Thrice, joins John to chat about his lifelong obsessions with baseball, the intersectionality of baseball and heavy music, and his many baseball related side projects - including his much-missed...
May 23, 2022 · 56 min
Episode 282 - Robert Stock Joins the Show
RHP Robert Stock joins John to chat about his new life as staff ace of the KBO's Doosan Bears, and his circuitous path to the bigs with San Diego, Boston, the Mets and Cubs, which took in catching lessons from Yadi Molina and pitching tips from Kirby...
May 17, 2022 · 1 hr 14 min
Episode 281 - Cory Gearrin Joins the Show
Nine year big leaguer across seven franchises, Cory Gearrin, joins John to talk about his storied career in the bigs and his re-birth as a baseball and mental health guru on Twitter. His path includes a journey through the minors with Freddie Freeman...
May 12, 2022 · 59 min
Episode 280 - Willy Wonka Ejected For Being An Idiot
John is joined by Darius and Russell for some serious baseball chat, before they are gate crashed by an idiot called Tom. After all the serious stuff is done, the gang decide which fictional characters they would like to bring into the world of...
May 9, 2022 · 47 min
Episode 279 - Simon Rosenblum-Larson (Tampa Bay Rays, More Than Baseball)
Rays minor league pitcher, and More Than Baseball Program Director Simon Rosenblum-Larson, joins the pod to chat about MTB's campaign to bring minor leaguers a living wage of $35k and his organisation's amazing work giving voice to the plight of the...
May 6, 2022 · 55 min
Episode 278 - Mets Gonna Give It To Ya?
John, Rob and Ben run the rule over the teams raising eyebrows - for good and bad reasons - in the early season running, including the storming Mets and Yankees and the scuffling Phillies and Red Sox. They also dive deep into MLB's pitcher problem,...