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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May 21, 2021 · 49 min
Episode 238 - The Tony La Russa Power Hour
Darius, Rob and Ben band together to review a groundhog week of baseball action as Tony La Russa grabbed the headlines (again) and pitchers threw no hitters (again). There was also talk of the weirdest statistical hitting line ever, the greatest...
May 17, 2021 · 24 min
Episode 237 - Lucas Giolito Joins the Show
Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito joins John to chat about his season so far, remodelling his pitching arsenal and how he wants to continuously improve, the vibe in the White Sox clubhouse and his desire to use his platform for good.
May 13, 2021 · 55 min
Episode 236 - Shut Up And Play No Hits
John, Darius and Russell tackle the week in MLB, including big thumbs up for the New York Yankees, Patrick Mazeika and the amazing Drew Robinson, but also thumbs down for rubbish outfield defence, pitchers hitting and the Oakland Athletics laying a...
May 10, 2021 · 1 hr 25 min
Episode 235 - Keith Law Joins the Show
The brilliant Keith Law, national baseball writer for The Athletic, prospect and draft savant, all round good egg and author of the best selling books 'Smart Baseball' and 'The Inside Game' joins John to discuss: - Being back at the ballpark - The...
May 8, 2021 · 17 min
Episode 234 - The Milky Way
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr Wade Allen Miley.
May 6, 2021 · 50 min
Episode 233 - Appreciating Albert
In an unprecedented development, big baseball news breaks before the pod instead of immediately after it. Ben, Russell and Darius react to the Angels designating Albert Pujols for assignment and take a look back at the highlights of his stellar...
Apr 29, 2021 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 232 - Rowdy Tellez' Big Round Face
John, Ben and Rob are joined by Jon Mackenzie of Absolute Bunts for this week's MLB Roundup. They cover the Rockies firing of Jeff Bridich, gambling in baseball and the incredible Jacob DeGrom before offering 'Two Bad, Two Good' garlands to the...
Apr 26, 2021 · 53 min
Episode 231 - It's Bat Flip Season, Baby! (ft. Ben Verlander)
How has this taken us 5 years to do? Darius, Russell and John carry out BFN's first ever bat flip draft. To keep it competitive, and get some expert help, they're joined by host MLB on FOX's Flippin' Bats podcast, and former pro ballplayer, Ben...
Apr 22, 2021 · 47 min
Episode 230 - The Yankees Are Dead
Darius, Russell and Ben join forces to overreact to the Yankees poor start to the season, reflect on whether no-hitters are still exciting and run through 2 Good 2 Bad with shoutouts for Bieber, Kazmar, Segura and Chisholm...
Apr 14, 2021 · 49 min
Episode 229 - Be Like Freddie
It's our second weekly roundup show! Ben, Rob, Russell and Darius debate MLB's mound-moving experiment in the Atlantic League and the merits of recent pitcher dominance, laud Freddie Freeman, Byron Buxton and Yadier Molina, while lamenting headhunting...
Apr 12, 2021 · 54 min
Episode 228 - On the PISS
Tom is joined by MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince and Statman extraordinaire, Russell Eassom to begin the life of the greatest baseball stat every created. People in 100 years from now will ask "Where were you when you first heard about PISS?" Or..you...
Apr 12, 2021 · 1 hr 13 min
Episode 227 - Nelson Figueroa Joins the Show
Former Big League pitcher turned Mets analyst and all round good egg, Nelson Figueroa Jr, joins John for an awesome chat covering: - The Amazins' chances for 2021 - Nelson's life-long romance with the Mets, and his enduring place in their history -...
Apr 9, 2021 · 48 min
Episode 226 - The Second Coming of Mike Piazza
John, Rob and Russell are back with our first weekly MLB show of the season. They spare praise for MLB's All-Star Game move, Shohei Ohtani, Akil Baddoo and Jazz Chisholm, but scorn the number of fun players already hit by injury, the handling of the...
Apr 5, 2021 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 225 - Tim Melville Joins the Show
The newest member of baseball's no-hitter club - Tim Melville of the CPBL Uni-Lions - joins us fresh off his 142 pitch history maker on Good Friday. We talk about his route to the Majors with the Reds, Twins, Padres and Rockies; growing up in the...
Apr 2, 2021 · 50 min
Episode 224 - Full Kit Banter
It's Opening Day! John, Rob and Darius consider their team's prospects for the upcoming season, consider which spring performances they're actually buying, and look ahead to some potential 2021 storylines.
Mar 30, 2021 · 58 min
Episode 223 - Ben Reiter Joins the Show
Journalist, author and storyteller joins John to discuss his arc wit the Houston Astros - from Sports Illustrated Nostradamus of their World Series triumph, to chronicler of the secret of their success in his bestselling book 'Astroball' through their...
Mar 28, 2021 · 1 hr 44 min
Episode 222 - 2021 Prediction Pod The Sequel - Vindaloo Spicy Edition
In the second of our 2021 prediction podcasts, the 'Founding Fathers' hand over to the 'B-Team' to offer a different perspective - and they do not disappoint. Rob and Russell are joined by site editor, and fantasy baseball sage, Gav for a completely...
Mar 25, 2021 · 59 min
Episode 221 - Jeff Passan Returns
Our mystery guest is unmasked! ESPN National baseball writer Jeff Passan returns to the podcast to chat about his two game-changing off-season stories on Drew Robinson and Jared Porter, to talk about what league led 'ball tampering' says about the...
Mar 22, 2021 · 1 hr 22 min
Episode 220 - The Big Season Preview Bonanza 2021
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Ben, John, Tom and Darius run the rule over all 30 teams in the annual predictions pod, assigning win totals through iffy reasoning and impassioned debate. Check out our Twitter feed for the final predicted...
Mar 19, 2021 · 1 hr 18 min
Episode 219 - 2021 AL Central Preview
In the last of our 2021 Season Previews we head to the Midwest, to hear all about the AL Central from another stellar cast of club experts: - Southside Sox's Janice Scurio on the White Sox - MLB.com's Mandy bell on Cleveland baseball team - Bless You...