Bat Flips And Nerds
A British take on Baseball. John, Tom, Ben and Darius guide you through the goings on in MLB, Team GB and the UK domestic game.
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Episodes
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
The whole team gets together to predict season records for all 30 teams. Darius makes up player names, Ben continues his bizarre Mets love-in, Tom references... erm 'older' adult dating websites and John gets sick of it all (but wants the Reds to know he loves them).
Oh and the predictions? Awful. Tell us why we're dead wrong about your favourite team.
Friday Mar 15, 2019
Friday Mar 15, 2019
John is joined by Jake and Jordan or Cespedes Family BBQ to discuss their path from the wilderness to MLB, and their enduring love of minor league ball, shared experience of watching baseball from the UK and answer some listener questions.
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Emily Waldon of The Athletic Detroit and The Athletic MLB joins Tom to talk about her start in Baseball writing and Minor League Players rights.
They talk about Ken Rosenthal and his Slack messages, juggling two jobs of Baseball writing and Customer Experience Manager at Mercedes, finally they discuss the struggle Minor League Baseball players face when trying to reach the big leagues.
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
Outsoken veteran Aussie reliever Peter Moylan joins John to discuss his career, and to get a few things off his chest about the state of employment for baseball players, and the impact of front office dominance and thirst for new things on consistent, dependable performers. Hold on, he doesn't hold back...
Sunday Feb 10, 2019
Sunday Feb 10, 2019
John is joined by Somerset Patriots ace Rick Teasley to discuss his itinerant career which has taken him from the Rays minors system through Australia and Taiwan to Venezuela. They discuss Rick's approach to pitching in-game and to self-improvement off the mound, and his experiences in different cultures - notably Taiwan's baseball mad populace and the role of baseball in the everyday lives of Venezuelans as the country was on the verge of revolution.
Wednesday Feb 06, 2019
Wednesday Feb 06, 2019
Darius and Tom break down the Ken Rosenthal article on the major changes proposed in MLB, some as soon as this season!
They then answer listener questions on Harper, Machado, Keuchel and Kimbrel - plus many more!
Wednesday Jan 23, 2019
Wednesday Jan 23, 2019
Tom and Darius are here to guide you through the very basics of Fantasy Baseball.
What is Fantasy Baseball?
What are the different types of leagues?
What are the different methods of scoring points?
How does the draft work?
What are the different types of drafts?
All yor questions will hopefully be answered, if not, then please get in touch @batlfips_nerds on twitter or through the website www.batflipsandnerds.com
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019
Tom is joined by MLB's head groundskeeper, Murray Cook to discuss his role and the upcoming London Series.
They start by discovering how Murray got into being a groundskeeper, then his previous projects and finally the London Series. They discuss the challenges, the potential issues and some of the logistical problems he has already faced in trying to make this happen.
It's a fascinating pod and has a few mini bombshells, including the type of turf for the field!
Saturday Jan 12, 2019
Saturday Jan 12, 2019
Craig Calcaterra joins John to discuss Britpop, sticking to sports, baseball's faux history, and the fact that the media is obsessed with ill-informed vox pops the world over.
Friday Jan 11, 2019
Friday Jan 11, 2019
John talks to NBC Sports Lead Baseball Writer Craig Calcaterra about 'sticking to sports', covering baseball from the middle of nowhere and his recent tour of the UK's crappest towns.