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
Friday Jul 27, 2018
Friday Jul 27, 2018
John, Ben and Darius discuss a busy run up to the deadline, the awful orioles, Trout hypotheticals and mull over your trade suggestions.
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
John is joined by reps of the Phillies, Braves, Mets and Marlins to discuss the 2018 NL East. Topics inclde the form of the unrepresented Nats, whether Machado will be a Phillie and the future fates of the big three - deGrom, Harper and Adam Conley. Thanks to Bob Bamber (Braves), Les McCaughan (Mets), Peter Pratt (Marlins) and Dave Shaw (Phillies) for the insights.
Saturday Jul 14, 2018
Saturday Jul 14, 2018
The always brilliant Carlos Peña, a 14 year MLB veteran, joins John (and Darius, a bit later on!) to talk about the state of baseball in 2018 including epic rants on hazing, shifting and the All Star Game. He also answers listener questions on the science of hitting and plans for a new ballpark for his beloved Tampa Bay Rays. This is one not to miss!
Friday Jul 06, 2018
Friday Jul 06, 2018
John has a feature length interview with former Blue Jays pitcher Scott Richmond on his long road to the Majors, his current role with Nettuno in Italy and his globetorotting baseball career. Scott also offers some pitching advice to fans, and answers your questions on his teammates including Roy Halladay and Jose Bautista.
Wednesday Jun 27, 2018
Wednesday Jun 27, 2018
Tom is joined by British based baseball fans; Michael Ivory (Cubs), Craig Hurring (Brewers) and James Feldman (Pirates) to talk all that is good (and very bad) in the NL Central.
They go from the depths of the Reds, to the current battle between the Cubs and Brewers for the top spot and everything inbetween (Including the Cardinals Voodoo Magic)
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Jen McCaffrey digs into her conversations with Red Sox and MLB brass on their hopes for next year's MLB London Series. She and John also address a resurgent Chris Sale and first day nerves for Jalen Beeks.
Friday Jun 15, 2018
Friday Jun 15, 2018
John is back in the UK and talks about an eventful trip to Boston, including a recreation of the Lion King in the stands. He and Tom discuss Terry Collins vs the Umpires and answer listener questions about the Twins, Harper and Machado.
Monday Jun 11, 2018
Monday Jun 11, 2018
Dom Clarke (A's), Tom Young (Mariners), George Martin (Astros) and Nick Wright (Angels) join Darius on the second of our divisional roundtables to discuss the AL West, most notably whether the Mariners can push the Astros for the division, if the Angels and A's can stick around in the wild card race, and just how bad the Rangers are.
Wednesday May 30, 2018
Wednesday May 30, 2018
Tom gets a short notice call to get his ass up to the bigs, as John is a late notice scratch from the lineup. Without any prep, Tom welcomes back Darius.
Tom attempts (Badly) to update Darius on all the baseball news he missed whilst he was on holiday.
They answer listener questions on Josh Hader, Manny Machado, Justin Verlander, Yu Darvish, Anthony Rizzo and his recent antics, and finally Twitter burner accounts for Manfred and the Steinbrenners.
Thursday May 17, 2018
Thursday May 17, 2018
It’s double interview trouble! Ben is joined by Gloucestershire cricketer Benny Howell to discuss his passion for baseball, his unconventional ‘knuckleball’ and what the two sports could learn from each other. Then, Tom chats to author Brian Wright about his new book on the New York Mets and the highs and lows of the storied franchise. The pod even ends with a super easy giveaway to win a free copy of Brian’s book: ‘Mets in 10s - Best and Worst of an Amazin' History’.
Buy Brian's book here.