Games matter more in September. They don’t of course. But they also do. As chances to make up deficits grow thinner and the magic numbers trickle down into single digits, the spotlight shines bright on teams on the precipice –
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Author: Ben Carter
Will there be a London Series after 2020?
You might think it a little premature and probably quite ungrateful to be talking about baseball in the UK beyond 2020. We literally just had a series in London for the first time ever and the only thing I care
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Jackie Bradley Jr drops into London!
As part of Major League Baseball’s ongoing promotion of next year’s London Series, Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr jetted into London on Thursday evening and spent the following 24 hours starting on a weekend of media obligations that
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Ranking all 30 MLB stadiums on the basis of their names alone
BONUS EXTRA STADIUM (31) 31. London Stadium BORING BANK SPONSORS (30-25) 30. Suntrust Park 29. Citizens Bank Park 28. Comerica Park 27. PNC Park 26. Chase Field 25. Citi Field We get it. You needed cash to pay for the
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The Official MLB Playoffs Survival Kit
Pinch-hitting with the Playoffs Survival Kit that we need this month is recurring contributor (and dare we suggest rather nervous Red Sox fan) Adam Perry. Its that time of year again, when baseball fans up and down the country enter
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The Anthony Rizzo slide: a comprehensive breakdown
Making his Batflips and Nerds debut, we welcome guest writer Jason Toms, a Pirates fan who – shockingly – has a few things to say about Anthony Rizzo’s slide… I’m going to try to remain objective here, but it’s difficult.
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Let’s watch Jorge Alfaro dominate with his arm
“Toolsy but raw” is a label we often see applied to prospects, scouting lingo for ‘he could be really good but he also could suck’. It was a term applied to Mike Trout (25th overall pick) and Donavan Tate (3rd
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Getting To Know You – Rolin Baseball
There is no better time to follow Batflips and Nerds if you’re a baseball player. From former MLB star Travis Blackley dishing out advice and great stories, to a competition for a free, custom-made bat, to our latest giveaway, a personalised,
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Five Prospects Who Could Make A Second Half Impact
It’s officially hot stove season in the Major Leagues and I could not be more excited. At no other time in the year do you get the delightful cocktail of awful trade ideas from biased fans, Ken Rosenthal dropping unexpected
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Top Five GIFs Of The Week: Week Nine
As the season rolls on, so to do the GIFs, with nary a day passing without a comical three second clip making it’s way to twitter infamy. In this high octane world, people no longer have the time or patience
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