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London Series preview: First base

June 17, 2019 Gavin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Opinion, Previews

With only days until the historic London Series, here is the Bat Flips and Nerds player preview for the first basemen for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. FIRST BASE Mitch Moreland Team: Boston Red Sox Height: 188cm

London Series preview: Catchers

June 14, 2019 Gavin London Series, MLB UK, Opinion, Previews

The historic London Series is only a matter of days away. So to get you in the mood, here is the Bat Flips and Nerds player preview for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox catchers who will be

Early season stat leaders

May 12, 2019 Gavin MLB UK, Opinion

You know that Christian Yelich and Cody Bellinger lead MLB with 16 and 14 home runs respectively. Without doubt, it is an incredible tally this early in the season, but you might not realise that Twins’ outfielder Eddie Rosario or

Tactical genius or over-managing nonsense?

April 12, 2019 Gavin MLB UK, Opinion

Cast your mind back to Friday 14th September, 2018. I’ll remind you if you can’t remember. The Baltimore Orioles hosted the Chicago White Sox in front of 18,000 fans. The two teams had combined for 194 losses, and there were

Fantasy fixer: Week 3

April 6, 2019 Gavin Fantasy Baseball

One of the keys to a successful fantasy baseball campaign is to be active on the waiver wire. Here are a few guys to consider to strengthen your roster. Catcher: Austin Barnes The Dodgers are hitting home runs for fun

Hot takes and overreactions

April 3, 2019 Gavin Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

It is far too early to anoint Phillies as World Series champions or label Chris Sale’s contract a bust, or even start thinking that the Baltimore Orioles might be a good team. Here are some interesting snippets from the opening

Fantasy fixer: Injured list

March 29, 2019 Gavin Fantasy Baseball, MLB UK

There are already over 120 players on the injured list; many were added just hours before the first pitch of their Opening Day game, making it almost impossible for fantasy baseball players to grab replacements. An important task this weekend

This year Albert Pujols will lose his crown as Player of the Century. You’ll never guess by whom.

March 16, 2019 Gavin MLB UK, Opinion

Clickbait headlines are detestable, but it was too difficult to resist. So the premise of the article is that Albert Pujols has been the best player this century, but he could be overtaken this season. Since Opening Day 2000, Pujols

Baseball chinwag with Al Melchior

March 6, 2019 Gavin Baseball, Fantasy Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

If baseball analysts had nicknames, Al Melchior would be the professor, so it was not surprising to discover that he is a former political science professor from Florida International University. Al has been writing about fantasy baseball since the turn

Baseball chinwag with Nando di Fino

February 22, 2019 Gavin Baseball, Fantasy Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

Welcome to the third article in our series of quick chats with our favourite people in the baseball broadcasting and fantasy baseball world. Nando Di Fino is a multi-award winning writer, analyst, host and producer who has worked for, among