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An Application of Expected Stats

May 6, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Analytics, Baseball, Beginner's Guide

Welcome back Christopher Gauthier Have you ever been at a game and a player smokes a ball right at someone? Like, had that ball been hit a little more to the left or the right of the fielder, it’s a

Stadium Review – Colorado Rockies – Coors Field, Denver

May 4, 2020 Sarah Briggs Baseball, Beginner's Guide, Learning to Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting, Reviews, Team Contributors

I am on a quest to visit all 30 Major League ballparks – so far, I’ve done 13 in eight years, which is not bad going. The visits to Coors Field were part of a road trip around Colorado and

Oh Crumbs! Biscuits and Baseball (Part 2)

April 28, 2020 Helen Atkinson Baseball, Opinion

My ramblings about which biscuit best represents each MLB team and why continues! You may remember that this madness was sparked after a pre-podcast chat amongst the @tesbuk gang where we discussed the merits of various biscuits. If you have

‘Expand your baseball knowledge beyond MLB’ feature – Episode #4 Savannah Bananas

April 27, 2020 Sarah Briggs Baseball, Beginner's Guide, Guest writer, Indy Ball, Pinch Hitting, Reviews, Team Contributors, Your New Favourite League

If you have not read my previous posts, I will give you a little background to my love of MiLB. I was diagnosed with terminal cancer back in September 2017, so decided

The No-Luck No-Hitter

April 23, 2020 Russell Eassom Baseball

In 2019 we saw four no-hitters: the two individual gems from Mike Fiers and Justin Verlander for their second and third no-hitter respectively, and two combined, both against the Mariners, by the Astros and the Angels. For the Angels it

Bat Flips Does Baseball Episode Three: April

April 19, 2020 Ben Carter Baseball, Bat Flips Does OOTP

After the excitement of the pre-season roster selection and a rollercoaster Opening Day, reality has set in for our two British-based expansion teams as they quickly settled into the grind of everyday baseball. Let’s see where things stand on May

‘Expand your baseball knowledge beyond MLB’ feature – Episode #3 Charleston Riverdogs

April 18, 2020 Sarah Briggs Baseball, Beginner's Guide, Guest writer, Minoring in British, Pinch Hitting, Team Contributors, Your New Favourite League

If you have not read my previous articles about MiLB on the Batflips and Nerds’ website, I’ll give you a bit of background as to how my trip came about: I was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2017 and so

Bat Flips Does Baseball Episode Two: Opening Day

April 12, 2020 Ben Carter Baseball

With the fake rosters created in Episode One, our Bat Flips Does Baseball adventure motored on, as I relinquished control of our new expansion teams and allowed fate to run its course. Fate, as it transpires, loves a trade. Joe

Oh Crumbs! Biscuits and Baseball (Part 1)

April 8, 2020 Helen Atkinson Baseball, Opinion

Last month the UK based New York Yankees podcast – The Empire Strikes Back – recorded a very British podcast. We had special guest ‘Baseball Brit’ Joey Mellows on for an entertaining interview to discuss all things from baseball to

A Glove Story: Catching and Collecting

April 6, 2020 Ash Day Baseball, Team Contributors

Of all the sports, baseball lends itself best towards the collector. There’s a wealth of memorabilia for lovers of the game to hoard and display proudly in their homes. The most prevalent and popular choice for fans has always been