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He Is Joy – Ken Griffey Jr and Me

February 23, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, He is Joy

A warm welcome to BF&N for seasoned Indians blogger, Ash Day… Ken Griffey Jr. and I go way back. In fact, he was the first baseball player I ever discovered. I didn’t know what he looked like, but I knew

The Great British and Irish Baseball Fan Survey Results – Part 4

February 20, 2018 Thomas Pringle Baseball, GB and Irish Baseball Fan Survey

Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of the survey can be found here. It’s here! We’ve finally come to the end of the Great British and Irish Baseball Fan Survey! In this part, we look at the things you

Way Too Early Fantasy Sleepers

February 20, 2018 Blake Finney Baseball, Fantasy Baseball

It’s every Fantasy Baseball players favourite time of year. The yearly ESPN Fantasy Baseball maintenance! The Superbowl is over (as a Redskins fan I’m disregarding the result..), which means Pitchers and Catchers start reporting to Spring Training in the next

Welcome to Orioles Orifice

February 19, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Orioles Orifice

Never bet. I have a recurring nightmare. It isn’t like the recurring nightmares you have. I’m not falling from a building. Or being chased by Chucky. Or sat, clammy-palmed, in an important meeting having lost the power of speech. I’m

Indy Ball Dream – Diapers to the Diamond

February 16, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Indy Ball, Indy Ball Dream

Welcome back, Paul LeBoeuf III… For anyone that’s seen the movie “The Rookie”, there’s a scene where the guy is attending the tryouts and has to juggle between that and his kids…including a diaper change at a most inconvenient time.

Knowing You, Yu Darvish; Knowing Me, the Chicago Cubs – Uh Huh?

February 15, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting, Transaction Analysis

Good things come to those who wait and for the Chicago Cubs, they know that all too well. When you’ve spent over a century waiting for a championship, a few extra months over the winter biding your time for a

Indy Ball Dream – From My Shape, to ‘In Shape’

February 8, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Indy Ball, Indy Ball Dream

Welcome back our resident baseball dreamer, Paul LeBoeuf III… Well I’ve decided to pursue ball again. It was a pretty easy decision on my part. So now what? What is the next step? For me, it is the physical transformation

Welcome to Hell – Your 2018 Baltimore Orioles

February 6, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

Welcome to BF&N, Matt Clough… It’s 2018. The past two World Series champions have won the title – and ended their respective championship droughts – by utilising a combination of long-term thinking that incorporating tanking and advanced analytics. This sabermetric

Player Profiles – The Kid

February 3, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

This post by podcast guest Mark Blakemore, originally featured on Bases Loaded in 2014. Check out his other player profile The Big Unit It takes a talented individual to not only make it as a major league baseball player but

Throw Me Another Pitch… An Indy Ball Dream

January 31, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Indy Ball, Indy Ball Dream

This one’s a bit different. Welcome to BF&N Paul LeBoeuf III, who’s being brave enough to scratch that itch and see if he can fulfill his dream of becoming a pro ballplayer. We’ll have more from Paul’s journey throughout the