Making his BFN debut, welcome Dan Roach… Admittedly as a Red Sox fan the first couple of days dealing with the Hanley Ramirez news involved a lot of tears and cursing the names of Dave Dombrowski, John Henry, Alex Cora
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The Road to Washington D.C. – All-Star 2018
As Major League Baseball moves into the third month it means we are now allowed to start making predictions about the All-Star Game, which this year returns to Washington D.C. for the first time since 1969. Although it isn’t for
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The Albert Pujols Dilemma
After years of being that team which continuously underwhelms despite boasting a truly great player, the Angels entered 2018 with a genuine play-off shot, helped in no short part by (somewhat inexplicably) adding another potential star to the roster in
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Betting Preview: Arizona should be happy to see the “D-back” of May
The Miami Marlins are staying over in the West coast tonight, as they prepare for a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Marlins are 13 games behind Atlanta Braves in the NL East, with a record of 20 wins
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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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How many “On Pace” tweets is Buster Olney on pace to get correct?
Buster Olney is the true champion of “On Pace” tweets. If you’re not sure what that means, here his latest one: We’re about a third of the way through the season, and Aaron Judge is on pace for: 176 hits
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Fixing the 162
@Lez_Mets returns to talk about his other passion, Interleague play! I have posted a lot about this recently, so you’re probably thinking this dude is obsessed? Well you would be right, I am! Right now the Major League Baseball schedule
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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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What’s an Ace?
Steve from Bush League Ramble makes his debut to look into the world of a teams “Ace”. It is a term you hear all the time, and probably use all the time, too. But have you ever stopped to evaluate
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The Shift Is Dead, Long Live The Shift
In 2017 the number of defensive shifts in the MLB decreased year on year for the first time since 2011, but to put that in context back in 2011 they were still only accounting for less than 2% of all
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