Beginner’s Guide – Bat Flips and Nerds

5 things you can do to catch up on the 2022 season

March 31, 2022 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Beginner's Guide, Learning to Baseball, Opinion

Each year I begin the season staring at Fangraphs (other baseball reference sites are available), wondering where all my favourite baseballists have moved to. I wonder which team will be winning 100-games and which team will be floundering at the

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

‘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

‘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

Crazy For Cardboard – An Introduction To Baseball Card Collecting

April 4, 2020 Matthew Robinson Baseball, Beginner's Guide, Opinion

There are so many cool and interesting ways to consume baseball and augment the enjoyment of watching the sport. There are books, there are films, listening to podcasts, there’s playing catch in the park, training with your local ball club.

‘Expand your baseball knowledge beyond MLB’ feature – Episode #2 Montgomery Biscuits

March 26, 2020 Sarah Briggs Baseball, Beginner's Guide, Guest writer, Minoring in British, Official MiLB Affiliate, Pinch Hitting, Team Contributors

Riverwalk Stadium, home of the Montgomery Biscuits If you missed my first episode about the Macon Bacon, let me give you a bit of background. I was diagnosed with terminal cancer in September 2017 and immediately made a bucket list

‘Expand your baseball knowledge beyond MLB’ feature – Episode #1 Macon Bacon

March 10, 2020 Sarah Briggs Baseball, Beginner's Guide, Indy Ball, Pinch Hitting, Reviews, Team Contributors, Your New Favourite League

In September 2017, I was diagnosed with terminal cancer and made a bucket list. At the very top of the list was a trip to see a minor-league baseball game. A road trip was also on there, so in 2018,

Trevor Bauer – From 4.20 to All-Star in one Year

July 17, 2018 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball, Beginner's Guide

At the start of this season I attended a UK fan meet up organised by Baseball by Committee group, it was great fun and I cannot wait for the next one. One of the things that occurred on that night

College Baseball Regional tournament preview

June 4, 2018 Alex Mcleman Baseball, Beginner's Guide, College Baseball, Previews

Alex McLeman goes deep into this weekend’s College Baseball Regionals, previewing each region, making picks and highlighting MLB draft picks to watch. The regionals have been announced, the teams have been revealed, the road to Omaha and the College World