He is Joy – Bat Flips and Nerds

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

Joey Votto and the Mystery of the Silver Slugger

November 11, 2017 Bat Flips Admin He is Joy, Pinch Hitting

A warm welcome to ‘Baseball Brit’, Joey Mellows… With the 2017 season now in the books, fans of baseball have an agonising wait before Thursday March 29th when all 30 teams start their hopeful 2018 campaigns. In the mean-time there

‘He is Joy’ – Koji Uehara was a Feeling

October 22, 2017 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, He is Joy, Pinch Hitting

In the first of a new recurring series, John explains his love for the former Red Sox closer. Koji Uehara is 42 years old. He didn’t make the playoff roster in a battered and pilloried Cubs bullpen. Those two things