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
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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
Read moreHere at Bat Flips and Nerds we sometimes get people who want to contribute but don’t know what to write. We often say to them, “Why not write about what got you into baseball?” I have never written one of
Read moreA warm welcome to BFN, Rupert Lewis… Sleep is vital. According to the NHS it is “essential for a long and healthy life” and a consistent lack of sleep “puts you at risk of serious medical conditions, including obesity, (and) heart disease”.
Read moreCan a complete novice turn up and participate in your training session on Sunday? Even if they’re in their 50s? Asking for a “friend”. Send. An immediate reply came back from Cambridge Baseball Club that of course, my “friend” would
Read moreWelcome back to BF&N Ash Day… The MLB offseason is pure torture. Fans long for the return of baseball and the warmer weather that accompanies it. The winter crawls by as we eagerly count down the days until pitchers and
Read moreA welcome return for our Mexican correspondent, Geoff Enderby… “I didn’t know I was creating memories I just thought I was having fun” – Lemmy As a child in the latter part of the 1970s and during the early 1980s we would
Read more“Since baseball time is measured only in outs, all you have to do is succeed utterly; keep hitting, keep the rally alive, and you have defeated time. You remain forever young. Sitting in the stands, we sense this, if only
Read more“The problem with history is that every story has multiple witnesses, but no witness ever has the entire truth.” – Kevin Guilfoile A Drive into the Gap was one of the first books about baseball that I ever read. My
Read more“The game stands up and out in the lowest-common-denominator American culture of distraction, disruption, and interruption. For me, this distinction makes baseball the most intellectually stimulating, emotionally satisfying, and downright glorious pastime ever devised.” – Susan Jacoby It’s not likely
Read moreThe following article aims to inform and help you decide which independent team to vote for during the next two weeks of battle. One of the most desired outcomes from this competition is to increase interest in independent baseball and
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