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Category: MLB UK

baseball – worth losing sleep over

February 6, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Learning to Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

A 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”.

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The one where GAV MET A HALL OF FAMER

January 22, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Opinion

Tony Pérez is one of the greatest players to have ever played baseball. Whether you agree or not depends on how you define greatness. As a teenager growing up in Cuba, his choices were a career in baseball or a

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baseball-THEMED Fantasy dinner party

January 1, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

You know the idea. You are throwing a dinner party and can invite six fantasy guests. The only stipulation is that they must still be living and with a connection to baseball. Current players are excluded.  Here goes … Guest

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10 things you need to know about the St Louis Cardinals

December 17, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Opinion

With fewer than 180 days until the London Series 2020 between the St Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, we continue our build-up to this historic clash. Hopefully, you have already read our article on the Cubs, if not you

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Who have been the second-half comeback kids?

September 18, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

After the dog days of the offseason, and then the seemingly never-ending schedule of meaningless Spring Training games, the regular season arrived and demanded the complete attention of the baseball world. By the end of April, the following was true…

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Pittsburgh Pirates deadline dilemmas

July 21, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

On Wednesday 3rd July, the Pittsburgh Pirates came to bat at the bottom of the ninth inning trailing the Chicago Cubs 5-4. Elite closer, Craig Kimbrel was on the mound. He walked catcher Elias Diaz and then gave up a

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Why are the Yankees so tight?

July 18, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

There are many reasons why the Oakland Athletics continue to fail to win the World Series during Billy Beane’s tenure. One much-talked about suggestion is that the postseason is a “crapshoot”. Randomness has a bigger influence over the short 5-game/7-game

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John and Tom take on the Boomstick

July 3, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Pinch Hitting

Tom is an idiot, we know that. So when the opportunity to take on a 2ft hot dog, solo, Tom jumped at the chance. John however, was not so sure, but because Tom needed someone to race against, he knew

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They Think It’s All Over. It Is. For Now…

June 30, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK

One million, five hundred and seventy six thousand, eight hundred seconds. Twenty six thousand, two hundred and eighty hours. One thousand and ninety five days. Three years. We waited. And then they came. And as we say here in England

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London Series Day 2: Pre-Game – We Wait No More.

June 29, 2019 Thomas Pringle Baseball, London Series, MLB UK

It’s here, it’s really here. We are finally going to see if all the worries, concerns, fears, hopes, dreams, goals and much more will be realised in front of us this evening. With just over three hours to go until

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