Pinch Hitting – Page 5 – Bat Flips and Nerds

Milwaukee Brewers – Stick or Twist?

January 19, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting, Previews

Welcome to BF&N, Craig Batho… 2018 was a gigantic step in the right direction for the Milwaukee Brewers, who were very much stripped down for parts over the three previous years. Seeing Jean Segura, Jonathan Lucroy, and Carlos Gomez, among

The Pittsburgh Pirates – Panic Stations or Trust the Process?

January 19, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Welcome to BF&N, Estevão Maximo… Contrary to popular belief, even if you do things the right way, it might not work. In baseball and sports in general, the reason for using correct objective methodology is to get the best chance

How I Learned to Love the Cubs

January 8, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

Welcome to BF&N, Michael Ivory… I love cricket. Out of all sports in England (and I follow the vast majority), it’s my number one. There’s nothing better for me than sitting at Edgbaston, on a hot summers day with a

The Tale Of A Third Baseman Called Traffic Cone

January 7, 2018 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Pinch Hitting

In 2015 the Boston Red Sox signed Pablo Sandoval to a five-year, $95m deal. If you missed out on what happened, well he was terrible. In his first season, he batted .245/.292/.366 with 10 HR (wRC+ 76). Not only was

Tanking is Stupid, Think of the Fans!

January 5, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

Here with a hard-hitting polemic is our new Thunderer, Chris Brown… Residents of Florida this year must be hoping that Spring Training gets extended, because it seems at the moment that March is the only time they’ll get to see

Secret Agent Jeter? More Like Officer Dibble

December 10, 2017 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

A theory took hold last night, perpetuated by marks such as Boston superfan Bill Simmons and Marlins beat reporter Dan LeBatard, that Miami’s decision to trade Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Yankees for a package light of prospects but

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

The Astros are heroes, the Rangers are villains, right?

August 30, 2017 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

This week in response to the destruction of Hurricane Harvey, the Astros moved their home series against the Texas Rangers to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. With a view to potentially have their Mets home series at the Trop as

The Boston Red Sox – Turning Point

August 29, 2017 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

On the 24th June, the Boston Red Sox called up their number one prospect, Rafael Devers. On the 26th June the Boston Red Sox traded a couple of minor-league pitchers for the San Francisco Giants 3B Eduardo Nunez. Some of