In 2019 we saw four no-hitters: the two individual gems from Mike Fiers and Justin Verlander for their second and third no-hitter respectively, and two combined, both against the Mariners, by the Astros and the Angels. For the Angels it
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Bat Flips Does Baseball Episode Three: April
After the excitement of the pre-season roster selection and a rollercoaster Opening Day, reality has set in for our two British-based expansion teams as they quickly settled into the grind of everyday baseball. Let’s see where things stand on May
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‘Expand your baseball knowledge beyond MLB’ feature – Episode #3 Charleston Riverdogs
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
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Bat Flips Does Baseball Episode Two: Opening Day
With the fake rosters created in Episode One, our Bat Flips Does Baseball adventure motored on, as I relinquished control of our new expansion teams and allowed fate to run its course. Fate, as it transpires, loves a trade. Joe
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Oh Crumbs! Biscuits and Baseball (Part 1)
Last month the UK based New York Yankees podcast – The Empire Strikes Back – recorded a very British podcast. We had special guest ‘Baseball Brit’ Joey Mellows on for an entertaining interview to discuss all things from baseball to
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A Glove Story: Catching and Collecting
Of all the sports, baseball lends itself best towards the collector. There’s a wealth of memorabilia for lovers of the game to hoard and display proudly in their homes. The most prevalent and popular choice for fans has always been
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Bat Flips Does Baseball Episode One: Roster Creation
In the absence of any baseball – or indeed sport – across the world at the moment, I decided it was time to take matters into our own hands. Quite literally in fact. Whilst there are plenty of people out
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How do you solve a problem like a shortened season?
Depending on when the MLB gets the okay to start playing again, we could be at a point in the year where the numbers of days left means a severely shortened season. If we get to that stage, there are
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Crazy For Cardboard – An Introduction To Baseball Card Collecting
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.
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Looking for baseball when there is no actual baseball
How are you surviving without baseball in this mad world at the moment? It is tough. Before all of this Covid-19 madness, I didn’t know I needed that baseball fix in the morning in my life this much, just like
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