Darren Fletcher, the voice of football on BT Sport and BBC Radio 5Live, joined Russell to chat about calling the MLB London Series for the UK broadcast, his own baseball fandom, and becoming a viral sensation Stateside. Listen to “Episode
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Toronto Blue Jays: How to sabotage the AL East
[Note: Whilst drafting this COVID-19 has put the entire upcoming MLB season in serious doubt. Whilst the following may not even be relevant now and feels kind of pointless given the seriousness of the pandemic, I hope this post at
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What if there is no baseball until April 2021?
It might sound far-fetched, but maybe we are being sheltered from the true horror. The worst-case scenario sees two-thirds of the US population infected in the epidemic that could last for over a year. Currently, mid-May is the earliest that
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The least fun part of baseball is watching people play it
In light of the recent suspension of just about everything enjoyable in life, the idea of re-watching classic MLB games to “ease the pain” has come up a lot in social media discussions, and I’ve realised something I didn’t expect.
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The NeverEnding Story IV: The Boston Red Sox Investigation
What do the dates 12 November 2019 and 7 January 2020 have in common? It was 12 November that the Athletic broke the story about the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal, a few days after which Major League Baseball announced a
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Houston Astros: the most damaging aspect
Message: Imagine turning up to your job for three years with the aim of being promoted to the top job. And then imagine that during that three-year period, you were overlooked for the top job because a colleague – someone
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Detroit Tigers 2020: Reasons for Caution
Reasons for caution … and who is next after the big five? With spring training well under, we have had a good opportunity to watch the future of the Detroit Tigers. Be it Tarik Skubal with his electric stuff or
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Miami Marlins: The past, the present and the future
Have you ever been stuck in a lift? Even if you are stuck there for just minutes or in a worst case hours, you start to panic. “Is this thing ever going to move? Am I going to die here?
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Cleveland Indians: Unleash the Franimal
Since our last catch-up, the Indians have suffered another injury. Centre fielder, Oscar Mercado, essentially guaranteed a starting spot this year, suffered a sprained wrist when he dived to make a sprawling catch on a shallow fly ball. Mercado impressively
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A Rookie’s Guide to Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium is not rated highly by other baseball fans, but it is one of my absolute favourites! On 13 August 2012, the night before I got married in Central Park, I fell head-over-heels in love … with baseball. It
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