Welcome to Bat Flips & Nerds, Rob Pritchard… It is three decades since Kevin Costner first introduced a British audience to the magic of Minor League Baseball, first as ‘Crash’ Davis in Bull Durham, then, a year later, as Ray
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Two Days in Wonderland – the Magic of the London Series
A warm welcome back to George Martin of UK Astros Fans… Looking back now, it was like a dream wasn’t it? The sun shining gloriously upon a combined weekend capacity of ~120,000 at the London Stadium as we saw a
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Why Baseball title droughts are unique
Kristofer McCormack makes his debut on Bat Flips and Nerds. He is the founder and writer of The Madrid Story and has written for Fansided, These Footy Times and Managing Madrid. Very recently, I found a video of the winning
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John and Tom take on the Boomstick
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…
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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Our Picks for the BFN Draft Kings Exclusive
We’ve teamed up with our friends at DraftKings so you can play FREE fantasy baseball this Sunday. That’s right, totally free, no deposit required, no money down. Here’s what you’ll need to do: Step 1: Go to dkng.co/BatFlipsandNerds. Step 2:
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London Series Day 2: Live Game Blog
Coming at you live from the London Stadium, the first game is about to begin and we’re here to take you through it. The live game stream is available through the BBC here. 22:56 – So thirty-seven hits and thirty
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London Series Day 2: Pre-Game – We Wait No More.
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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London Series Day 1: Workouts
It’s finally here…well, almost. The Yankees and the Red Sox have seen the field at the London Stadium for the first time and have been going through their routines over the past few hours in front of a thrilled group
Read moreExclusive: Joe Buck on the London Series
The old adage goes that every time you go to the ballpark, you’ve a chance of seeing something that has never happened before. This is as true of someone taking in their first game as it is for a seasoned
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