Jonty Fletcher makes his Bat Flips and Nerds debut, explaining to us why he chose the Yankees and why he loves baseball. Growing up in Britain, it’s not so easy to follow American sports. Many look at baseball and think
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Why the MLB London Series matters
Regular readers of this site over the last couple of years will have seen plenty of coverage of the MLB’s attempts to carve a small foothold in the consciousness of the British public. From initial fan engagement events, through to
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How many “On Pace” tweets is Buster Olney on pace to get correct?
Buster Olney is the true champion of “On Pace” tweets. If you’re not sure what that means, here his latest one: We’re about a third of the way through the season, and Aaron Judge is on pace for: 176 hits
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It’s been a long wait
It’s been a long wait for Austin Meadows. The 23 year old, left-hitting centre-fielder was finally called up to the majors by the Pittsburgh Pirates, after Starling Marte was placed on the DL. The 9th pick in the 2013 draft
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Only Sox and Pinstripes – New York, Boston, Stratford
Making his Bat Flips and Nerds debut, it’s Les McCaughan. Who can be found on twitter @Lez_Mets, usually in despair over his out-of-lineup-order Mets. After years of wondering if it ever could, should or would happen, not only is it
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The London Series Announcement – When Tom met Rob Manfred
On a scorching Tuesday afternoon in London, we at Bat Flips and Nerds were asked to join MLB UK at the Regent Street Cinema for a rather important announcement. Sadiq Khan was joined by the Commissioner of Major League Baseball
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Baseball is coming to the UK; Report
Back in 2016, we asked questions of what, when and how Major League Baseball could work in the United Kingdom. In January 2017, John wrote how he doesn’t think the Red Sox and Yankees should be the first two in
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Baseball By Committee Meetup 2018 – London
On a chilly Sunday evening in London, the Baseball By Committee crew met in Belushi’s bar close to London Bridge. The crew — consisting of Dave Shaw, Adam Harnischfeger, George Martin and Hannah — were all in attendance approximately 90
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Episode 64 – Listener Questions & The Street Furniture Draft
John and Tom are back, this time they answer all your burning questions. They start by looking at the Red Sox and their recent moves, tackle the Rays teardown/rebuild/who knows, they speculate free agent training camp, they draft street furniture (feel
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Time to Stop Hating on the Yankees…
Welcome back, Chris Brown… In a recent survey, the UK voted the Yankees as the team they hate the most. Admittedly if there’s one MLB team that traditionally shouldn’t be liked, it’s the Bronx Bombers, but here’s a few reasons
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