Aaron Judge – Bat Flips and Nerds

Why the MLB London Series matters

June 29, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, GB Baseball, London Series

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

How many “On Pace” tweets is Buster Olney on pace to get correct?

May 31, 2018 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Pinch Hitting

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

It’s been a long wait

May 18, 2018 James Feldman Baseball

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

Only Sox and Pinstripes – New York, Boston, Stratford

May 11, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

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

The London Series Announcement – When Tom met Rob Manfred

May 9, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, MLB UK

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

Baseball is coming to the UK; Report

May 3, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, MLB UK

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

Baseball By Committee Meetup 2018 – London

April 12, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, MLB UK, Pinch Hitting

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

Episode 64 – Listener Questions & The Street Furniture Draft

February 22, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Podcast

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

Time to Stop Hating on the Yankees…

January 30, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

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

The Great British and Irish Baseball Fan Survey Results – Part 2

January 25, 2018 Thomas Pringle Baseball, GB and Irish Baseball Fan Survey

Part 1 of the survey can be found here We’re back, this time to learn about why and how we consume our baseball, if we have ever watched a game in person and lastly who our favourite and least favourite