Baltimore Orioles – Bat Flips and Nerds

Tom’s Bumper Fantasy Baseball Style MLB Standings Extravaganza – June Update

July 6, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Analytics, Baseball, Fantasy Baseball, Pinch Hitting

In our first part, we looked at me dressed in a Pirates t-shirt and we discovered I could do VLOOKUP on excel. I also explained exactly what I’m trying to do here, so rather than me explain it all again,

Running up the score in baseball is okay. Seriously

June 16, 2018 Blake Finney Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

Running the score up in baseball is an unwritten rule that has many different interpretations across the league. When should or shouldn’t a team be attempting aggressive plays to try and score more runs, when leading by a significant amount?

Episode 75 – Divisional Chat (AL East)

May 22, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Podcast

Tom is joined by Matt Clough (Orioles), Mike Shipley (Blue Jays) and Rob Noverraz (Rays) to talk all about the AL East and the “exciting” division that it is. Matt starts us off and makes us feel like we’re kicking a puppy by making him talk about

Gary Sanchez and the Yankees may just be in David Price’s head

May 17, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

So the Yankees and Red Sox made the headlines last week by announcing a series next year will be will be held in OUR capital city, London. This is massive news for all UK baseball fans, not just Yankees and

The time has come for the Orioles to face facts

May 15, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Matt Clough joins us to look into the Orioles and the tragedy that is taking place. Follow him on Twitter to live the experience with him. Infinity is a concept which has simultaneously fascinated and frustrated millions of the world’s

Orioles Orifice – Andrew Cashner, Sasquatch

March 19, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Orioles Orifice

In the popular early 90s TV show ‘Harry and the Hendersons’, a young family – the Hendersons – take in the eponymous Harry and adopt him as a pet of sorts. A mascot. Harry is very much part of the

The new and exciting Detroit Tigers

February 27, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Opinion, Previews

Joining us for a debut post on BF&N, welcome Jed Oliver… Finally, the Detroit Tigers have shedded some of those expensive contracts & begun to rebuild. They will be young and exciting, they will be a fun team to watch.

Welcome to Orioles Orifice

February 19, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Orioles Orifice

Never bet. I have a recurring nightmare. It isn’t like the recurring nightmares you have. I’m not falling from a building. Or being chased by Chucky. Or sat, clammy-palmed, in an important meeting having lost the power of speech. I’m

Welcome to Hell – Your 2018 Baltimore Orioles

February 6, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

Welcome to BF&N, Matt Clough… It’s 2018. The past two World Series champions have won the title – and ended their respective championship droughts – by utilising a combination of long-term thinking that incorporating tanking and advanced analytics. This sabermetric

MLB Rookies of 2017 – Part 1

August 8, 2017 Rob Noverraz Baseball, Opinion

At the time of writing (some weeks ago – a very tardy and apologetic ed.), 153 players had made their MLB debut in 2017. Just over half way through the season I was interested to see how the newbies are