We welcome back the most loyal of loyal Detroit Tigers fans, Jed. This time, he’s out for the National League and the Designated Hitter. As the Detroit Tigers 2018 season descends into inevitable misery, I find myself browsing MLB.tv for
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Bat Flips and Nerds versus the Projections
Who needs projection systems? Last week, the Bat Flips and Nerds podcast crew got together and produced a meticulously-crafted set of win predictions for all 30 major league teams, live on YouTube, in just one hour. Some pedants might argue
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The new and exciting Detroit Tigers
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.
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Winter Meetings Day 3 – Schrock Moves and Bullpen Boosts
It’s the Winter Meetings this week in Orlando – Disney World in fact, a part of Florida where even Derek Jeter might struggle to be the biggest joke on show. As ever with the set piece offseason occasion, the list
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MLB Rookies of 2017 – Part 1
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
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Fantasy Trade Deadline Winners/Losers
I don’t know if you knew or not, but I have just gotten back from a fairly low-key holiday (I didn’t post about it much) from the US, so my articles have had a little two week break. But I’m
Read moreEpisode 41 – Emergency Pod Crew, Assemble!
Tom and John join for a very quick podcast to talk about why they didn’t record on Thursday and planned to record on Sunday. It’s a tale of hope, elation, desperation and finally despair. They then tackle the very difficult
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Fantasy First Half All-Surprise Team
In the spirit of the All-Star game this week; I thought I’d whip up a couple of my own special All-Star teams. First up we have our All-Surprise team, containing some of the fantasy stars who have emerged from their
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