It is the baseball offseason. A time for checking the heat on the hot stove every few hours, counting down the days until pitchers and catchers and devouring any baseball related content to get us through the winter. Well, we
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Tag: Milwaukee Brewers
Episode 95 – The Evil Wizard of Legal Positivism
John begins the show going crazy about the Jose Altuve “home run” reactions, whilst trying to stay calm. Tom then tries to bring John down by making reference to his now famous “passed ball” line. Darius laughs at both of
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How to Silence the Commentators by Craig Counsell and the Brewers
A few hours before the 4.5 hour long 4th game of the ALCS — and the ensuing outrage over fan interference — the general baseball populace, and more specifically the commentators on FS1, were dumbfounded when Craig Counsell and the
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Is there really a need for Game 163?
It seems that the solution in Major League Baseball for two teams being tied for a divisional crown after a 162 game season is to… play one more game. But is that really the best solution? Admittedly, it was exciting
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Episode 80 – Divisional Chat (NL Central)
Tom is joined by British based baseball fans; Michael Ivory (Cubs), Craig Hurring (Brewers) and James Feldman (Pirates) to talk all that is good (and very bad) in the NL Central. They go from the depths of the Reds, to the current battle between the Cubs
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The Freddy Adu of Baseball?
Who remembers Freddy Adu? I was reminded of the once-wonderkid by a flurry on social media last weekend after he’d scored his first goal for new club Las Vegas Lights FC. For those of you who don’t know, Freddy Adu
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Episode 62 – Slow Offseason, faster games?
Tom and Darius talk about the revamped Milwaukee Brewers, including the Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich moves, then discuss the many reasons suggested for the general lack of free agent activity. The new pace of play improvements are then critiqued,
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Milwaukee Brewers – Stick or Twist?
Welcome to BF&N, Craig Batho… 2018 was a gigantic step in the right direction for the Milwaukee Brewers, who were very much stripped down for parts over the three previous years. Seeing Jean Segura, Jonathan Lucroy, and Carlos Gomez, among
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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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Tuckin’ Hell – Part 12
Tom Pringle (@PedroiasFace) will be covering the Padres during the season. His updates won’t be game-recaps, more like weekly or monthly recaps. If you don’t get the twist on words in the title, you’re dead to him. What Happened? The
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