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FIGHT! 2018

March 21, 2019 Rob Noverraz Baseball

As we ramp up to the beginning of the 2019 season, one thing Baseball players have demonstrated over and over is that they’re good at keeping grudges (Lest we forget that in 2017 Hunter Strickland plunked Bryce Harper in retaliation

Stud Flop Bingo

March 9, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Fantasy Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Ryan Owen is the founder of RotoTrix – A UK based fantasy baseball rankings, advice and musing website. He is also unfortunate enough to be in the same TGFBI league as our own Tom Pringle. One of the things that

Episode 107 – Emily Waldon

February 24, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Podcast

Emily Waldon of The Athletic Detroit and The Athletic MLB joins Tom to talk about her start in Baseball writing and Minor League Players rights. They talk about Ken Rosenthal and his Slack messages, juggling two jobs of Baseball writing

Welcome to hell – Tuckin’ Hell.

February 19, 2019 Thomas Pringle Announcement

People who know me, know I don’t like to stand still. Not only physically, but metaphorically. I am always looking for the next venture, the next idea, the next plan. Not in a crazy entrepreneur way, but in a “I

“Don’t panic Mr Mainwaring!” – A Spring Training Guide

February 17, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball

Spring Training has technically begun, you may have been seeing the phrase “Pitchers and Catchers” being floated around. This is when (wait for it) the pitchers and catchers report and begin their throwing and catching programs. They generally take a

Andy Green and Fernando Tatis Jr. Meet Tom Pringle

February 15, 2019 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Pinch Hitting

I like to think I’m pretty level headed and don’t get star struck. Well, I suppose there was that one time I asked the Commissioner of Major League Baseball — Rob Manfred — a question and then proceeded to black

Bat Flips and Nerds Does Pitchers and Catchers

February 15, 2019 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Pinch Hitting

My day job has many variables that can destroy plans in an instant, so forgive me if I milk this one a little bit but it’s rare the stars align and allow such a day to happen. I will finally

Chasing Wins – A Fantasy Endeavor

February 10, 2019 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball, Fantasy Baseball

We have moved into the month February, the Super Bowl is over and like a large number people I have switched my main attention over to baseball. But as Spring Training hasn’t even started yet so my attention is more

The Shift – What Is Causing The LHH v RHH Difference

February 9, 2019 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball

This previous analysis I have done (here & here), I have shown that shift is working against LHH but not against RHH. Also, I have shown that what is going on with the shift, for both RHH and LHH, is

London Series 2020 teams revealed?

February 8, 2019 Thomas Pringle Baseball, MLB UK

One of our alumni’s, Blake Finney, spotted a little gem via Newsday.com (Click here for an EU GDPR friendly link). According to The Associated Press, “Major League Baseball is considering one of two matchups for its 2020 series in London: