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Who to support in September if your team has been eliminated

September 2, 2019 Ben Carter Baseball

Games matter more in September. They don’t of course. But they also do. As chances to make up deficits grow thinner and the magic numbers trickle down into single digits, the spotlight shines bright on teams on the precipice –

Will there be a London Series after 2020?

July 22, 2019 Ben Carter Baseball, London Series, Opinion

You might think it a little premature and probably quite ungrateful to be talking about baseball in the UK beyond 2020. We literally just had a series in London for the first time ever and the only thing I care

Chasing Wade

July 18, 2019 Thomas Pringle Baseball

Regular visitors of this website, or followers of our Twitter account already know about my obsession with this image. I post it at least twice a month. Whether it’s in response to “What’s the greatest moment in sports history?” or

The Beautiful Cruelty Of Baseball

July 15, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Ryan Ferguson makes his BFN debut to tell us all about why he loves baseball. You can find more of Ryan’s excellent work here. Twitter (@RyanFergusonHQ), Facebook (Ryan Ferguson HQ), Instagram (ryanfergusonnn) and LinkedIn (Ryan Ferguson). To the uninitiated, baseball

Episode 125 – Ben Lindbergh – The MVP Machine

July 12, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Podcast

Darius and Tom are joined by Effectively Wild host, The Ringer writer and author of The Only Rule is it Has To Work and The MVP Machine, Ben Lindbergh. They cover the book in detail, including the controversial topic of

2019 MLB Pythagorean Theorem – Predictions for the rest of the way

July 10, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Martyn joins us to make his debut for Bat Flips and Nerds, you can read his fantasy baseball musing here, on Twitter. Bill James’ “Pythagorean theorem” is a key feature for baseball bettors, fans & fantasy baseball players. It basically

Why I Love Baseball

July 8, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Why Baseball title droughts are unique

July 4, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Kristofer McCormack makes his debut on Bat Flips and Nerds. He is the founder and writer of The Madrid Story and has written for Fansided, These Footy Times and Managing Madrid. Very recently, I found a video of the winning

John and Tom take on the Boomstick

July 3, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Pinch Hitting

Tom is an idiot, we know that. So when the opportunity to take on a 2ft hot dog, solo, Tom jumped at the chance. John however, was not so sure, but because Tom needed someone to race against, he knew

London Series Day 2: Pre-Game – We Wait No More.

June 29, 2019 Thomas Pringle Baseball, London Series, MLB UK

It’s here, it’s really here. We are finally going to see if all the worries, concerns, fears, hopes, dreams, goals and much more will be realised in front of us this evening. With just over three hours to go until