On the surface you would say this was a good season for the Yankees, they comfortably won the division which wasn’t the prediction of many pundits going into the season. But it ended in a sweep to their new arch-rivals
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It’s never too early to pick the 2023 World Series champions
It is safe to say that 2023 will be the greatest baseball-viewing year of my life. The excitement starts on Saturday, 11 March 2023, when Great Britain pits itself against the dream team (or perhaps nightmare team) of the USA
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Episode 299 – Do Geese Have Ears?
Russell, Rob and Ben get together to review an entertaining set of wildcard and division series that threw up some upsets and extra-inning marathons. They end with a quick look ahead to the Championship Series and Great Britain’s confirmed WBC
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2022 Playoffs – What if the season finished today?
With around 35 regular season games remaining, let’s look at the playoff situation. As you will recall, the 2022 postseason is a new 12-team format comprising the six division winners and the three wild-card teams for each league. Wild Card
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Epic Deadline Day with 29 of the 30 teams making trades. Guess the party pooper?
Here is your five-minute review of the breathless 2022 MLB trade deadline. There is only one place to start and as the great Tim Kurkjian said “you can make a case this is the biggest trade in baseball history.” The
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Home Run Derby X: What a bunch of whining Brits
On Saturday, I stood in sweltering conditions for hours on end. It was 35 degrees in the shade, although as shade was at a premium, I don’t know how they recorded that. Refreshments from a makeshift bar involved a one-mile
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Episode 289 – All Caps*
Russell and Darius break down the first proper baseball brawl for years before marvelling at Aaron Judge and the Yankees. They then go in-depth on the All-Star voting and, more importantly, All-Star cap designs. Listen to “Episode 289 – All
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Home Run Derby X “Bring the noise”
The first-ever Home Run Derby X hits London on Saturday 9 July. MLB Legends, superstars from women’s softball & baseball, Olympians, social media sensations, and GB national team members will fight it out to clinch the title for their team.
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Home Run Derby X: Meet the sluggers
Saturday 9 July is a big day for sport. Wimbledon hosts the Women’s Singles Final, the eighth stage of the Tour de France is a punchy section from Dole to Lausanne, the Women’s EURO 2022 continues with a cracking matchup
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Episode 286 – Home Run Derby X Preview (ft Nick Swisher, Spencer Owen and Paige Halstead
In our mega preview of Home Run Derby X – which is coming to London on Saturday 9 July – John chats to Yankees legend Nick Swisher about renewing the sport’s oldest rivalry, his pivotal role in baseball’s greatest book
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