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The Rays Are Breaking Baseball (Records)

August 27, 2018 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball, Sabremetrics

This season the Tampa Bay Rays have been using what is commonly known as ‘The Opener’. By that I mean they have been using an individual who is usually a reliever by trade to start the game for them and

Rays the roof for a new stadium

July 17, 2018 Rob Noverraz Baseball

So, the Rays have finally announced plans to ditch the stadium that regularly only competes with the A’s Coloseum as the worst in Baseball. We’ve been shown some glittering pictures of a jewel like creation sitting in a built up

Running up the score in baseball is okay. Seriously

June 16, 2018 Blake Finney Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

Running the score up in baseball is an unwritten rule that has many different interpretations across the league. When should or shouldn’t a team be attempting aggressive plays to try and score more runs, when leading by a significant amount?

Episode 75 – Divisional Chat (AL East)

May 22, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Podcast

Tom is joined by Matt Clough (Orioles), Mike Shipley (Blue Jays) and Rob Noverraz (Rays) to talk all about the AL East and the “exciting” division that it is. Matt starts us off and makes us feel like we’re kicking a puppy by making him talk about

Gary Sanchez and the Yankees may just be in David Price’s head

May 17, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

So the Yankees and Red Sox made the headlines last week by announcing a series next year will be will be held in OUR capital city, London. This is massive news for all UK baseball fans, not just Yankees and

Bat Flips and Nerds versus the Projections

March 22, 2018 Darius Austin Baseball

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

Episode 64 – Listener Questions & The Street Furniture Draft

February 22, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Podcast

John and Tom are back, this time they answer all your burning questions. They start by looking at the Red Sox and their recent moves, tackle the Rays teardown/rebuild/who knows, they speculate free agent training camp, they draft street furniture (feel

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