Once the Cubs became cursed, the rivalry became defined by particular moments and characters rather than season-long contests for the…
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The British Are Coming: UK Baseball Newbies Fall for America’s Pastime
For most Brits, baseball remains a bit of a mystery. While American expats have formed amateur leagues in the UK…
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Maybe the Goat Needed Some Chewing Gum: How the Best Rivalry in Baseball Grew
In the first article, we looked at the non-baseball sides of the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry. Now, it is time to look…
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How the Best Rivalry in Baseball Began: Cubs vs Cardinals Revisited
Recently, my fellow Bat Flips & Nerds contributor Brett Walker has been publishing a series of articles on various rivalries…
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2023 Season Review: Tampa Bay Rays
You know when you’re watching a TV series and they do an episode where they start with the disaster and…
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2023 SEASON REVIEW: LOS ANGELES ANGELS
We’ve all heard the phrase that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result,…
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How I fell in love with the Cubs: Danny Rockett
Following the success of the UK edition of our interview series ‘How I fell in love with the Cubs‘, we’ve…
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San Francisco Giants: 2023 Regular Season Review
Disappointing. Uninspiring. Boring. The 2023 Giants were all of these things. There were a smattering of highlight moments, of course,…
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MLB Rivalries: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Los Angeles Angels
In this edition in our series of articles focusing on the team rivalries in MLB, we’re looking at another cross-city…
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