I have been a Rays fan for over a decade. Every offseason is a carbon copy of the last. No matter how well the previous season has gone the Rays are constantly written off, constantly overlooked and yet almost every
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The Return of Cora
Jack Hinchliff is making his BFN debut. Yet to find a team to follow, why not hit him up on Twitter and peddle your team to him? Do Damage! Do Damage! A slogan that epitomises the all-conquering 2018 Boston Red Sox and their first year manager
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Can the Diamondbacks take positives from a dour 2020 season?
Matthew O’Brien is a guest writer for the website, making his debut today! If 2020 was represented through a baseball season look no further than that of the 2020 Arizona Diamondbacks. Entering the season with hopes of a postseason appearance
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GB Baseball Appoints Drew Spencer as Men’s National Coach
The British Baseball Federation has acted swiftly to fill the gap left this Wednesday by the shock resignation of its long-term skipper Liam Carroll, promoting under 23s head coach Drew Spencer to the top table. Spencer, whose official title will
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Goodnight and Good Luck, First Pitch Carroll
The British Baseball Federation announced this lunchtime that Men’s Senior Team Coach Liam Carroll would be leaving his post with immediate effect, ending a 16 year association with the national team programme as a player, administrator and coach. It’s a
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Podcast Episode 185 – Dan Straily
Veteran MLB hurler Dan Straily talks about his ‘Journeyman’ career in the bigs with Oakland, Houston, the Cubs, Reds and Marlins. He shares stories of taking the field with Giancarlo Stanton in his MVP year, why Christian Yelich has prospered
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Interview with Lin An-Ko, CPBL’s Argentinian-Taiwanese Phenom
The original of this piece appeared at Baseball Argentina. We can’t thank their team enough for asking us to host it here too. Here’s a link to the original, in Spanish. In these pandemic times we are living through, with
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Episode 173 – Introduction to the KBO
The maestro behind the amazing mykbo.net Danny Kurtz, and former Lotte Giant and Doosan Bear turned new Milwaukee Brewer Josh Lindblom join John to introduce the league currently on the lips of baseball fans worldwide… Listen to “Episode 173 –
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An Application of Expected Stats
Welcome back Christopher Gauthier Have you ever been at a game and a player smokes a ball right at someone? Like, had that ball been hit a little more to the left or the right of the fielder, it’s a
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Investigating Sophomore Slump
This is Chris Gauthier’s debut article for Bat Flips and Nerds. He’s a college student and a Mets fan. If you’re a dedicated sports fan, chances are at one point or another, you’ve heard the term “sophomore slump,” referring to
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