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Investigating Sophomore Slump

March 26, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Analytics, Baseball

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

Houston Astros: the most damaging aspect

March 15, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Guest writer

Message: Imagine turning up to your job for three years with the aim of being promoted to the top job. And then imagine that during that three-year period, you were overlooked for the top job because a colleague – someone

Fantasy baseball: I Used To Be The Best

March 6, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Fantasy Baseball, Guest writer

Who remembers when people used to bring newsprint magazines of fantasy values to a live draft or auction? (author raises hand) Ah, the good old days. There was a finite amount of fantasy information and you just read it and

An Ichiro Journey

March 6, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Guest writer

We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. Those words of TS Eliot came to mind while watching what turned

A look at Red Sox draft picks.

March 5, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Spring Training is in full swing now but we’re still waiting to see how far behind Chris Sale is on the season (Ed – News just out, looks like he’s avoiding TJ…for now.) and if the inquiry into the Red

Spring Training 2020: State of the Detroit Tigers

March 3, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Guest writer

So it is that time of year again. Spring training is upon us, and with it, one would expect hope, right? Well for the Detroit Tigers is hope still alive? Is there hope that Ron Gardenhire can get the best

Thank God for Jackie

February 28, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Guest writer

The quotation below is inscribed on the statue of President Gerald Ford in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. It is a tribute from Speaker of the House, Thomas “Tip” O’Neill after the President had given a full and absolute pardon to

Yankees or Astros: Who Will Be American League Champs in 2020

February 26, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball

The New York Yankees, the Houston Astros, and the Los Angeles Dodgers opened as one, two, and three on the odds boards to win the World Series in 20202. But since then, the Houston Astros have fallen off quite a

Me, myself and Baseball

February 24, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Hello, hope you’re all well. This Blog is going to be a little bit different. I don’t know much about baseball yet. I mean I know what a homerun is and know how to get someone out. I know that

Texas Rangers 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 22, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Previews, Team Contributors

What happened in 2019? 2019 was a frustrating season of inconsistency. Finishing third in the AL West seemed fair, despite a promising start to the 2019 campaign. The lack of a consistent third baseman following the retirement of club and