Regular Bat Flips & Nerds listeners will have recently heard Ben, John, Tom and myself make a series of win predictions in our long-running annual preseason game. We even let the Triple-A squad of Rob, Russell and Gav have a
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Regular Bat Flips & Nerds listeners will have recently heard Ben, John, Tom and myself make a series of win predictions in our long-running annual preseason game. We even let the Triple-A squad of Rob, Russell and Gav have a
Read moreComing at you live from the London Stadium, the first game is about to begin and we’re here to take you through it. The live game stream is available through the BBC here. 22:56 – So thirty-seven hits and thirty
Read moreIt’s finally here…well, almost. The Yankees and the Red Sox have seen the field at the London Stadium for the first time and have been going through their routines over the past few hours in front of a thrilled group
Read moreEveryone loves making predictions, right? Sure, most people complain about making them, or issue multiple caveats before doing so, or act like you have not asked them to make a prediction but instead asked them to choose which of their
Read moreThe day is finally here – details of when the tickets for next June’s games in London have finally been announced by the official MLB London Series account, and we might have a clearer indication of first pitch times as
Read moreHolding people accountable for predictions is one of my ever-so-exciting hobbies, and that’s particularly true when it comes to the topic of win totals. That extends to myself as well as many of the other unfortunate souls who foolishly attempt
Read moreWe need to talk about the Orioles. Yes, I’m stepping in to John’s territory here. As the Orioles beat was one he did not want anyway and this will be about how bad they are, and how good the Red
Read moreBaseball is, in many ways, a game about waiting. The moments between pitches are usually far longer than the action themselves, and everyone is waiting for something. The pitcher, for the batter to step into the box or a sign
Read moreWho 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
Read moreMatt Kemp to the Dodgers for Adrian Gonzalez, Brandon McCarthy, Scott Kazmir, Charlie Culberson, and $4.5M There are a lot of big names and big contracts involved in this deal, and yet it is an upsettingly underwhelming blockbuster trade. In
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