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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Author: Darius Austin
Darius is a Giants fan (thanks to Tim Lincecum) who did not think about how late west coast games would be on when he first got into baseball in 2008. He has been writing about baseball since 2013, and about sport & games in general since he started contributing to his university's student paper in 2005. In addition to writing and podcasting for Batflips & Nerds, he is a fantasy writer for Baseball Prospectus, podcaster at Friends With Fantasy Benefits, and a writer and editor for Banished to the Pen.
London Series Day 2: Live Game Blog
Coming 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
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London Series Day 1: Workouts
It’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
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Bat Flips and Nerds Versus the Projections, 2019 Edition
Everyone 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 moreMLB London Ticket Dates Announced
The 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 moreBat Flips and Nerds Versus the Projections: The Results
Holding 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
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Are the Orioles the Biggest Losers Ever?
We 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
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On Prospects and Anticipation
Baseball 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
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Bat Flips and Nerds versus the Projections
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
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Post-Winter Meetings Transactions Round 2 – You Set the Fire in Me, CC
Matt 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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