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Author: GavGavinGavlaar

MLB 2023: Baseball Roundup (Early February)

February 7, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

Résumé of the latest news in baseball, including Scott Rolen, Max Fried, Carlos Beltrán, Dexter Fowler, Jake McGee, and the Bally Sports fiasco

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Great British Fantasy Baseball SUPERLEAGUE

February 7, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Fantasy Baseball

Want to pit yourself against some of the best fantasy baseball players in Britain? Well, here is your chance.

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Fantasy Baseball: MLB Mega Draft 2022 Review

February 4, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Fantasy Baseball

I read a Fangraphs article about a 15-team, 30-player mock draft put together by legendary fantasy baseball expert Tim McLeod. Coincidentally, we were privileged that Tim joined us live by Zoom from Canada for one of our 2022 pre-TGFBI mock

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World Baseball Classic: Will Trayce Thompson play for Great Britain?

February 3, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, GB Baseball, World Baseball Classic

With World Baseball Classic rosters not announced until 9 February, speculation is rife on social media with names that might or might not be present at next month’s competition. Many of the rumours are not worth further consideration, but when

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Episode 304 – National League Offseason Review

February 2, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Podcast

Russell, Darius, Ben and Gav continue the Bat Flips & Nerds review of the offseason but this time for the National League teams. Each team is given a grade based on the traditional 80-20 baseball grading scale. Listen to “Episode

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Episode 303 – Drew Spencer, GB Baseball on the World Baseball Classic

January 25, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Podcast, World Baseball Classic

GB Baseball Head Coach Drew Spencer joins John to look back on his squad’s historic qualification for the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Regensburg last Autumn, and ahead to the big dance in March. They get into how a programme

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Are John Angelos and Phil Castellini the Connor and Roman Roy of Baseball?

January 23, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

To be honest, I was unaware of the phrase “born on third base” until this week. It is a slightly derogatory term, the baseball equivalent of “born with a silver spoon in your mouth” and is usually directed at the

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World Baseball Classic: Meet GB’s Opponents Part 1: Team USA

January 19, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, World Baseball Classic

At 2:00am (UK time) on Sunday 12 March, GB players will line up at Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona for their first game of the World Baseball Classic 2023. It is hard to imagine a tougher opening fixture for Drew Spencer’s

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Build A Perfect Franchise: Not As Easy As You Think

January 14, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

The premise is simple; create the perfect baseball franchise from scratch. The idea was suggested by The Athletic’s MLB senior managing editor, Sarah Goldstein, but bizarrely, she did not invite Bat Flips & Nerds to participate, instead favouring The Athletic’s

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MLB Meetup: Finally Facing my Waterloo

January 12, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, GB Baseball, Opinion

I am not weird; I’m just a little socially awkward. When you get to know me – and it takes a while – I’m an ok guy. And you’ll probably never be aware of the demons I battled when we

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