Pinch Hitting – Page 23 – Bat Flips and Nerds

Time to Stop Hating on the Yankees…

January 30, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Welcome back, Chris Brown… In a recent survey, the UK voted the Yankees as the team they hate the most. Admittedly if there’s one MLB team that traditionally shouldn’t be liked, it’s the Bronx Bombers, but here’s a few reasons

What’s in a Cap?

January 29, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Taking on another Hall of Fame controversy, a warm BF&N welcome to Padraig Whelan… This week, the 2018 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees for the summer’s ceremony were revealed. A four-man group of Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero

Player Profiles – The Big Unit

January 28, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

This post by podcast guest Mark Blakemore, originally featured on Bases Loaded in 2014. Occasionally a pitcher comes along who dominates through intimidation. Their propensity to throw heat together with movement and the ability to rack up strikeouts at a rapid rate

Milwaukee Brewers – Stick or Twist?

January 19, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting, Previews

Welcome to BF&N, Craig Batho… 2018 was a gigantic step in the right direction for the Milwaukee Brewers, who were very much stripped down for parts over the three previous years. Seeing Jean Segura, Jonathan Lucroy, and Carlos Gomez, among

The Pittsburgh Pirates – Panic Stations or Trust the Process?

January 19, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Welcome to BF&N, Estevão Maximo… Contrary to popular belief, even if you do things the right way, it might not work. In baseball and sports in general, the reason for using correct objective methodology is to get the best chance

How I Learned to Love the Cubs

January 8, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

Welcome to BF&N, Michael Ivory… I love cricket. Out of all sports in England (and I follow the vast majority), it’s my number one. There’s nothing better for me than sitting at Edgbaston, on a hot summers day with a

The Tale Of A Third Baseman Called Traffic Cone

January 7, 2018 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Pinch Hitting

In 2015 the Boston Red Sox signed Pablo Sandoval to a five-year, $95m deal. If you missed out on what happened, well he was terrible. In his first season, he batted .245/.292/.366 with 10 HR (wRC+ 76). Not only was

Tanking is Stupid, Think of the Fans!

January 5, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

Here with a hard-hitting polemic is our new Thunderer, Chris Brown… Residents of Florida this year must be hoping that Spring Training gets extended, because it seems at the moment that March is the only time they’ll get to see

Secret Agent Jeter? More Like Officer Dibble

December 10, 2017 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

A theory took hold last night, perpetuated by marks such as Boston superfan Bill Simmons and Marlins beat reporter Dan LeBatard, that Miami’s decision to trade Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Yankees for a package light of prospects but

Joey Votto and the Mystery of the Silver Slugger

November 11, 2017 Bat Flips Admin He is Joy, Pinch Hitting

A warm welcome to ‘Baseball Brit’, Joey Mellows… With the 2017 season now in the books, fans of baseball have an agonising wait before Thursday March 29th when all 30 teams start their hopeful 2018 campaigns. In the mean-time there