Adam Perry (@Peza100) returns to Bat Flips and Nerds to look at Jewish baseball players in the US. I am not a religious person, in fact the only time I look for divine intervention is when the Red Sox are
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Episode 43 – The Live One
Tom and John join forces for the first live Bat Flips And Nerds show (There was another one, but we will never speak of it again). The boys talk Manchester Meetup, the dangers of democracy, Erie SeaWolves, U23 Baseball Championships,
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MLB Rookies of 2017 – Part 1
At the time of writing (some weeks ago – a very tardy and apologetic ed.), 153 players had made their MLB debut in 2017. Just over half way through the season I was interested to see how the newbies are
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The Game Planner, August 7th-13th
Only four days feature watchable games this week, although for those who are fans of west coast baseball, there are plenty of opportunities to see those teams relative to their usual inconvenient game times. There are also parts of series
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Fantasy Trade Deadline Winners/Losers
I don’t know if you knew or not, but I have just gotten back from a fairly low-key holiday (I didn’t post about it much) from the US, so my articles have had a little two week break. But I’m
Read moreEpisode 42 – Roy Keane is Chase Utley
Ben and Darius break down the very exciting news of MLB regular season games coming to the UK in 2019 and 2020, before brainstorming ideas for the UK Night being held on August 16th by Official Minor League Affiliate of
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Erie SeaWolves Need Your Help with UK Night on 16 August
In case you missed the announcement last night, the Official MiLB Affiliate of the UK, the Erie SeaWolves, have announced their inaugural UK Night, to take place during their 16 August clash with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at UPMC Park.
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The Game Planner, July 31st-August 6th
Outside of the normal full Sunday slate, there isn’t a lot of choice most days this week, and there are some days where you’re also likely to have to watch some pretty terrible teams if you want to see live
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Baseball Is Coming (in 2019/2020)
Yesterday Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for 2017-2021 was draft complete and released. Included within the weighty tome, was information we in the UK have been waiting for. A series of games will be coming to the British
Read moreEpisode 41 – Emergency Pod Crew, Assemble!
Tom and John join for a very quick podcast to talk about why they didn’t record on Thursday and planned to record on Sunday. It’s a tale of hope, elation, desperation and finally despair. They then tackle the very difficult
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