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The one where GAV MET A HALL OF FAMER

January 22, 2020 Gavin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Opinion

Tony Pérez is one of the greatest players to have ever played baseball. Whether you agree or not depends on how you define greatness. As a teenager growing up in Cuba, his choices were a career in baseball or a

A decade of baseball in 101 useless stats

January 13, 2020 Gavin Baseball, Opinion

On Sunday 4 April 2010, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett induced weak contact from New York Yankees Derek Jeter in the first MLB play of the decade. Here are 100 more useless snippets of information for you. Unless

Wave goodbye to the Rays in pinstripes

December 13, 2019 Gavin Baseball, Opinion

Hot on the heels of Stephen Strasburg committing his future to Washington, the New York Yankees flexed their financial biceps to secure the services of the former Pirates and Astros workhorse, Gerrit Cole. The deal will earn the 29-year-old an

10 things you need to know about the Chicago Cubs

November 27, 2019 Gavin Baseball, London Series, Opinion

Legacy. It’s a strange word. In the build-up to the 2012 Olympics, it became a byword for legitimising £9 billion of expenditure. But what is the legacy of London 2012? Do we have more kids participating in athletics? I doubt

ALDS preview: New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins

October 2, 2019 Gavin Baseball, Opinion

Nothing is certain in this world except death, taxes and plenty of home runs in the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins. Both teams exceeded the magical mark of 300 homers this season, with the Twins claiming

London Series preview: Yankees bullpen

June 27, 2019 Gavin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Opinion, Previews

We are counting down the hours to the historic London Series. Here is the Bat Flips and Nerds player preview article for the relief pitchers we will see in action for the Yankees. YANKEES BULLPEN Aroldis Chapman Team: New York

Analytics and its effects on the MLB – The Bunt

October 6, 2018 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball

Each year I see another ex-professional baseball player come out and say analytics is ‘killing the game’, this year it was the ex-Nationals and Phillies outfielders Jayson Werth. In August he said “I think it’s killing the game. It’s to

The Cy Young Case for Blake Treinen

September 26, 2018 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball, Sabremetrics

The following is a case for why Blake Treinen should be considered as a Cy Young candidate. I am not certain if he should win but what I am about to detail is why he should get some votes and

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 next for the Yankees?

November 29, 2016 John McGee Baseball, Previews

Can you win anything with kids? Or maybe kids and a vile bloke with a cannon for an arm? Brian Cashman probably can