Roger Angell went extra-innings. The famed essayist, novelist, editor and sportswriter passed away on 20 May at the age of 101 in New York. Doing the maths reveals some remarkable facts: Angell, a Manhattan native and later a graduate of
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Tag: Babe Ruth
Why I Love Baseball
Ryan Ferguson makes his BFN debut to tell us all about why he loves baseball. You can find more of Ryan’s excellent work here. Twitter (@RyanFergusonHQ), Facebook (Ryan Ferguson HQ), Instagram (ryanfergusonnn) and LinkedIn (Ryan Ferguson). “Baseball was, is, and
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Talk the Talk and Intentionally Walk the Walk
Intentional walks or base on balls have been around for a long time in baseball. Early on in baseball, the catcher could set up much further away from the plate than they can do know. They would receive four wide
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Three minutes on the Los Angeles Angels
It is hard to argue that the Angels were not the most exciting MLB team to watch last season: Shohei Ohtani pitching, Shohei Ohtani hitting, Andrelton Simmons’ wizardry at shortstop and of course, Mike Trout, the greatest player on the
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From Britain to the Bronx – Why I Chose the Yankees
Jonty Fletcher makes his Bat Flips and Nerds debut, explaining to us why he chose the Yankees and why he loves baseball. Growing up in Britain, it’s not so easy to follow American sports. Many look at baseball and think
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Shohei Ohtani is better than Babe Ruth
Shohei Ohtani is better than Babe Ruth, here’s why… Over the past few weeks, there have been rave reviews of the latest phenom to come to the MLB from Japan, Shohei Ohtani. In case you haven’t been paying attention, the
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Time to Stop Hating on the Yankees…
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
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Learning to Baseball 2 – ‘You Lost All Our Cards!’
Steve Wright returns… As a younger sibling those words, taken from the opening scene of the 1986 New York Mets World Series song, resonated with me. Whoever had been reckless enough to lay that prized collection of baseball cards on
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