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Tag: Babe Ruth

Remembering Roger Angell: A tribute to a legend

June 10, 2022 Joshua Edwards Baseball

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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Why I Love Baseball

July 8, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

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

May 18, 2019 Russell Eassom Baseball

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

February 9, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Opinion

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

October 22, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Pinch Hitting

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

May 10, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Analytics, Baseball, Opinion

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…

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

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Learning to Baseball 2 – ‘You Lost All Our Cards!’

June 8, 2017 Bat Flips Admin Baseball

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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