Nine-year big leaguer across seven franchises, Cory Gearrin, joins John to talk about his storied career in the bigs and…
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2022 Season Preview: Bullpen
The Dodgers’ bullpen looks very different to last year, with three key senior pieces leaving in free agency. Kenley Jansen,…
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The Joy of The Closer
I absolutely love watching a dedicated closer pitch. The sheer drama that goes with it is, to my mind, fantastic.…
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Investigating Sophomore Slump
This is Chris Gauthier’s debut article for Bat Flips and Nerds. He’s a college student and a Mets fan. If…
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My path to joining The Crew
I have always been a football fanatic. My earliest memories involve watching men on the TV running around against a…
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A decade of baseball in 101 useless stats
On Sunday 4 April 2010, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett induced weak contact from New York Yankees Derek…
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10 things you need to know about the Chicago Cubs
Legacy. It’s a strange word. In the build-up to the 2012 Olympics, it became a byword for legitimising £9 billion…
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Episode 103 – The One Where They Had Nothing To Talk About
Darius and Tom break down the Ken Rosenthal article on the major changes proposed in MLB, some as soon as…
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What is the collective noun for a group of terrible contracts?
My first thought was an albatross. These sort of contracts used to be called “player-friendly”, but now they are dismissed…
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