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Tag: cubs

Five Way Too Early Takeaways from MLB Opening Weekend

April 11, 2022 Bat Flips Admin Baseball

As the old baseball saying goes, three or four games is far too few to glean anything in baseball – small sample sizes and all that – still the Orioles are already 0-3 and dead last in the AL East

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MLB Heading Back to the UK Next Year – London Mayor Sadiq Khan

October 28, 2021 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, GB Baseball

Speculation has been rife in the European baseball community as to whether the COVID cancellation of the planned 2020 London Series between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals would leave Major League Baseball grasping a mere ‘cup of coffee’

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Podcast Episode 185 – Dan Straily

June 22, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball

Veteran MLB hurler Dan Straily talks about his ‘Journeyman’ career in the bigs with Oakland, Houston, the Cubs, Reds and Marlins. He shares stories of taking the field with Giancarlo Stanton in his MVP year, why Christian Yelich has prospered

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Episode 148 – The Pizza Perspective

February 11, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Podcast

Brandon Lee and Alex Crisafulli join Russell and Darius to give the American perspective on the upcoming Cubs-Cardinals series in London, from the players to watch on each team to their outlook on the season, and the all-important issue of

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10 things you need to know about the Chicago Cubs

November 27, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar 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

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Who to support in September if your team has been eliminated

September 2, 2019 Ben Carter Baseball

Games matter more in September. They don’t of course. But they also do. As chances to make up deficits grow thinner and the magic numbers trickle down into single digits, the spotlight shines bright on teams on the precipice –

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A Different Kind of Baseball Fandom

May 28, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, GB Baseball

Welcome to BFN, denizen of British baseball’s worst podcast, Jon Mackenzie… Hello. My name is Jon and I have embarked on a late-night love affair with thirty-something-year-old thicc men. It’s 1:34 in the morning and I’m watching Daniel Descalso on

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Three possible mystery teams in the Harper stakes

January 20, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Opinion

News will break shortly that the largest ever MLB free agent contract has been agreed. Will Bryce Harper sign it with one of the frontrunners or is there a mystery team? The favourites to land the superstar are the “spending

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Is the Price Right For Bryce?

January 12, 2018 Blake Finney Baseball

As the Hot Stove seems to be giving everyone the chills so far this off-season with the lack of activity (other than a few short moments, thanks to Jeter); a lot of attention has been turned to what could be

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Tanking is Stupid, Think of the Fans!

January 5, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

Here with a hard-hitting polemic is our new Thunderer, Chris Brown… Residents of Florida this year must be hoping that Spring Training gets extended, because it seems at the moment that March is the only time they’ll get to see

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