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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Tag: Diamondbacks
Three minutes on the Arizona Diamondbacks
When Ronan Keating sang “Life is a rollercoaster”, he probably wasn’t thinking about the ups and downs in the life of a Diamondbacks fan. Despite having finished 11 games behind the Dodger Blue behemoth in the NL West in 2017,
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Joey Votto and the Mystery of the Silver Slugger
A warm welcome to ‘Baseball Brit’, Joey Mellows… With the 2017 season now in the books, fans of baseball have an agonising wait before Thursday March 29th when all 30 teams start their hopeful 2018 campaigns. In the mean-time there
Read moreEpisode 33 – Gryffindor Gosewisch & Gammon Samardzija
Ben and Tom join John in wondering how to pronounce Scooter Gennett’s surname, whether anyone saw his four homers under that came uni, and to dig deep on the roasting hot Houston Astros. As ever, fan questions lead things to
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Twins v Rays? Who Cares? Well, Maybe You Should…
Welcome podcast contributor and Rays fanatic Rob Noverraz to the B&N blog… A couple of nights ago I watched the Rays and the Twins grind into a 15th inning after 6 and a half hours of play and I had
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Minoring in British – April/Early May
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Great Britain has no prospects currently representing us in the Minors. What with Darius pensioning off Chris Reed, stalwarts Chris Berset and Antoan Richardson also announcing retirements and all the hoo-ha and celebration about MLB’s
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Five GB Baseball Players to Watch in 2017
Darius Austin is back to introduce the hottest GB talent in the MiLB – a few to keep your eye on this season.
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