Our writers, friends, and followers had the opportunity to participate in Bat Flips & Nerds Hall of Fame voting to…
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Bat Flips and Nerds Minor League Free Agent Draft
Inspired by Effectively Wild, the best baseball podcast on that side of the Atlantic, we at Bat Flips and Nerds…
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Let’s have a look: Randy ‘The Big Unit’ Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar freaking Martinez, King Felix, Ichiro…
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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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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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Three minutes on the Seattle Mariners
In 2001, 27-year-old Ichiro Suzuki made his MLB debut. Later that year, the Seattle Mariners reached the playoffs. It was…
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The Next Perfect Game
Tuesday 15th May 2018, something very special nearly happened. Pitching for the San Diego Padres was Jordan Lyles, he was…
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Season So Far – Seattle Mariners
Welcome to B&N, Tom Young… Blind optimism is the greatest and worst thing for sports fans, it gives us all…
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