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Tag: #Mets

baseball – worth losing sleep over

February 6, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Learning to Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

A warm welcome to BFN, Rupert Lewis… Sleep is vital. According to the NHS it is “essential for a long and healthy life” and a consistent lack of sleep “puts you at risk of serious medical conditions, including obesity, (and) heart disease”.

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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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Baseball Is Coming (in 2019/2020)

July 29, 2017 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Yesterday Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for 2017-2021 was draft complete and released. Included within the weighty tome, was information we in the UK have been waiting for. A series of games will be coming to the British

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Episode 28 – Schimpf Cocktail Military Megamix

May 4, 2017 Bat Flips Admin Baseball

John and Darius stick a fork in the Mets before casting an eye over the bona fides of two phenomena – Aaron Judge and the Minnesota Twins. Ryan Schimpf and Eric Thames prove that some guys are easier to nickname

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GB Baseball Pitcher PJ Conlon Starts in Mets Spring Training Game

February 27, 2017 John McGee Baseball, GB Baseball, Reviews

Round-up and Storify of the Mets’ GB pitcher PJ Conlon’s spring debut.

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GB Players to Watch – Part 2

February 26, 2017 John McGee Baseball, GB Baseball

Darius Austin introduces the only Brit to make MLB last year, and a red hot young Ulsterman.

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Five GB Baseball Players to Watch in 2017

February 8, 2017 John McGee Baseball, Opinion, Previews

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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So You’ve Decided to Follow Baseball – Playoff Special

October 4, 2016 John McGee Baseball, Beginner's Guide

Egads! It’s Darius Austin… So the season’s over, and the Cubs are the champions. Wait…what’s that? They have to keep playing? Yes, like all American sports, the end of the season means playoffs. If this is your first time following

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Pitch Framing – Myth or Magic?

September 8, 2016 John McGee Baseball

Back with a stonker is UK Baseball Blog‘s Ben Carter. Pitch framing began to enter the baseball lexicon around the 2011 season, and by the time Ben Lindbergh wrote this wonderful piece in 2013  most sabermetrically inclined baseball fans had

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What are the Odds? Examining the early MLB Betting Markets

April 24, 2016 John McGee Baseball, What Are the Odds?

With the season starting to take shape, the bookies are still offering some interesting and stand out odds to the clever punter. Here’s our guide.

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