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Tag: Nationals

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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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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Running up the score in baseball is okay. Seriously

June 16, 2018 Blake Finney Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

Running the score up in baseball is an unwritten rule that has many different interpretations across the league. When should or shouldn’t a team be attempting aggressive plays to try and score more runs, when leading by a significant amount?

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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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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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Welcome to the Blow-pen – A Brief Guide to the 2017 Washington Nationals ‘Pen

June 18, 2017 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you’ll have noticed one of the major talking points in the Major leagues has been the Nats bullpen seemingly giving away leads like they’re going out of style.

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A Brief History of Mound Charges – Part 1

June 12, 2017 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Opinion

Rob Noverraz breaks down a few of his favourite moments in all of baseball… ‘Baseball is a game of pitching, batting, fielding and running; none of us want to see brawls.’ Half of the previous sentence is accurate and that’s

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Blake’s Fantasy Free Agent Finds 1 – 7 June

June 1, 2017 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Fantasy Baseball

With a new column picking out a few sleepers for you fantasy fiends, welcome to B&N, Blake Finney Hopefully there are plenty of you Brits (or further afield) out there who LOVE playing Fantasy Baseball, I for one can’t get

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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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So You’ve Decided to Follow Baseball – Playoff Special

October 4, 2016 John McGee Baseball

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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