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Mets Lose Noah Syndergaard to Tommy John Surgery

March 26, 2020 Alex Worth Baseball, Team Contributors

Well, if you didnt think the situation regarding baseball could get a whole lot worse, it just did. It was announced on Tuesday evening that Mets starter Noah Syndergaard has torn his ulnar collateral ligament in his right arm and

New York Mets: Spring Training Early Impressions

March 9, 2020 Alex Worth Baseball, Team Contributors

Ahh, Spring Training, the reminder that the beginning of the regular season is just around the corner and the chance to see your favourite players back on the diamond once again, even if its only for a few innings per

New York Mets 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 28, 2020 Alex Worth Baseball, Previews, Team Contributors

What happened in 2019? 2019, well, it is fair to say it was another interesting season to cap off the decade for the Mets. They finished 86-76, missing out on the second wild-card spot by a heart-shattering three games. This

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”.

Baseball in New York – The Casey Stengel Tour Part 1

November 11, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball

There is an absence of any breeze and the sky is cloudless, through the trees steeples and towers can be seen from the nearby Cloisters and a brace of churches of unknown denomination. The tarmac is almost sticky as the

Hot takes and overreactions

April 3, 2019 Gavin Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

It is far too early to anoint Phillies as World Series champions or label Chris Sale’s contract a bust, or even start thinking that the Baltimore Orioles might be a good team. Here are some interesting snippets from the opening

JUST ACCEPT IT, PECOTA HATES YOUR TEAM

February 10, 2019 Gavin Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

Baseball Prospectus has just released their PECOTA projections for 2019, and you know what? They hate your team. The funny thing is, PECOTA is not opinion, yet MLB players, managers and fans take it personally. An acronym for Player Empirical

London Series 2020 teams revealed?

February 8, 2019 Thomas Pringle Baseball, MLB UK

One of our alumni’s, Blake Finney, spotted a little gem via Newsday.com (Click here for an EU GDPR friendly link). According to The Associated Press, “Major League Baseball is considering one of two matchups for its 2020 series in London:

What does each MLB club want in their Christmas stocking? Part Two

December 13, 2018 Padraig Whelan Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Welcome to part two of our guide to gifts for each MLB club. If you missed part one, be sure to check it out and if you caught it, welcome to the rest… Milwaukee Brewers The Brewers won a division

Fireball – Following Baseball from the UK and beyond Since 1986

December 11, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, GB Baseball, Learning to Baseball, Opinion, Pinch Hitting

A welcome return for our Mexican correspondent, Geoff Enderby… “I didn’t know I was creating memories I just thought I was having fun” – Lemmy As a child in the latter part of the 1970s and during the early 1980s we would