Welcome to the first in a new series of articles focusing on team rivalries in MLB. For this first article, we’re starting with the big one, the baseball rivalry that everyone knows about: the New York Yankees and the Boston
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Welcome to the first in a new series of articles focusing on team rivalries in MLB. For this first article, we’re starting with the big one, the baseball rivalry that everyone knows about: the New York Yankees and the Boston
Read moreWell, that was fun! One of the consequences of expanded playoffs is greater activity at the trade deadline, and 2023 saw all 30 teams in action on the trade market. Here is a recap of the comings and goings in
Read moreLast week, a selection of Bat Flips & Nerds’ top contributors shared their predictions for what they thought their teams would do at the trade deadline. Following the deadline passing at 11pm BST last night, here are some reactions to
Read moreBack in December 2018, during the winter meetings, Yankees GM, Brian Cashman, delivered one of the more memorable quips of our times in baseball. When addressing the team’s interest, or lack thereof, in free-agent slugger Bryce Harper. “If something doesn’t
Read moreWell, here we are again baseball fans. The opening week of the season. That time of year we all look forward to. Where anything can happen, and we can all have hope. No matter what team we support. My love
Read moreBefore we start, I want to make it clear that I will not be using this article just to remind everyone that in this post last year, I predicted Aaron Judge would win AL MVP. Although I will remind you
Read moreIt is two months since the last podcast! We can neither confirm nor deny that John McGee refused to pod until the Boston Red Sox made a positive move. John, Rob, Darius, and Russell are back from their temporary hiatus
Read moreHappy New Year everyone. Hope you all enjoyed the Christmas and New Year season, and were able to find time for some rest and relaxation. Prior to the festivities, there was a flurry of activity to start the MLB off-season.
Read moreOn the surface you would say this was a good season for the Yankees, they comfortably won the division which wasn’t the prediction of many pundits going into the season. But it ended in a sweep to their new arch-rivals
Read moreIt is safe to say that 2023 will be the greatest baseball-viewing year of my life. The excitement starts on Saturday, 11 March 2023, when Great Britain pits itself against the dream team (or perhaps nightmare team) of the USA
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