Bat Flips And Nerds

Oct 24 2024 393 ep. 55 mins 88

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A British take on Baseball. John, Tom, Ben, Darius, Rachel, Russell and Rob guide you through the goings on in MLB, Team GB and baseball around the world.

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Episode 357 - World Series Player Draft

Oct 24 2024 52 mins

The team discuss briefly about how the Yankees and Dodgers made it to World Series, who stands a better chance of making the playoffs again out of the Mets and the Guardians.Before Russell makes Ben and Rob draft the players in the WS teams to discuss who has a better line up.

Episode 356 - Postseason Prognostication and Prattle

Oct 03 2024 67 mins

The team are back to talk about postseason baseball. They discuss the wonder and the farce that was the Mets v Braves Monday double header and then talk through who is gonna all the ropunds of the play offs.Who do they they think are going to make it to the World Series, listen in to find out.

Episode 355 - Blind Performance Review

Sep 12 2024 44 mins

Russell is back with Ben this time to talk a bit about the world of British baseball, the Mets and the Ohtani 50/50 chase. But they are mainly there to play a blind resume game, giving each other stat line on over and under performing players and seeing if they can guess who they are.

Episode 354 -The Revenge of the Nerds

Sep 04 2024 57 mins

After whatever last weeks episode was Russell is joined by Darius tonerd out and discuss how do we farely evaluate players with diffferent skill sets. Using the Ohtani v Londor MVP Race and the Skubal v Clase CY Young discussion.They then also discuss some of the bat tracking metrics which have released by MLB this year on Baseball Savant.

Episode 353 - Ben's Babe Bombshell

Aug 28 2024 66 mins

The team is back. John is johned by Rob, Ben and Russ to discuss the WBC, Votto's retirement, Jansen's playing for both sides and the wonder that is Judge.Followed byprobably the most legendary 2 Good 2 Bad ever.

Episode 352 - Randy For Trades

Aug 01 2024 42 mins

Rob, Darius and Ben convene to discuss the biggest moves from the recent trade deadline. From the sellers (hello Rays, Marlins, Blue Jays) to the buyers (yo Mariners, Orioles, Yankees) and a few extra in between.

Episode 351 - John Saponaro Joins The Show

Jul 12 2024 69 mins

Russell chats with with Comdien, Writer and Mets podcaster / live streamer John Saponaro. The talk about John's baseball life and what it is to be a Mets fan, what the final years under the Wilpons was like and how things feel different with Cohen. They then get onto discussing Lindor and Nimmo and their respective All-Star Snubbs.

Episode 350 - Mid-Season Report Cards

Jul 04 2024 67 mins

Professors Eassom, Carter and Noverraz have come together to grade the performances of the teams against expectations. With grades from A+ to U and even a random symbol in there, it's a pod not to miss.

Episode 349 - Baseball's Past and Future

Jun 27 2024 67 mins

The crew is back and discussing the past on the future of baseball. They start with discussions on the passing of Willie Mays and the amazing game at Rickwood Field before getting onto what more MLB can do in this area. They then discuss GB's Michael Petersen's debut and how much that means to fans and player in the UK before moving onto the tight wild card picture and how there mi

Episode 348 - Pining for London Done

Jun 19 2024 71 mins

John, Ben, Darius and Rob offer very final thoughts on the 2024 London Series and celebrate another banner week for British baseball with Michael Petersen's call up by the Dodgers.They also take time to celebrate the phenomenon that is the Gay Grimace Mets and some underrated bum called Aaron Judge.