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Bat Flips And Nerds
by Bat Flips & Nerds
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. Part of the MLB Europe Fan Network.
Episodes
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Episode 393 - MVPCA: Playoff and Award Races Heat Up
Ben and Darius hop on the microphones to talk playoff races, awards SZN and GB women's baseball at the World Cup, with the MLB action entering the squeaky bum portion of the campaign.
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Episode 392 - Play Badly, Trade Adley
Darius and Rob join forces to break down the trade deadline, from the big Tarik Skubal and Adley Rutschman trades to the teams that impressed them, and the teams that didn't, before discussing trades that should have happened and the mascot straight out of a horror film. Visit our website:...
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Episode 391 - The Hot Take Fest
This episode features a lively discussion on early MLB season hot takes, standout players, and team performances, including insights into the WBC, rookie classes, and new uniforms. Perfect for baseball fans eager for expert opinions and bold predictions.
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Episode 390 - The Slightly Delayed 2026 MLB Predictions Extravaganza
Better late than never right! Rob, Darius and a slightly belated Ben come together for the annual predictions extravaganza, setting aside their 'A' and 'B' team rivalry in the process. Using the scientific combination of vibes-based assessment and an efficient tiebreaker process, they assign win...
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Episode 389 - WBC Pool Play Review
This episode features discussion on the recent World Baseball Classic, analyzing team performances, surprises, and implications for future tournaments and the Olympics. Hosted by Darius Austin with expert insights from Russell Easson, the conversation covers group stage highlights, standout...
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Episode 388 - The GB WBC Preview and Interview with Gary Anderson
A comprehensive preview of Team GB's roster, strategies, and key players for the upcoming World Baseball Classic, including insights from on-the-ground reporter Russell Eassom and expert analysis. Followed by an interview with GB Performance Director Gary Anderson
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Episode 387 - World Baseball Classic Preview
Summary The conversation delves into the World Baseball Classic (WBC), exploring its history, evolution, and the growing popularity of international baseball. The hosts discuss the strengths and weaknesses of various teams, including Japan, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Team GB, while...
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EPISODE 386 - MLB’s 2025 OVER & UNDERACHIEVERS
In this episode of Batflips and Nerds, hosts Russell Eassom and Darius Austin delve into the performances of MLB players from the previous season, categorizing them into overachievers and underachievers based on their hitting and pitching statistics. They discuss various players, their potential...
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Episode 385 - GB Women's European Championship
In this episode of Batflips and Nerds, host John McGee is joined by artist Andy Brown and GB women's baseball player Kat Golik to discuss the remarkable journey of the GB women's baseball team, their recent success as European champions, and the growth of women's baseball in the UK. They explore...
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Episode 384 - Offseason Winners, Losers and Who Knows-ers
After (another) hiatus, Ben, Rob and Darius chat through the major moves of the offseason so far, predict where the remaining big ticket free agents will go and play a quick game of 'Who Am I'... 00:00-04:08 - Intro 04:09-28:12 - Drafting our favourite offseason moves 28:13-42:25 - Predicting…
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Episode 383 - Imagine Not Loving Baseball
Ben and Darius hop on the microphones to talk through one of the most incredible games in baseball history, as the Dodgers closed out their second consecutive World Series title with an insane game seven victory in Toronto.
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Episode 382 - You Wanna Talk About Playoffs?
Ben and Darius step to the plate for some two-man playoff chat as the wildcard round gets underway and we officially enter the greatest month on the baseball calendar. There's a brief discussion of the demise of the Astros and Mets before we look at some of the teams, storylines and players we're...
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Episode 381 - Creating a Baseball Mount Rushmore
John, Rob and Ben get together for a new pod, talking British baseball success, ESPN purchase of MLB.TV and then creating their baseball 'Mt Rushmore', based on some pretty loose historical analysis of American presidents... 00:00-03:05 - Intro 03:06-12:15 - British Baseball corner 12:16-20:08 -...
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Episode 380 - Gotta Beat 'Em All
Ben, Darius and Rob join forces to talk through each of the current postseason contenders and their level of confidence... with a pokemon twist. 00:00-01:40 - Intro 01:41-06:40 - Hackney Bridge chat 06:41-11:09 - Ray S and Segway chat 11:10-13:50 - GB U23s win the Euros 13:51-57:45 - The AL...
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Episode 379 - MLB Pubs and All-Star Snubs
Ben, Rob and John hop on the microphones to discuss MLB's announcement of a Hackney Bridge takeover event in August and the teams we could be seeing on our shores in 2026. They then dive into discussion of All-Star selections, the greatness of Tarik Skubal and which teams ought to be buyers or...
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Episode 378 - UNTIL MONEY DO US PART
In this episode of Bat Flips and Nerds, host Ben is joined by Rob and Russell to discuss the recent Rafael Devers trade from the Boston Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants, the implications of this trade, and the ongoing performance of various MLB teams. The conversation also covers Rob's recent...
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Episode 377 - The 2025 All-Breakout All-Stars
Russell, Darius and Ben hop on the microphones to briefly chat latest MLB news before sinking their teeth into a discussion around the breakout stars at each position so far in the 2025 season. There are shoutouts for multiple Tigers, a high-flying Cub and.. dear god.. two separate Rockies...
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Episode 376 - TALES FROM THE EAST & WEST COAST
In this episode of Batflips and Nerds, Russell, John and Ben discuss various topics in baseball, including the ongoing situation with Raphael Devers and the Boston Red Sox, the surprising revelation that the Pope is a Chicago White Sox fan, and the recent firing of Rockies manager Bud Black. They...
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Episode 375 - Ranking The Top 10 Players in Baseball
Ben and Darius are joined by Nick of LA Angels UK, Halfway Around the Halo and MLB UK Clubhouse to breakdown the top 10 players in Major League Baseball! The trio also discuss some hot teams (Mariners, Mets, Tigers, Royals) and some not-so-hot teams (Angels, Rockies, Orioles) as well as the…
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Episode 374 - New Ballpark Food Draft
The guys mark a very unusual Jackie Robinson day in Major League Baseball before reflecting on the disaster zones that are the AL Central and NL Central and the bin fire Colorado Rockies and Chicago White Sox. Come for the baseball, stay for the incredibly strong food opinions.
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Episode 373 - Early Season Overreactions
Ben, Darius and Rob come together to discuss some early season storylines, including Devers' struggles, the Dodgers winning start and the Braves spring slump. They then get on to torpedo bat chat (which now has a new name...) and of course finish with 2 Good, 2 Bad! 0:00-17:45: Early season...
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Episode 372 - Live From The London Watch Party!
Russell and Ben get together for a rare in-person podcast at the first watch party of 2025, joining fellow fans at Moonshot Social in London1 George from MLB UK Clubhouse joins them too, discussing event plans for the season, ways fans can get involved and of course, his beloved Houston Astros....
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Episode 371 - The 2025 MLB Predictions Extravaganza
John, Tom, Darius and Ben perform their annual ritual in the form of discussing 30 MLB teams and filling out a spreadsheet. Will they be right? No. Will they let that stop them? Also no.
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Episode 370 - The B-Team Predictions
Rob, Gav and Russ are back to destroy the "A-team" once again with their outstanding knowledge of baseball and predict the win totals for all 30 teams.This is a lively discussion about their predictions for the 2025 baseball season and a fun tiebreaker game for when they don't agree.
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Episode 369 - Liam Carroll
In this episode of Bat-Flips and Nerds, host Russell Eason interviews Liam Carroll, the manager of the High A Greenville Drive and a prominent figure in British baseball. They discuss Liam's journey from British baseball to coaching in the minor leagues, the impact of data and analytics on...
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Episode 368 - 2025 Breakout Candidates
Ben, Russell and Darius combine forces to discuss Spring Training news (RIP Gerrit Cole's elbow), potential 2025 breakout candidates (and what even is a breakout?) plus some classic Spring Traning statline overreactions (panic!!!!) Time Codes: 00:00-02:00: Intro 02:00-18:30: Spring Training...
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Episode 367 - Jay Jackson
In this episode, Jay Jackson shares his journey through baseball, discussing his experiences in the MLB and NPB, the challenges he faced with injuries, and the importance of maintaining a positive mindset. He reflects on his book, 'Nine Innings to Living Your Best Life,' and how his personal...
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Episode 366 - Spring is Here
In this episode of Batflips and Nerds, the hosts discuss the arrival of spring training, exploring the optimism it brings, the downsides such as injuries and media clichés, and the impact of new rules on player performance. They delve into the significance of small sample sizes in evaluating…
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Episode 365 - Clint Hurdle
Ben and Russell are joined by a baseball legend: former player and manager Clint Hurdle. Clint talks the pair through his playing career, his coaching career and his two stints as a manager of a Major League ballclub, in a fascinating discussion of the highs and lows of professional sport!...
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Episode 364 - The Offseason Awards Show
Pitchers and catchers have reported! Russ and Ben get together for a brief offseason recap in the form of an awards show, taking a look at the good, the bad and the wonderful of winter.
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Episode 363 - Will Klein, Seattle Mariners
John and Russell are joined by current Seattle Mariner, Will Klein. They chat through his debut year in which he was traded twice and moved house 8 times, they talk about pitching development and how it is changed over Will's career. There's also a smattering of Chelsea talk as the boys find out...
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Episode 362 - Talking Front Off with Zack Scott
John and Russ are joined by Zack Scott, the former Acting GM for the New York Mets and Assistant GM for the Boston Red Sox. We get a bit of John fan girling over Koji Uehara to the man who brought him to Boston before they get on to the main topic of how a front office works in the offseason.
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Episode 361 - Looking Back In Anger
Russell is joined by Darius and Rob to look back on 2024 and decide some things which should be binned and things that should be kept. Then they look into 2025 and determine what they think will continue on and what new things will happen.
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Episode 360 - Kyle Boddy, Driveline Baseball
John and Russell are joined by the Kyle Bodd. Kyle is the Founder of Driveline and is currently the Special Assistant to Boston Red Sox PBO Craig Breslow. They talk about how driveline came to be, how teams and players have taken on board these new development methods. They also talk about how to...
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Episode 359 - Sasaki, FA Predictions & More
The team is back to discuss the Sasakit deal, the Dodgers and some FA chat about the players not signed yet. Then they chat about some sneaky picks for the season and then Ben goes full Traitors on us.
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Episode 358 - It's Banana Ball Time
John and Russell sit down to chat with with Tyler Gillum, the head coach of the Savannah Bananas. The Bananas are the talk of the baseball world with their barnstorming show growing bigger every year. Tyler talks through how this all came about, how they bring in players and how they plan out…
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Episode 357 - World Series Player Draft
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.
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Episode 356 - Postseason Prognostication and Prattle
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.
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Episode 355 - Blind Performance Review
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.
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Episode 354 -The Revenge of the Nerds
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...
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Episode 353 - Ben's Babe Bombshell
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.
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Episode 352 - Randy For Trades
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.
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Episode 351 - John Saponaro Joins The Show
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…
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Episode 350 - Mid-Season Report Cards
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.
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Episode 349 - Baseball's Past and Future
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…
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Episode 348 - Pining for London Done
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...
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Episode 347 - Reflections on the London Series
We'll have a new pod later this week wrapping up another brilliant moment in British baseball history. In the meantime, we've brought together all the conversations we had this weekend into a single pod. These were peppered across the weekend, but we wanted as many of you as possible to hear them...
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Episode 346 - London Series 2024 IT'S A WRAP!
Tom, John and Darius wrap up an epic London Series 2024 - the best one yet! What a weekend, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
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Episode 345 - London Series Day 2 Preview Pod w. Special Guests
Something different today - an all-star interviewee line-up as Doug Glanville, Felix White, Tony Clark, Dave Dombrowski and Shane Victorino share their reflections of the London Series and its future.
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Episode 344 - London Series 2024 Game 1 Post-Game Reaction Pod
Tom, John and Darius reflect on the first game of London Series 24 as the Phillies crush the Mets in the London Stadium.
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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. Part of the MLB Europe Fan Network.
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