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The crew are back to discuss the news that the BBC are showing a game this week. The London Series is right around the corner so they contemplate the bizarre goings-on in St Louis and the state of the Cubs.

They briefly …

John, Rob and Ben talk about two of the biggest stories of the week: the Oakland A's long-awaited announcement of their departure for Las Vegas and Madison Bumgarner's release from the Diamondbacks.

They then dive into …

The team is back to discuss the first week and a bit of the new MLB season.
How good are the Rays? Have the new rules impacted our viewing …

We 'The B-Team' know you weren't satisfied with those four rambling on about their preseason predictions. So, we have given you over 2 hours of Rob, Gav and Russell prognosticating on MLB in 2023. They've brought back …

John, Tom, Darius and Ben get together for their annual predictions show, assigning win totals to all 30 MLB teams and checking the maths to make sure it all adds up.

How low are they willing to go on the A's? Is it …

John and Russell got through the week that GB Baseball had at the World Baseball Classic. They talk about each of the games and their highlights of them.

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High off the emotion of GB's first ever win in the World Baseball Classic, Gav and Russell struggle to put together coherent thoughts on the game and what it felt like to be there.
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Russell and Gav, talk throught the amazing game two from GB v Canada. They talk through the highs and lows of the game and the experience from Chase …

Russell and Gav, talk throught the amazing game one from GB v USA. They talk through the highs and lows of the game and the experience from Chase Field. 'Amazing Trayce', Daniel 'Hermetically Sealed Elbow' Cooper and …

Here is another WBC minipod, with this one dicussing the two warm up match GB have played. Russell gives his thoughts on the two games. He also had a chat with GB Manager Drew Spencer before game 2 on his thouights from …

Russell made is way down to the GB traiing camp in Phoenix and had some quick chats with the GB squad as they prepare for the World Baseball Classic.
He chats with Justin Wylie, Anfernee Seymour, Harry Ford, Alex Crosby, …

We know it's coming at some point in the future so, this week the BFAN team try and get ahead of it by creating their own MLB expansion team. Part 2 of the series takes our two expansion teams one chosen by us, one …

Russell sits down with the Jared and Caleb from Baseball Beyond to chat with GB rostered Justin Wylie about what playing for GB has meant for him and how he and team are looking to go forward.

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We know it's coming at some point in the future so, this week the BFAN team try and get ahead of it by creating their own MLB expansion team. Part 1 …

The Bat Flips boys are back to talk about the WBC, this is alittle mini guide to the rules, the pools and the players we will be seeing over the …

Russell, Darius, Ben and Gav continue their review of the offseason but this time for the National League teams. Giving each team a grade based on the traditional 80-20 baseball grading scale.

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GB Baseball Head Coach Drew Spencer joins John to look back on his squad's historic qualification for the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Regensburg last Autumn, and ahead to the big dance in March. They get into how a …

John and the gang are back from thier temporary hiatus to talk you through the offseason for American League teams. Giving each team a grade based on the traditional 80-20 baseball grading scale.

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Russell and our erstwhile site editor Gav talk throw the two completed Championship Series. Waxing lyrical about the excitement and entertainment of the NLCS and how the ALCS was actually much closer than the 4-0 and …

Russell chats with GB talisman Anfernee Seymour about his baseball career. They reminisce about the recent exploits of the GB baseball team in the WBC qualifier in Regensberg, the growth and development of baseball in …

Russell, Rob and Ben get together to review an entertaining set of wildcard and division series that threw up some upsets and extra-inning marathons. They end with a quick look ahead to the Championship Series and Great …

Russell, Darius, Ben and Rachel join forces to briefly discuss the frustrating news about postseason blackouts internationally before diving into a …

The team go deep on Great Britain Baseball's historic qualification for the 2023 WBC, including the tensest game of baseball we have ever watched and …

In this episode we give a bumper intro to GB at this week's World Baseball Classic Qualifier, including:

- John and Russ breaking down the rules and …

In a change to our normal programming schedule, we've let the gruesome twosome loose for a two-hander. They pick up on everything we've missed during …

John, Darius and Russell are joined by Nick Wright of LA Angels UK and MLB UK Community to break down a very weird trade deadline, dig into the misery of the Angels 2022 season and look ahead to the 2023 MLB London …

Major League Baseball is returning to London on June 24th-25th 2023. Cy Young and World Series winner CC Sabathia, who was part of the Yankees team that participated in the first London Series, joins the show to discuss …

A packed roster for a packed schedule, as the guys chat about Mike Trout's unpronouncable back condition, Big Papi's reefers, and try to pick the …

John, Russell, Darius and Rob are here for a bumper catch-up pod featuring everything from Home Run Derby X to, err, the Home Run Derby.

They also chat about Gabe Rincones being drafted by the Phillies, a raft of Canada …

Five-time MLB All-Star and Home Run Derby X participant Adrian Gonzalez joins Ben live at Home Run House to talk about his HRDX participation and his MLB career.

The first HRDX event is in Crystal Palace Park from 12pm …

Russell and Darius break down the first proper baseball brawl for years before marvelling at Aaron Judge and the Yankees. They then go in-depth on the All-Star voting and, more importantly, All-Star cap designs.

This …

Pitcher Tate Gillespie joins the show to discuss his trip from D1 hyped high-school pitcher to pitching in Europe, taking in recovery from a …

Charlie Hill, the brains behind the MLB London Series, is back for his first appearance in 5 years! We chat about the new partnership between MLB and London, the ideas behind Home Run Derby X and MLB's renewed …

In our mega preview of Home Run Derby X - which is coming to London on Saturday July 9th - John chats to Yankees legend Nick Swisher about renewing …

Two podcasts in a week! In this one, Darius is back and joined by Rob and John to dissect the newsworthy elements of the last few weeks in MLB and …

Russell and Darius are left unsupervised and take the opportunity to talk about the biggest statistical surprises from the season so far, from …

Riley Breckenridge, drummer with post-hardcore band Thrice, joins John to chat about his lifelong obsessions with baseball, the intersectionality of baseball and heavy music, and his many baseball related side projects …

RHP Robert Stock joins John to chat about his new life as staff ace of the KBO's Doosan Bears, and his circuitous path to the bigs with San Diego, Boston, the Mets and Cubs, which took in catching lessons from Yadi …

Nine year big leaguer across seven franchises, Cory Gearrin, joins John to talk about his storied career in the bigs and his re-birth as a baseball and mental health guru on Twitter. His path includes a journey through …

John is joined by Darius and Russell for some serious baseball chat, before they are gate crashed by an idiot called Tom. After all the serious stuff …

Rays minor league pitcher, and More Than Baseball Program Director Simon Rosenblum-Larson, joins the pod to chat about MTB's campaign to bring minor leaguers a living wage of $35k and his organisation's amazing work …

John, Rob and Ben run the rule over the teams raising eyebrows - for good and bad reasons - in the early season running, including the storming Mets …

Rob and Darius dive into all the action from the first two weeks of the MLB season, from the de-juiced ball to Clayton Kershaw's almost-perfect game …

Listen to John's exclusive chat with Two-Time World Series Champ and Home Run Derby X Legend Jonny Gomes from this Saturday's huge MLB UK Community Meetup at Home Run House in London.

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The BFN 'B' team take a stab at their preseason predictions as Rob and Russell are joined by celebrity guest Gav to prove their overwhelmingly superior baseball knowledge - I highly doubt they'll mention it but they did …

The annual predictions show is back! John, Tom, Darius, Ben and that beautiful spreadsheet give their win totals for all 30 MLB teams with some …

For the final of our 2022 Previews we are in the AL East and joined by:

- Melanie Newman, PxP for the Baltimore Orioles
- Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic …

In our penultimate preview we cover the NL West, joined by:

- Zach Buchanan of The Athletic on the Diamondbacks
- Thomas Harding of MLB.com on the …

For the fourth of our 2022 MLB Previews, we focus on the AL West and are joined by:

- Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle on the Astros
- Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register on the Angels
- Steve Berman of The …

The third of our 2022 Previews covers the AL Central. This time we are joined by:

- Janice Scurio of NBC Sports Edge and Southside Sox on the White Sox
- Mandy Bell of MLB.com on the Guardians
- Brandon Day of Bless You …

For our 2022 NL Central Preview we are joined by:

- Boog Sciambi, Cubs Announcer for Marquee Sports
- C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic on the Reds
- Dario Melendez, Bally Sports WI's Brewers Host
- Alex Stumpf of DK …

In the first of our 2022 season previews, we're joined by:

- Ashland of the Mansplaining Baseball Everywhere podcast to chat Braves
- Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald on the Marlins
- Anthony DiComo of MLB.com on the …

John, Ben and Russell run the rule over the post-lockout free agent and trade bonanza including some bizarre and surprising moves in Cincinnati and …

We have a baseball season! Rob, Russell and Darius convene to discuss the long-awaited CBA deal, provide entirely objective ratings of any potential …

British born infield stud Raul Shah joins John to chat about his flight path from D3 baseball to the top levels of Indy Ball and his ultimate goal to …

Russell is joined by Baltimore Orioles sidearm stud Kyle Martin to chat about his career with the birds, his offseason trip to the UK and hooking up …

We're back! John, Rob, Russell and Ben combine for a special pod to answer one question: if you could take a rule or tradition from another sport and …

John, Russell and Darius tackle the off-season in MLB focussing on the CBA lockout, free-agent 'Deadline Day' and some speculation about what comes …

Fair Ball advocate and former Cleveland, Giants and Angels Minor League pitcher joins John to discuss why he broke the unspoken code of silence around minor league pay and conditions. In a broad ranging chat, they …

The guys get together to hand out the real MLB Awards:

- Most Consequential Cup of Coffee
- Futile Contribution to the Playoff Narrative
- Most Anonymous Starter
- Most Overrated Underrated Player
- Best Imaginary Rangers …

Great Britain Baseball's Head Coach joins John to chat about a successful first year of competition as joint steward of the men's team. They cover …

We have a fantastic guest to kick off the offseason - San Francisco Giants bench coach Kai Correa! Kai joins Russell and Darius to talk about his journey to the Giants, their 107-win season, the nuances of coaching …

Darius, Russell and Ben join forces for a post-World Series wrap (was it any good?), some Awards chat (DeGrom for Cy?!) and a brief tribute to Buster Posey (slam dunk Hall of Famer)

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John and Russ chat about the week in baseball, taking a trip to the Arm Barn, a stop for some soft serve, a cakewalk with Albert, kicking it with Ken and the little matter of the World Series being on.

Oh, and the Mayor …

In a very special bonus episode as part of the inaugural Sports Podcast Awards, John and Darius are joined by Brandon Warne of That 90s Baseball Pod to chat about their respective baseball origin stories, the state of …

John, Russ and Rob look back on a competitive and fun first two rounds of the playoffs and ahead to two seemingly less well matched Championship Series. They get mad about bad announcing and Tony La Russa too, …

John, Ben, Darius and Russ take turns to stump for each of this year's playoff field before almost coming to virtual blows as they fashion the official BFN 2021 playoff bracket. We give it 24 hours before this blows up …

Rob and Russell go for a double header taking on 'Kiermeier-gate', the irrepressible St. Louis Cardinals, the AL Wild Card and the terror of 2021 Jake Arrieta.

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GB Baseball's Men's senior squad are currently playing out in Turin as part of the European Baseball Championship, and have made the quarter final stage for the first time in 14 years.

Ahead of their clash with the …

Russell, Rob and Ben get together for another weekly roundup dominated by the amazin' New York Mets.

They also discuss some exciting postseason races (don't jinx it!), that Jose Ramirez chain, hit by pitch records and …

John, Darius and Russell dive into the early findings on the Atlantic League's experience in moving the pitching mound, the storming New York Yankees and the under-heralded Rays.

They find plenty of time to praise and …

Russell, Ben and Darius convene for the latest MLB roundup and begin by discussing the latest leaked proposal from MLB: a $100 million salary floor. They can't help but talk about the Mets, discuss whether they're …

John, Russell and Rob round up the first half of the season with some harsh words for the Minnesota Twins, the LA Dodgers and the treatment of Minor Leaguers, but garlands for the SF Giants, Trey Mancini and bae …

A special guest episode as Ben is joined by Felix White of Maccabees and Tailenders fame to talk his new book, falling in love with the New York Mets and what cricket can learn from baseball (and vice versa).

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Ben and Russell team up for a two-man spin through the week's All-Star festivities, from Shohei Ohtani's eye-popping performances just about everywhere to Charlie Freeman's adorable cameos. There's also the usual two …

Russell talked with @Razzball and @PitcherList writer @EverywhereBlair about the history of baseball in Japan.

They covered the origins of NPB, Shohei, the Olympics and that some of what you might know and maybe read …

Darius and Russell are joined by a mystery man who has no place on a baseball podcast. It's Tom Pringle.

They talk about the sticky baseballs, Bobby Bonilla, Eric Hosmer, the San Francisco Giants, the All-Star Game and …

John, Rob and Ben are in our rotation this week.

Regrettably they are back on the topic of rubbing balls.

In happier news they have plenty to say about the history making Diamondbacks, the mega fun Toronto Blue Jays, …

It's weekly round-up time and the nerds are left unsupervised! Russell and Darius discuss the planned enforcement of foreign substance rules, the …

Former Mets minor leaguer and Director of Outreach for More than Baseball, the non-profit which supports the wellbeing and conditions of minor league baseball players, joins us to explain the work of the organisation, …

Matt Joyce!

John, Darius and Rob chat about the scourge of sticky stuff and take a Will Craig inspired deep dive into the NL Central; they also have time to big up the Palm Beach Cardinals, Joey Votto and the Tauch, and …

Former Twins and Blue Jays slugger and self styled 'Indy Ball Hall of Famer' Chris Colabello joins John to chat about his long route to the bigs, the …

Darius, Rob and Ben band together to review a groundhog week of baseball action as Tony La Russa grabbed the headlines (again) and pitchers threw no hitters (again).

There was also talk of the weirdest statistical …

Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito joins John to chat about his season so far, remodelling his pitching arsenal and how he wants to continuously …

John, Darius and Russell tackle the week in MLB, including big thumbs up for the New York Yankees, Patrick Mazeika and the amazing Drew Robinson, but also thumbs down for rubbish outfield defence, pitchers hitting and …

The brilliant Keith Law, national baseball writer for The Athletic, prospect and draft savant, all round good egg and author of the best selling books 'Smart Baseball' and 'The Inside Game' joins John to discuss:

- Being …

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr Wade Allen Miley.

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In an unprecedented development, big baseball news breaks before the pod instead of immediately after it. Ben, Russell and Darius react to the Angels …

John, Ben and Rob are joined by Jon Mackenzie of Absolute Bunts for this week's MLB Roundup.

They cover the Rockies firing of Jeff Bridich, gambling …

How has this taken us 5 years to do?

Darius, Russell and John carry out BFN's first ever bat flip draft.

To keep it competitive, and get some expert help, they're joined by host MLB on FOX's Flippin' Bats podcast, and …

Darius, Russell and Ben join forces to overreact to the Yankees poor start to the season, reflect on whether no-hitters are still exciting and run through 2 Good 2 Bad with shoutouts for Bieber, Kazmar, Segura and …

It's our second weekly roundup show! Ben, Rob, Russell and Darius debate MLB's mound-moving experiment in the Atlantic League and the merits of recent pitcher dominance, laud Freddie Freeman, Byron Buxton and Yadier …

Tom is joined by MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince and Statman extraordinaire, Russell Eassom to begin the life of the greatest baseball stat every created.

People in 100 years from now will ask "Where were you when you …

Former Big League pitcher turned Mets analyst and all round good egg, Nelson Figueroa Jr, joins John for an awesome chat covering:

- The Amazins' chances for 2021
- Nelson's life-long romance with the Mets, and his …

John, Rob and Russell are back with our first weekly MLB show of the season.

They spare praise for MLB's All-Star Game move, Shohei Ohtani, Akil …

The newest member of baseball's no-hitter club - Tim Melville of the CPBL Uni-Lions - joins us fresh off his 142 pitch history maker on Good Friday.

We talk about his route to the Majors with the Reds, Twins, Padres and …

It's Opening Day! John, Rob and Darius consider their team's prospects for the upcoming season, consider which spring performances they're actually buying, and look ahead to some potential 2021 storylines.

This show is …

Journalist, author and storyteller joins John to discuss his arc wit the Houston Astros - from Sports Illustrated Nostradamus of their World Series triumph, to chronicler of the secret of their success in his …

In the second of our 2021 prediction podcasts, the 'Founding Fathers' hand over to the 'B-Team' to offer a different perspective - and they do not disappoint.

Rob and Russell are joined by site editor, and fantasy …

Our mystery guest is unmasked!

ESPN National baseball writer Jeff Passan returns to the podcast to chat about his two game-changing off-season stories on Drew Robinson and Jared Porter, to talk about what league led …

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Ben, John, Tom and Darius run the rule over all 30 teams in the annual predictions pod, assigning win …

In the last of our 2021 Season Previews we head to the Midwest, to hear all about the AL Central from another stellar cast of club experts:

- Southside Sox's Janice Scurio on the White Sox
- MLB.com's Mandy bell on …

In our penultimate season preview we're over in the AL West, and again joined by an amazing group of experts to keep us on the straight and narrow.

- …

In the fourth of our 2021 Season Previews, we take to the American League, starting down the East Coast. Our guests this time up:

- MASN Orioles PxP …

In the third instalment of our 2021 round-up we turn to baseball's least predictable division - the NL Central.

Once again we have an expert cast to guide the way, including:

- Russell Dorsey of the Chicago Sun Times on …

In the second of our 2021 previews we turn to the NL West. Again, the guys are joined by clutch of experts to keep us on the straight and narrow, including:

- The Athletic's Zach Buchanan on the Diamondbacks
- MLB.com's …

The team are joined by a cast of experts to preview the 2021 NL East:

- AJC's Gabe Burns on the Braves
- MLB.com's Anthony DiComo on the Mets
- The Miami Herald's Jordan McPherson on the Marlins
- Actor and fantasy baseball …

Russell is joined by Jason Derr aka Bubba on Baseball, and Graeme Nelson of Shutout Cards to discuss their path into the wonderful world of baseball …

In this joint-episode, John is joined by our great friend Matt Mutton of the British Baseball Podcast as they both chat to former New York Yankee, and Manager of the Knights of Britain franchise in the new European …

Cody Decker, the self described 'real life Crash Davis' joins the show to chat about his love of the game of baseball, but hatred of the business as well as his massive love of the UK!

In a wide ranging chat we hit on:

- …

Tom is joined by Darius and Ben to talk all about the Tatis extension, the Kevin Mather debacle, their MVP/Cy Young bets (Not who they think will …

John leads Darius, Russell and Tom on a quick canter through the off-season. Covering all things surrounding the mess of the Mets, the Rockies and on a more positive note, the Padres, Dodgers and who might surprise us …

Jarrett Seidler and Jeffrey Paternostro of Baseball Prospectus are back to break down BP's Top 101 prospects. Topics include:
-How the list comes together
-Balancing stats and scouting
-Their biggest disagreements
…

The whole gang - except Tom - convene to pick out their favourite moments from 2020, before discussing what they're most looking forward to in 2021. …

Former Rangers, Cubs and Yakult Swallows pitcher Tony Barnette joins John for a wide ranging chat covering his career in pro baseball including the …

Baseball Prospectus's prospect team Jeffrey Paternostro and Jarrett Seidler join John to discuss the most fundamental redrawing of the baseball map in a generation, including:

- the motivations behind Minor League …

In the second part of our LIDOM odyssey, John and Rachel are joined by Dominican baseball journalist Arlenis Peña and former Royals pitcher turned Toros del Este social media guru Antonio Puesán. The pair talk our two …

One half of the awesome Cespedes Family BBQ, and host of The Ringer's Baseball BBQ, Jake Mintz joins John and Rachel to provide an intro into the Dominican Winter League, LIDOM.

Jake details his two month stay in the …

John and Rachel discuss the impact of Kim Ng's elevation to GM of the Miami Marlins with two of British baseball's own female trailblazers - Kelly Wright, the General Manager of the Sheffield Bruins and Doris Hocking, …

It's a bumper offseason pod as John, Rachel, Rob, Russell and Darius recap the Dodgers' World Series victory and Justin Turner's COVID protocol …

It's our 200th episode, and the start of the 2020 World Series! Rob, Russell, Ben and Darius celebrate this momentous occasion by discussing how everyone will treat the Astros going forwards, before debating whether the …

Comedian and documentary maker Reginald D Hunter joins Rachel to discuss his passion for the Atlanta Braves, following baseball from his home in the …

The postseason is here and that can only mean one thing: ill-advised predictions. John, Russell, Rob and Darius fill out the official BF&N playoff bracket live on the pod. Is it finally the Dodgers' year? Did the …

As the regular season approaches its conclusion, Rob, Russell, Ben and Darius talk about the race for the final NL playoff spots, the lack of race …

Russell Carleton, Baseball Prospectus analyst and author of The Shift, joins Russell and Darius to talk about whether teams are shifting too much, the next frontiers of baseball analysis, and the intersection of …

John, Darius, Russell and Ben reflect on the first half of the 2020 MLB season, whether the baseball feels normal and whether that matters at all as long as it's fun?

Fernando Tatis Jr gets a ton of love, and we discuss …

Guest hosts Sarah and Helen from the UK Yankees podcast, the Empire Strikes Back, are joined the the brilliant Annika Orrock to discuss her fabulous …

Rachel, Rob, Russell and Darius chat about their favourite things from the season so far, debate the runner on second base in extra innings, and …

Tom, Russ and John are joined by Miami Marlins UK's Pete Pratt to discuss a dramatic day in MLB following a classic Opening Weekend for the 2020 …

Ben, Darius, Tom and John preview the 60 game wild card season in trademark BFN fashion - by inputting win totals into a spreadsheet you can't see.

Listen in to hear which basket your team falls into:

- Teams we hate …

Twins lefty Mitch Horacek joins to chat about the plight of minor league baseball players during COVID. During a candid conversation he discusses the need for union representation in the minors, goes into the moral …

MLBPA certified agent Joshua Kusnick joins to offer his perspective on whether the season should/will go ahead, the stagnation of the free agent …

In the first of a series profiling those in key baseball roles ahead of a season unlike any other, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic Cincinnati …

Play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti joins Russell and Darius to talk about the role of the broadcaster, calling KBO games from his living room, the …

Darius, John and Rob attempt to untangle the moral conundrum that will be the 2020 MLB season. Will it even happen? Does anyone care? What happens if …

Veteran of over 150 Big League games with six clubs, and current KBO ace with the Lotte Giants, Dan Straily joins John and Russ to chat about his career - including the impact of coaches and front office figures such as …

Former Padres pitcher and coach, and current pitching coach for the Adelaide Giants of ABL, Josh Spence joins us to chat about the opportunities of …

Alex Fast of Pitcher List joins Russell and Darius to discuss the site's recent PitchCon event, diversity in fantasy baseball, how to analyse pitching, shifting attention to the KBO, and much more.

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Current Melbourne Aces coach and LA Dodgers scouting co-ordinator joins Russell to chat about his time helming Team Australia to Olympic silver, the …

Former Miami Marlin, St Louis Cardinal and NC Dino Xavier Scruggs joins John to chat about the Cardinals Way, playing on a Marlins roster up close to Ichiro, Bonds, Yelich, Stanton and Jose Fernandez, and the impact of …

John is joined by Dutch baseball icon Rick van den Hurk to talk about his journey from the streets of Eindhoven to sharing a clubhouse with Miguel Cabrera and Aaron Boone; his unlikely chaperone as a displaced European …

Rachel gets Rob, Russell, Ben and Darius to draft the aspects of baseball they'd most want if starting a brand-new franchise.

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Guest hosts Helen Atkinson and Sarah Briggs chat to former Miami Marlin and current Rakuten Monkey Justin Nicolino about life in Taiwan and his …

John is joined by Darius, Rob, Russell and Tom to talk through their baseball bucket list.

There were five categories to stop them going way …

Brad Balukjian, author of 'The Wax Pack', joins Rob to talk about how the book came together, his epic 11,000 mile journey to find all the players, and his elaborate scheme to meet Carlton Fisk.

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Eric Hacker spent six seasons in the KBO with the Dinos and the Heroes - there's really no better guy to introduce the culture of baseball in the …

Former Detroit Tiger and Houston Astro Darin Downs, a man who has won baseball championships on three continents with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, the Melbourne Aces in the ABL and the Monkeys in …

Loving the KBO, but need the inside scoop? We've got you!

English language KBO guru Dan Kurtz of My KBO, and Josh Lindblom, one of the best pitchers in the league's recent history join John for a potted intro to your …

Milwaukee Brewers skipper Craig Counsell joins John to discuss his playing career in various new baseball markets, coming home to Wisconsin, the role …

Great friends Jon 'Boog' Sciambi and Mike Lowell join John to reminisce about their time with the World Series Florida Marlins franchise, Mike's triumphs over adversity and some of the great baseball characters they …

Russell and Rob talk to legendary umpire Perry Barber (@perrybarber) about her path into baseball umpiring, what umpire school is like, how umpiring …

Episode 101 arrives just 70 episodes late as the gang take turns to attempt to consign their least favourite elements of the game we love to history's dustbin, overseen by the arbiter of taste - Darius.

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The baseball astrophysicist Meredith Wills joins Russ to chat about her work on MLB's bouncy 2019 balls and a whole loads of other trends in baseball …

Live baseball is back in Taiwan, and being piped into our homes every morning via the wonders of the internet!

Like everyone else in baseball world, we've been bitten by the CPBL bug and thought it right to devote a …

Minnesota Twins stud reliever Trevor May joins Russell to discuss his dual life as a Big League pitcher, and an elite gamer. And to talk about setting up the MLB The Show 20 tournament, obviously...

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In this bonus mini-pod, The Athletic's star baseball reporter Ken Rosenthal talks to John about the MLB London Series, and the impact of 2020 crises on the sport - the Astros 'banging scandal' and the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Rachel chats to former Mets and Phillies infielder Ty Kelly about his career in the bigs, his time with Team Israel and missing out on the Olympics, his efforts to improve Minor League pay and sweet potato fries.

This …

GB Baseball coach, and freelance MLB hitting consultant Brad Marcelino joins John to chat about his career with the national squad, his time coaching …

Former Athletics pitcher turned baseball broadcaster Dallas Braden joins Russell to chat about his career from high school to the bigs, his show …

Rachel chats to baseball historian John Thorn who offers tales of Mickey Mantle, Ken Burns, Babe Ruth and everyone in between. They also talk about shortened seasons, why it's called the World Series, and John offers …

Rob is joined by Jacob Kornhauser, author of 'The Cup of Coffee Club', to talk about those players who only ever got one game in the majors.

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Current Minnesota Twin, and former big leaguer with the Royals and Braves joined John to chat everything from the upheaval to Spring Training caused by COVID19, the fight for better pay for Minor Leaguers and his lousy …

Russell chats to GB coach Liam Carroll about their ill fated trip to Arizona for the WBC that never was...

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Blue Jays infielder Andy Burns chats to John about his time with the club, his career as a 'rock star' with the Lotte Giants of the KBO and spending 2019 up close and personal in Buffalo with the Blue Jays legends of …

Darren Fletcher, the voice of football on BT Sport and BBC Radio 5Live, joined Russell to chat about calling the MLB London Series for the UK broadcast, his own baseball fandom, and becoming a viral sensation Stateside.

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Rachel gets Rob, Russell and Darius to conjure up baseball memories that they associate with each of the five senses, from a tangential encounter with Jake Odorizzi to the heckling of Mike Costanzo.

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Ben is back!

Tom, John and Darius are joined by the boy wonder from down under, Ben Carter to go through their now locked in method of predicting the upcoming season. They take the total number of wins available and try …

ESPN's own baseball savant Jeff Passan joins John to talk everything from the current state of baseball, to his evolution from reporter to …

Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions joins Russell to discuss the latest edition of the Fielding Bible, the updated Defensive Runs Saved metric, and …

Pitcher Rick Teasley returns to the podcast to share stories of his 2019 in the Atlantic League as MLB used them as a testing ground for the new automated strike zone, and his reasons for moving over to Cleburne of the …

MLB.com writer, MLB Network contributor, Morning Lineup Podcast host and author of "A Fan's Guide to Baseball Analytics: Why War, Whip, Woba, and Other Advanced Sabermetrics Are Essential to Understanding Modern …

Tom is joined by Out Of The Park (OOTP) Baseball's Chief Operating Officer, Rich Grisham. They talk about how Rich got into OOTP, how he come to work with them, some of the challenges facing the team, where the game …

New recruit Rachel Steinberg hits the ground running by asking John, Darius and Rob to chart their baseball autobiographies in five players.

This is a fun one.

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Russell talks to Derrick Goold, Cardinals beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the team's efforts to become an international brand, …

Justin Mason and Joe Pisapia come on the show to educate Tom and Rob on the ways of Fantasy Baseball.

During the show they discuss Justin's murder basement he's recording from, Joe wanting to fight dudes bigger than him, …

Brandon Lee and Alex Crisafulli join Russell and Darius to give the American perspective on the upcoming Cubs-Cardinals series in London, from the …

Tom, John, Russell and special guest Joey Bailey from Four Bases combine to run through the blockbuster Mookie Betts trade that took place last night.

20 minutes in, Tom's computer shits itself and he's gone from the …

Darius and Russell team up to try and educate two simpletons on the advanced statistics within the game of baseball.

Will John ever accept stats are good, will Tom manage to wrap his head around the concept of comparing …

Craig Goldstein, Editor-in-Chief of Baseball Prospectus, joins Tom and Darius to discuss the 2020 BP Annual, from how the team of writers is …

Bat Flips and Nerds emergency pod.

We don't want to spoil it here, but can the team recover from it?

The gang talk Astros managerial replacements, Dustin Pedroia, more exciting news for the UK baseball community and …

Tom, Darius and John rush through the latest good news baseball stories before going head first into the Astros bin bashing bonanza.

Tom finishes with a quiz that the other two find utterly underwhelming. No one tracks …

What a way to start the year! All Star closer, World Series champ and all round #gooddude Sean Doolittle, and his equally incredible wife Eireann …

Darius and Tom discuss the suggestions the Twitter public made in how they would like to see baseball change.

They discuss Minor Leaguers pay, …

Tom, John and Darius discuss the really important news: which teas they like and Gerardo Parra moving to Japan. Oh, and there's the sign-stealing …

John is joined by three special guests to preview baseball's 'World Cup', the Premier 12, which is taking place right now! Japanese and Taiwanese baseball experts Kaz Yamazaki and Rob Liu give an insight into two of the …

What!? ANOTHER World Series Preview being released on the night of the World Series? That's right, but this one is different because it features five British blokes all talking about baseball!

Seth Bennett of BBC World …

Tom returns! He's joined by the ever present Darius Austin and the young spunk, Ben Carter. Tom immediately takes them off track by discussing a twitter storm from the past 24-hours, then the latest mobile games …

Ben, John and Darius discuss the unjuiced playoff baseball and then break down all the Divisional Series action. They also hope that Tom's predictions don't come true, figure out which Yankees John doesn't hate, and try …

John, Ben and Darius break down the playoff bracket, make some ill-advised predictions, and figure out if Kyle Garlick and Mike Leake have ever faced each other.

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John is joined by GB Baseball's indefatigable coach Liam Carroll to discuss the national team's recent run at the European Baseball Championships. In …

John and Darius look forward to the playoffs and digest the Ned Yost news. Mike Ivory of UK Cubs and Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic Boston drop in to offer hot takes on the Maddon and Dombrowski situations.

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Tom and John are back! John isn't hosting, which means it's going to be...stupid.

Darius and Ben try to bring some balance into the madness, but unfortunately they get wrapped into Tom's game of "League 2 footballer or …

Robyn Davidson joins Ben, Russell and Darius to talk doping in baseball, covering cycling, the impossibly resilient Yankees and the playoff races, and they all try to figure out if there is anything nice to say about …

Tracey Wilks of UKMetsOnline joins Ben and Darius to talk all things Mets, from their recent hot streak and playoff chances to Pete Alonso's Rookie …

Mexican Baseball legend Jorge Cantu, former slugger with the Rays, Marlins and Reds joins us to talk about his MLB career, the World Baseball Classic, and offers some great tales from the clubhouse.

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Tom, Russell and Darius react live to all the trade deadline moves, from a rather underwhelming first hour to a wild 20 minutes after the deadline when they find out the Astros have acquired Zack Greinke, among many …

The New York Times' Tyler Kepner joins John to discuss his brilliant recent book 'K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches' following a weekend in …

Hannah Keyser of Yahoo Sports joins Darius to discuss her Deadspin documentary 'The Cricket Kings of Queens' about a New York high school's cricket …

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh joins Tom and Darius to talk about his new book, The MVP Machine, plus Effectively Wild approaching its seventh anniversary, and how he consumes baseball.

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ESPN's Coley Harvey and Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald join John to unpack the Yakke and Red Sox reactions to that landmark weekend in …

Your four pals are back (plus extra special appearance from Stand-In Blake) to wrap up the best weekend of our collective lives. Totes emosh.

This …

Marly Rivera joins the boys to round up the wildest day of baseball we've ever seen...

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The whole band is back together, and we're only in the bloody PRESS BOX!

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John and Tom start the hype...

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Tom and John preview next week's series, focussing on introducing the two teams and their players to those experiencing baseball for the first time. They also give their series predictions and tackle a few over/unders.

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Mike Ivory joins John and Darius to talk about the Cubs and Cardinals coming to London in 2020, what they're all looking forward to at next week's London Series, and the Kimbrel and Keuchel signings, plus much more.

This …

Russell is joined by Padres Baseball Operations Fellow Samantha Schultz to discuss her role in the San Diego front office.

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Tom claims to have hit a home run during the first game of the Softball60 tournament. Ben, John and Darius do their best to ignore him while still discussing the event, as well as what's going on at the London Yards fan …

Tom claims to have hit a home run during the first game of the Softball60 tournament. Ben, John and Darius do their best to ignore him while still discussing the event, as well as what's going on at the London Yards fan …

Red Sox big cheese Sam Kennedy joins John to chat about the bonds between the Red Sox and Liverpool FC, the club's strong desire to pioneer MLB's …

John chats to Andy Brown, the Korean based British baseball artist about how his passion for painting found a muse in the sport of baseball, his artistic career to date, his current quest to document all 30 MLB …

John chats to former Brewers, and current Rangers pitcher - and social media pro - Tim Dillard about making the most of your talent, 'doing …

Tom returns from his two weeks in Italy and begins by rambling about computer games.

Darius then agrees they really should talk about baseball and Tom …

The guys get to grips with the weirdness of the new baseball season, in which Tim Beckham is apparently better than Chris Sale...

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ESPN Wednesday Night Baseball play-by-play guy Boog Sciambi joins John to reminisce about his time calling the Marlins and Braves, to look forward to the new season and MLB London, and offer some reflections on the …

Mark and Ben offer insights into the birth of BT and ESPN's new UK baseball show 'Caps Off', including some behind the scenes stories from Spring Training, which players are obsessed with which Premier League teams and …

The whole team gets together to predict season records for all 30 teams. Darius makes up player names, Ben continues his bizarre Mets love-in, Tom …

John is joined by Jake and Jordan or Cespedes Family BBQ to discuss their path from the wilderness to MLB, and their enduring love of minor league ball, shared experience of watching baseball from the UK and answer some …

Emily Waldon of The Athletic Detroit and The Athletic MLB joins Tom to talk about her start in Baseball writing and Minor League Players rights.

They talk about Ken Rosenthal and his Slack messages, juggling two jobs of …

Outsoken veteran Aussie reliever Peter Moylan joins John to discuss his career, and to get a few things off his chest about the state of employment for baseball players, and the impact of front office dominance and …

Tom is at the San Diego Padres Spring Training facility in Peoria, Arizona. He is joined by AJ Cassavell to talk about the Padres Spring Training plans, their outlook going into 2019 and how AJ's thoughts about writing …

John is joined by Somerset Patriots ace Rick Teasley to discuss his itinerant career which has taken him from the Rays minors system through Australia and Taiwan to Venezuela. They discuss Rick's approach to pitching …

Darius and Tom break down the Ken Rosenthal article on the major changes proposed in MLB, some as soon as this season!

They then answer listener questions on Harper, Machado, Keuchel and Kimbrel - plus many more!

This …

Tom and Darius are here to guide you through the very basics of Fantasy Baseball.

What is Fantasy Baseball?

What are the different types of leagues?

What are the different methods of scoring points?

How does the draft work?

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Tom is joined by MLB's head groundskeeper, Murray Cook to discuss his role and the upcoming London Series.

They start by discovering how Murray got …

Craig Calcaterra joins John to discuss Britpop, sticking to sports, baseball's faux history, and the fact that the media is obsessed with ill-informed vox pops the world over.

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John talks to NBC Sports Lead Baseball Writer Craig Calcaterra about 'sticking to sports', covering baseball from the middle of nowhere and his recent tour of the UK's crappest towns.

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Christmas is here! John is joined by Tom 'Jingle', Darius and Ben for a live Christmas special, complete with mince pies, mulled wine, silly jumpers …

MLB.com's Mike Petriello is the special guest this week, joining Russell and Darius to talk about Statcast, from what to look for when using the data to what might be coming in the future. They also discuss Mike's …

John and Darius are joined by MLB Community's Dave Shaw to discuss MLB London's ticket prices and taking a positive from a negative through fan owned events, plus some hot stove chat and listener Qs.

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The season is over and the Red Sox are champions. Tom, Ben, and Darius discuss the World Series, including how we were still wrong about Boston even though they won, and whether Alex Cora and his gut reactions really …

John talks to Joey Mellows aka 'Baseball Brit' about his 75 game baseball adventure. Joey shares his favourite spots, meetings and experiences of the trip, a few scrapes and wild stories and tips for planning your own …

John begins the show going crazy about the Jose Altuve "home run" reactions, whilst trying to stay calm.

Tom then tries to bring John down by making reference to his now famous "passed ball" line.

Darius laughs at both of …

Four teams are still in with a chance to win the World Series. Darius talks to representatives of all four, starting with Leon Boyne (Dodgers) and Charlie Batho (Brewers) ahead of the NLDS, before bringing on George …

It's playoff season, and that means it's time for some more ill-advised predictions from the gang. Russell, Ben, and Darius go through the entire playoff bracket and put together the official Bat Flips and Nerds …

The Rays have had such an unusual season that we enlist specialist help to discuss them, in the form of regular Rays expert Rob Noverraz. Rob, Ben, …

Tom and Darius talk their way through the race for the NL West and the NL Wildcard.

Tom waxes lyrical about the Padres future, Darius has little gloom for the Giants future, then the guys work together through the rest …

With the announcement of David Wright's impending retirement, John quizzes Ben and Darius about Wright's career and whether the Mets third baseman will end up in the Hall of Fame. They debate the likely Rookie of the …

Russell Eassom and Darius give the listeners (well, at least two of them, anyway) what they want with an exclusively stat-focused listener question show. Questions answered range from 'what is a good batting average?' …

John and Darius discuss the storming Oakland As, the end of the affair in Washington and the latest on MLB London. John also finds time for another …

The guys revisit their pre-season predictions to find only one of them knows anything about baseball. Unfortunately, it's the one who did a live bat flip during the podcast...

They also ponder precisely who David Bote …

Our very first active Major Leaguer, Phil Hughes, joins Tom just before he "ships out" to Miller Park to face the Brewers and attempt to take the series.

They talk about Phil's favourite team growing up, his World Series …

Brittany Ross Jr, wife of former Red Sox and Rangers pitcher Robbie Ross Jr, and her Partnerships Director Courtney Evans join us to talk about their charity Mission 108; it's ambition to raise awareness of human …

John, Ben and Darius discuss a busy run up to the deadline, the awful orioles, Trout hypotheticals and mull over your trade suggestions.

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John is joined by reps of the Phillies, Braves, Mets and Marlins to discuss the 2018 NL East. Topics inclde the form of the unrepresented Nats, whether Machado will be a Phillie and the future fates of the big three - …

The always brilliant Carlos Peña, a 14 year MLB veteran, joins John (and Darius, a bit later on!) to talk about the state of baseball in 2018 including epic rants on hazing, shifting and the All Star Game. He also …

John has a feature length interview with former Blue Jays pitcher Scott Richmond on his long road to the Majors, his current role with Nettuno in …

Tom is joined by British based baseball fans; Michael Ivory (Cubs), Craig Hurring (Brewers) and James Feldman (Pirates) to talk all that is good (and very bad) in the NL Central.

They go from the depths of the Reds, to …

Darius talks to former Oakland A's player Nate Freiman about his Fancred show 'The Launch Angle' and his foray into the world of analytics and coding. They discuss Nate's major league experience, including what it was …

Jen McCaffrey digs into her conversations with Red Sox and MLB brass on their hopes for next year's MLB London Series. She and John also address a resurgent Chris Sale and first day nerves for Jalen Beeks.

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John is back in the UK and talks about an eventful trip to Boston, including a recreation of the Lion King in the stands. He and Tom discuss Terry …

Dom Clarke (A's), Tom Young (Mariners), George Martin (Astros) and Nick Wright (Angels) join Darius on the second of our divisional roundtables to discuss the AL West, most notably whether the Mariners can push the …

John heads to the wrong cafe to meet the wonderfully accommodating Evan Drellich. They chat about the 2018 Red Sox and Evan's new book 'The Big 50: …

Tom gets a short notice call to get his ass up to the bigs, as John is a late notice scratch from the lineup. Without any prep, Tom welcomes back Darius.

Tom attempts (Badly) to update Darius on all the baseball news he …

Tom is joined by Matt Clough (Orioles), Mike Shipley (Blue Jays) and Rob Noverraz (Rays) to talk all about the AL East and the "exciting" division …

It’s double interview trouble! Ben is joined by Gloucestershire cricketer Benny Howell to discuss his passion for baseball, his unconventional …

The guys break down the huge announcement of a Red Sox v Yankees series in London in June 2019. Tom recounts tales of shading Sadiq Khan and explaining baseball to the UK press corps, Ben talks about the return of MLB …

John is joined by the London Mets' Ryan Turtill to discuss their baseball for beginners programme, and by GB coach Liam Carroll to talk about GB …

The whole gang are back, picking their MLB breakout stars and discussing rough starts for Stanton and Votto. They also chat about Tom's first ever …

John is joined by 'BaseballBrit' Joey Mellows to discuss his plans to attend 73 baseball games in 2018, and to jump head first into the world of 'Indy' baseball. He also interviews the General Manager of one of the …

Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic Boston joins John to chat about the possibility of a return for her to London - this time to see the Red Sox - in 2019 and to dip into some of the reasons for the team's red hot start to …

Dave Shaw from Baseball by Committee joins John and Darius to discuss the spate of MLB fan meetups across the UK, and to discuss which of the stories of Opening Week might be for real. Including Shohei Ohtani, of …

It looks like the Yankees and Red Sox are coming to London in 2019. Blake Finney joins John and Darius live from across the pond to discuss the news and ponder the implications and logistics of the situation, including …

The whole team is back - even Ben is there. So what do they do? They fill in a magic spreadsheet that has magic powers; namely, telling them whether …

John is joined by the head of MLB's UK office, Charlie Hill.

They cover everything from MLB Battlegrounds, through fan engagement and the expanding London office. Oh, they talk about some baseball games too...

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Another week in which you, the listener, are the star of our show as we answer your weird and wonderful questions - including which second baseman …

John and Tom are back, this time they answer all your burning questions.

They start by looking at the Red Sox and their recent moves, tackle the Rays …

John and Darius are joined by The Athletic's new Reds correspondent C. Trent Rosecrans to discuss the team's 2018 vintage, and his own podcast 'Great …

Tom and Darius talk about the revamped Milwaukee Brewers, including the Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich moves, then discuss the many reasons suggested for the general lack of free agent activity. The new pace of play …

Former Labour leader and current MP for Doncaster North, Ed Miliband, joins John to discuss his love of the Boston Red Sox and the crossover between …

Host of the Baseball by the Book podcast Justin McGuire joins the guys to share some of his favourite guests and take part in a 'draft' of our …

Joey Mellows has an interview with Melbourne Aces stud pitcher Josh Tols covering his development in Australia, transferring to the States for …

John is joined for an in-depth chat by Dan Vaughan, the voice of ABL's Perth Heat and the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association. Dan shares tales of his path to the commentary booth and how a native Texan …

Gabriel Fidler of Extra Innings UK joins John and Darius to talk about the new European baseball tournament and his interviews with British minor leaguers P.J. Conlon and Blake Taylor, Italian star Marten Gasperini, and …

For the second in our previews for this year's Australian Baseball League, John is joined by the Brisbane Bandits' Travis Blackley. Travis talks about his fast track to the Majors in Seattle, his Playoff year on both …

In the first of two podcasts to preview this year's Australian Baseball League, John talks to new Sydney Blue Sox manager and long-time Baseball Australia stalwart Tony Harris. They cover Tony's early days in baseball, …

Following the tragic death of former Blue Jays and Phillies ace Roy Halladay, John is joined by Colin Murray to reminisce about Halladay's wonderful …

Darius and Ben get together for a World Series wrap podcast after the Astros' victory. They discuss the highlights of the series, where it ranks …

Darius is joined by Tampa Bay Rays fan and friend of the show Rob Noverraz to marvel at an incredible seesaw battle in Game 2 of the World Series, including Chris Taylor's bizarre fielding play, Yasiel Puig's tantrum, …

Tom returns to join John and Darius in a discussion of Joe Maddon's latest round of antics as the Cubs teeter on the brink of elimination. They also marvel at the Yankees' resurgence and the Astros' sudden inability to …

With all the excitement of the playoffs, the team has managed to do very little awards research, so they are put on the back burner once again in favour of Divisional Series chat. John asks Ben and Darius about all four …

As the only member of the regular team who isn't a fan of a playoff team, Darius ends up quizzing John, Ben, and Tom about the postseason misfortune …

John and Darius join Tom to muse how many pitches they'd take to get a hit off Chris Sale. They also dig into the Bruce Maxwell story, whether there are too many home runs in baseball and make ill-advised playoff …

With Darius back in the UK after touring Chicago's MLB parks, Tom and Ben quiz him about all the important stuff - mainly food, from Chicago-style …

John, Ben and Tom talk Dodgers and Indians and Ben's trip to MLB HQ before getting creative with listener questions. There are some terrible puns, include perhaps the best/worst Yu Darvish pun of all time, and a bit of …

Bryan Joiner (Baseball Prospectus Boston and Over The Monster) joins Tom to talk all about how he got into writing, wiriting for BP Boston and Over The Monster, the recent SB Nation critism, why he hates writing lineups …

 

MLB UK Ambassador, 2007 Comeback Player of the Year, 2009 All Star and home run leader - all these things describe this week's guest Carlos Pena. In a taster for a more in-depth chat soon, baseball's answer to Peter …

John is joined by Great Britain baseball coach Liam Carroll, making his fourth (including cameos) appearance here on the pod. Liam talks about the …

Tom and John join forces for the first live Bat Flips And Nerds show (There was another one, but we will never speak of it again).

The boys talk …

Ben and Darius break down the very exciting news of MLB regular season games coming to the UK in 2019 and 2020, before brainstorming ideas for the UK …

Tom and John join for a very quick podcast to talk about why they didn't record on Thursday and planned to record on Sunday. It's a tale of hope, elation, desperation and finally despair.

They then tackle the very …

John and Ben are joined this week by two special guests. Evan October, frontman of the Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club talks about their upcoming UK tour supporting CJ Ramone and how a baseball themed band will get to …

BP Boston writer and The Red Seat podcast host, Jake Devereaux joins Tom to talk all about the Boston Red Sox.

They start by talking about how Jake got into baseball writing, including his running of a daily fantasy …

With John, Tom, and Ben all away, Blake Finney (@FinneyBlake) joins Darius to discuss the latest blockbuster MLB transaction, Pablo Sandoval being designated for assignment. They then move on to much more minor moves …

Jared Carrabis of Barstool Sports and CSN's Baseball programe join Tom and John to talk Red Sox in this very first edition of Brit Sox and Nerds! The …

A special episode this week with John and Darius live on site from MLB Battlegrounds. We hear from MLB legends Cliff Floyd and Shawn Green, Italian …

Award winning journalist Darius Austin and "Peter and the Wolf" lead Tom Pringle join together on a miserable Thursday evening to talk baseball.

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Darius and John are joined by Blake Finney to discuss the Nats bullpen and the state of the shocking NL East. They also look at a 'week of bullshit' …

Legendary Channel 5 baseball broadcaster and GB catcher Josh Chetwynd joins John to discuss everything from his college career at Northwestern, his …

Tom hosts, with Darius and Ben providing all the vital stats and info on the Major League Draft. Who went where, did the Twins pick right? Who has the silliest name? When will Ben be drafted.

Next the guys explain their …

Ben and Tom join John in wondering how to pronounce Scooter Gennett's surname, whether anyone saw his four homers under that came uni, and to dig deep on the roasting hot Houston Astros. As ever, fan questions lead …

Britain's top prospect Ben Carter isn't available tonight, so this time John leads the cause while Darius and Tom pull at his coat tails.

Tonights …

John talks to Great Britain player Jordan Edmonds of the Hamburg Stealers about his baseball career and life in the Bundesliga. Then Darius and Ben …

Tom takes over hosting duties while John is away watching Battle Bots and reading Harry Potter. The guys start the show with a very important guest, …

John continues his hosting duties, where he offends the returning Tom, the military, anyone who has died during active service, the Rockies, Julio …

It's #JeterWeek in the Bronx, so it's the perfect time to hear from the man who scored his most famous run - GB Baseball's recently retired outfield stalwart, Antoan Richardson. As well as discussing that run, Antoan …

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 than …

With Tom 'on manoeuvres' Ben and Darius join John to find a fitting nickname for phenom Eric Thames and to discuss which pitchers they love and love to hate. Health warning for fans of John Lackey, Big Degsy Jeter and …

Greg Coleman, GM of the Official UK MiLB Affiliate Erie SeaWolves, joins the show to introduce the team and town, and talk about how much they all …

The boys are tired, which means they swear. So please be warned, John's potty mouth does go for it.

Tom hosts, John and Ben talk at different points, there is a loose structure to the pod, it soon falls apart.

The title …

John and Tom are joined by 'The Show Before the Show' stalwart and ballpark chaser Benjamin Hill to decide the order for the Bat Flips and Nerds 'Official MiLB Affiliate of the UK' bracket.

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Some bloke called Tom Pringle joins Ben Carter to talk all about the Boston Red Sox. They talk about last season, this season and of course the …

Richard Churchill (@RChurchill26)joins Ben to talk all about the St. Louis Cardinals. They go deep into last season with plenty of honesty on display, then Richard continues the pessimism as they discuss the season …

Broadcaster and British Blue Jays fan royalty Colin Murray joins John to talk getting into baseball, why you need to stick with it, how Roy Halladay …

In his first appearance as a preview host, John is guided through the ins and outs of the Cleveland Indians by Bath based Indians fan and blogger Ash Day.

You can check out Ash's Indians writing over at …

The preview tables are turned on Batflips & Nerds regular Ben Carter (@ukbaseballblog), as Darius Austin (@DariusA64) grills him about the …

In a special tie up with Extra Innings, we bring you exclusive interviews with Adrian Gonzalez, Francisco Cervelli, Drew Butera and Josh Harrison direct from the WBC.

John provides appalling narration, showing ring rust …

Sydney Blue Sox and Great Britain pitcher Vaughan Harris (@vaughanh34) joins Darius Austin to talk about his career, the Australian Baseball League, and the World Baseball Classic, including his very own team ratings.

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Southampton Mustangs and National Baseball League (NBL) commissioner, Ben Davis, joins John to talk all about the Mustangs 2016 NBL victory and the future of the team. They touch on the ever increasing Venezuelan …

Matt Smith (@MattBaseballGB) joins Tom to talk all about the Oakland Athletics. They cover the Sonny Gray injury, the hopes for 2017 and Matt leaves everyone with an image of an Oakland A sitting in a gutter, eating a …

Mike Shipley (@99Xenon99) joins Tom to talk all about the Toronto Blue Jays. Mike stays positive, even when talking about Jarrod Saltalamacchia and his potential time at the plate. To Toms disappointment, Josh Donaldson …

Jed (@TigersJUK) joins Ben to talk all about the Detroit Tigers in detail, Jed remains pessimistic throughout the pod until the wild and bold …

BASEBALL IS BACK! Tom is incredibly excited, Darius less so, but seeing as Tom is hosting the chaps talk Spring Training.

The WORLD baseball classic and it's lack of coverage available in the UK is laughed at.

Tim Tebow …

Joe Hulbert (@HulbertJoe) joins Ben Carter (@UkBaseballBlog) to talk all about the Los Angeles Angels. They discuss the back end of the rotation, why …

Rob Noverraz (@RobNoverraz) joins Tom to talk all about the Tampa Bay Rays, the fragility of their team every year and who broke David Price (This was before we all found out he was fixed). The pod finishes with another …

New Zealand Test cricketer Daryl Tuffey joins John to discuss the crossover between his sport and baseball, how fantasy baseball brought together the NZ squad in the mid 2000s, his love of the Minnesota Twins and his …

Craig Hurring (@CraigHurring) joins Tom to talk all about the Milwaukee Brewers. They get all poetic and sentimental about this sport we all love, …

Jasmine Baba (@__baba) joins Tom to talk all about the San Francisco Giants, their 2016 fragile bullpen and lack of hitting, then they soon shift …

Mike Witcombe (@MikeWitcombe) joins Tom to talk all about the "playoff curse" Washington Nationals. Mike has hopes for 2017, but not much beyond the year. All this hope is on the rotation staying healthy and Jayson …

Mark Blakemore joins Tom to talk about Tom's least favourite subject, the New York Yankees. The conversation shifts quickly from what happened last year to what will happen this year, then finally onto the mighty team …

John is joined by Great Britain, and former Cincinnati Reds AAA, catcher Chris Berset to discuss his career with the GB squad, holidays with the …

Alex Hoad of Kent Online joins Tom to talk all about the San Diego Padres. But before the chaps get down to that, Alex reveals he once competed in …

On the second episode of the season previews, Tom is joined by BFBS DJ Hal Stewart to talk all about the Seattle Mariners. He begins by admitting he …

Kicking off our series of season preview pods, Tom is joined by Hampshire based Phillies fan Dave Shaw. They talk the team's hopes for 2017, and round off with some very UK specific looks at the roster.

This show is part …

Ben Carter and Darius Austin join to preview pre-season, picking out our sleeper teams, players and fantasy picks for the 2017 MLB season. Meanwhile, John goes off the long run-up at Jeffrey Loria...

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London newbie and Expos Nation stalwart joins John to talk about his beloved team, growing baseball in the UK, the role of the Blue Jays in Canadian …

Jenny Fromer, joint-CEO of national development agency Baseball Softball UK, joins John to discuss their plans to grow the game UK wide, develop elite talent and how the mooted MLB London series might help boost the …

Tom hosts as John and Ben duke it out over how MLB needs to pitch its much discussed London series. The team also introduce the Bartolo Colon Game.

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Simon Crosse, Blue Jays fanatic and sports producer for BBC, Channel 4 and BT Sport joins John to discuss the offseason in Toronto and the state of baseball broadcasting in the UK.

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John and Tom chat to MLB's Director of Market Development for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Jason Holowaty on his journey to the UK, how MLB found …

Tom takes the host's chair as he and John discuss a few potentially quirky World Series stories before nailing their colours to the mast and …

Thomas Neumann of ESPN International joins John and Tom to discuss the GB Baseball squad's WBC heroics. Things then go rapidly downhill as Ben Carter joins John and Tom to mock Tim Tebow (again) before the stakes are …

John McGee and Darius Austin are joined by LA Angels Minor Leaguer, Burlington Bees and GB Baseball utility man Jordan Serena.

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John and Darius discuss two near perfect pitching performances from Rich Hill and Jon Gray, cast the lead in 'AJ Preller: Ocean's Seven' and get into the details of Adam Jones vital and timely interventions on baseball …

Darius Austin (@dariusA64) talks to Ben Carter (@ukbaseballblog)about pitch framing, how he got into baseball, the playoff race, and the perils of …

John interviews GB Baseball head coach Liam Carroll about the team's forthcoming tilts at the European Baseball Championship and the World Baseball …

John and Tom are sorry for Clayton Kershaw's loss before bantering about the Ump Show and their beloved Red Sox. They discuss the parallels between the UK and US national pastimes, touching on the Andre Gray homophobia …

Darius Austin and Tom Pringle join John McGee to discuss the legacy and career of a man whose all-time career came to an end this week - Alex Rodriguez.

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John, Will and Darius discuss the Olympic return for baseball and the trade deadline. John thinks Jeter is overrated.

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