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.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

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.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

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.Door Bat Flips & 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 released by MLB this year on Baseball Savant.…

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.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

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.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

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.…

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.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

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 …

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.…

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 all - plus a couple of others we didn't include - as…

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.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

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.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

Tom, John and Darius reflect on the first game of London Series 24 as the Phillies crush the Mets in the London Stadium.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

Tom, John and Darius preview day one and chat about the atmosphere in the stadium and at the workout day. They are joined for a chat by Mets Saturday starter Sean Manaea.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

It's London Series week! To kick off our coverage we have a brilliant preview with the awesome Dave Shaw of UK Phillies and Jo Lenton of Mets in the UK. We get into their fierce on-field rivalry and off-field camaraderie, their big plans for the week and a look at baseball's most in-form team and, errr... the Mets! Enjoy! And see you at the London …

Ben, Rob and Gav chat through a few of the biggest talking points in the world of baseball: the Mets / Jorge Lopez meltdown, the retirement of umpiring dynamo Angel Hernandez and an unfortunate season-ending injury to Ronald Acuna Jr. They then turn their attention to the upcoming London Series, chatting through the activations and events taking pl…

Legendary baseball laureate Joe Posnanski joins us to celebrate the UK launch of his mighty tome 'Why We Love Baseball', chewing on everything from the relationship between baseball and history, the great Buck O'Neill and even Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch! 'Why We Love Baseball' is out in the UK now, with a new section and intro specially produced for…

After another week of MLB, Russell, Darius and Rob spend nearly an hour not talking about any of it. They discuss the epidemic of elbow injuries that seems to be upon is and what if anything can be done to fix it. They then switch the focus to the A's situtation and the nonsense of them moving to Sacramento. Finally they do discuss so of the top te…

Darius leads Ben and Russell through a discussion on the first week of the MLB season. The sweepers and sweepies get discussed as well as the glorious on pace records we have and the McNeil/Hoskins beef. Topped off with the usual 2 Good 2 Bad.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

Just as the groundhog saw his shadow, so too will our four brave prognosticators declare early the results of the upcoming 2024 MLB season. John, Tom, Darius and Ben join forces for their annual predictions podcast, debating the win totals for all 30 MLB teams before arriving at a very, very scientific result. Hate our predictions? Join the queue. …

In 2019, a crack bunch of baseball pundits were relgated from a pod for the crime of not being the originals. These men promptly escaped from the basement to the podcasting underground. Today, still wanted by the John McGee, they survive as podcasters of fortune. If you have a prediction problem, If no one else can help and if you can find them. Ma…

The team is back to talk about the monster Wheeler extension, the possibly sub par deals for Bellinger and Chapman and if that means Boras has lost his touch. They chat about the latest sproings of Spring Training as well as highlight some intersting moments for them and how the GB eligble guys have been fairing.…

Darius, Rob and Ben chat through the early Spring Training storylines, from 'Best Shape Of His Life'-watch (hello Giancarlo) to the variety of subtle and not-so-subtle comments coming out of media availabilities. They also chat remaining free agents, Rob Manfred's very early handing of his notice and rule changes coming into 2024!…

Ben, Darius and Gav join forces to discuss the recent news in Major League Baseball, including the O's trade for Corbin Burnes (and new ownership), the Bobby Witt Jr extension and two players signing on to complete their careers with their respective teams.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

The boys are back and more specifically Tom is back so they do a review of 2023 in the most quirky way possible. We've taken a spin on the BBC favourite "Would I Lie To You?" and Ben, Darius and Russell each have prepared some truths and lies about the 2023 season to see how much Tom can remember. Can you the listener at home best Tom's knowledge o…

The team are back to draft the teams which they think will be most active in the free agency market. Russell, Darius and Rob are drafting which teams sign the most of the top 50 FA created by MLB Trade Rumours. Any guesses on who was picked last?Door Bat Flips & Nerds

The pod that predicts as well as Acuna hits in the postseason is back to. They start with a brief discusion on Mintzgate/Atta-Boy! before moving onto to discuss the Divsion Series results, with discussions of what has been good and bad for the four teams making the CS.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

After the truly phenominal predictive performance in the Wild Card Series going 0-4 the crew is back to discuss the games themselves and prognosticate over the Divisional Series. Russell replaces Ben with Rob this week and they use the most independant third person vote if they diasgree. At they end they find time to talk about the most important p…

The postseason is upon us and so, Ben and Russell continue the yearly tradition of chosing which teams will advance in the postseason. This time they manged to choose teams which aren't ranked higher in the seeding and have some bold choices. Listen to see when and why they are interupted by Siri and who wins the voice assistant race to flip a coin…

Darius is joined by Russell as they go through some of the reason to be positive for the teams which have been eliminated. They go through listener provided highlights as well a provide a few of their own in the episode of mostly positive vibes.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

Russell is joined by Rob and Darius to discuss the playoff races and make predictions on who they think will make it. They then do a quick roundup of the end of season awards nominating their players, whilst doing this they opine on if Adam Wainright will win his 200th game.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

Darius and Rob catch up on the latest in MLB, from Wander Franco's suspension to Tommy Pham's altercation. They question, once again, what exactly it is the Angels are doing, discuss the chances of the streaking Mariners, consider the state of the playoff races, and make people mad about the cycle.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

John and Russell are joined by Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman aka Cespedes Family BBQ to take on the biggest topics currently on baseball minds. Namely - which GMs entered this week's trade deadline on what drugs, and could you fake it if you body swapped with Ohtani? They also muse on how the addition of watermelons could make baseball a five-da…

John is joined by Russell and Darius to talk about the upcoming trade deadline. To do this they do the Hokey Cokey, who's in, who's out and who's shaking it all about. They discuss the needs for some of the playoff race teams, suggesting who they should target and who they might actually go for.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

Russell is joined by Kyle Glaser, senior writer for Baseball America. They talk through the ins and outs of the 2023 draft, how the WBC impacted prospects, what the impact of constent rule changes in the minor on player dev and how the minor league players union should improve certain players performance.…

Russell, Rob and Darius go through the first half of the MLB season and give grades for each team. One for their performance so far and one for that performance against expectations. With grades ranging from S to F and an expulsion, do you agree with our thoughts on the season so far?Door Bat Flips & Nerds

A last little London Series treat in the form of quick chats with MLB Europe ambassador and Phillies legend Chase Utley, Cardinals manager and star pitcher Oli Marmol and Jack Flaherty, and Cubs outfielder Mike Tauchman.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

John, Tom and Darius recap a Cardinals victory over the Cubs, their highlights of the weekend and, most importantly, the presence of actual John Goodman.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

Tom, John and Darius provide instant reaction to Justin Steele dominating the Cards in London and Adam Wainwright getting lit up by Ian Happ.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

John, Tom and Darius convene from the London Stadium to recap the wild events of workout day and HRDX from the London Series, featuring encounters with Adam Wainwright, Jonny Gomes, and Toby Bellringer, before looking ahead to the imminent games.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

John, Darius and Ben team up to rather excitedly preview the return of Major League Baseball across the pond! We talk weather, Trafalgar Square, workout day, pitching matchups, players to watch, donut burgers, mung beans and more. Want to meet us for a beer? Send us a message on Twitter or Instagram, or meet us at Crate Brewery in Hackney Wick afte…

John, Rob and Ben join forces to look at some of the overperforming (Orioles, Rangers, Diamondbacks) and underperforming (Mets, Cardinals, Royals) teams so far this season and whether their surprise starts are legit. They then discuss the A's reverse boycott and impending move to Las Vegas, the staff departures at The Athletic and the unsavoury nat…

Tom is joined by Baseball Softball UK PR/Broadcaster and unstoppable force, Chris Knoblock to talk all things BSUK, London Series 2019 legacy programs, the upcoming 2023 legacy programs and the meetups open to all right here in the UK.Door Bat Flips & Nerds

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 talk about the A's before Russell gets on his soap box and calls into question the purpose and existence of the ejection. Finally,…

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 some early season overreactions and two good, two bad to finish up, featuring Liam Hendriks, Max Scherzer and... Tom Pringle?!…

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 expeierence? We also have the reutrn of 2 Good 2 Bad, the totally unique idea for this show. All while being distracted by Star Wars and a Neilsen metric called QIMV (Quality Index Media Value) Russell host with…

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 their joker system where one over rulees the other and it was used interestingly. Come for them discussing the brilliance of the Pad…

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 another 95-win prediction for the Angels? Is this the year for the Mets? All that and more...…

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.Door Bat Flips & Nerds