Bat Flips And Nerds

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.

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 watching this October!00:00-02:55 - Intro02:56-12:20 - RIP Mets and Astros12:21-23:15 - Storylines we're watching23:16-32:26 - Who are the favourites?32:27-37:40 - Who do we not want to win the World Series?37:41-46:15 - Players we're watching46:16-48:30 - Final predictions and outro

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 - Intro03:06-12:15 - British Baseball corner12:16-20:08 - ESPN and Aroldis Chapman20:09-01:02:45 - Baseball Mt Rushmore01:02:46-01:03:45 - Outro

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 - Intro01:41-06:40 - Hackney Bridge chat06:41-11:09 - Ray S and Segway chat11:10-13:50 - GB U23s win the Euros13:51-57:45 - The AL Contenders57:46-01:27:21 - The NL Contenders01:27:21-01:29:40 - Outro

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 sellers at the trade deadline!00:00-01:45: Intro01:45-19:00: MLB London chatter19:01-27:55: All-Star Game snubs27:56-36:33: Tarik Skubal is good36:34-52:20: You buying or selling?52:21-01:02:35: Erie Seawolves, Wander Franco and outro