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Russell Eassom @reassom.bsky.social · Apr 7

This is a first for me, I'm putting out a new series on the BFAN YouTube over this season.

It's a guide to baseball stats and I had a lot of fun making this hopefully people will enjoy the series.

Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Apr 7

Check out our YouTube Channel for our latest piece of content, The Bat Flips and Nerds Beginners Guide to Baseball Stats. Episode 1 is on Batting Average.

It's exclusive to our YouTube Channel and you won't be hearing it in any pod.

youtu.be/GTjnLxMr2Ic?si…

Beginner's Guide To Baseball Stats - Episode 1: Batting Average

YouTube video by Bat Flips & Nerds

https://youtu.be/GTjnLxMr2Ic?si…

Russell Eassom @reassom.bsky.social · Mar 27

World Series Winner: Padres
AL MVP: Gunnar Henderson
NL MVP: Juan Soto
AL Cy Young: Jacob deGrom
NL Cy Young: Micheal King
Surprise playoff team: Athletics
Surprise disappointment: Orioles

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Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Mar 27

Predictions time! ⚾️

World Series Winner:
AL MVP:
NL MVP:
AL Cy Young:
NL Cy Young:
Surprise playoff team:
Surprise disappointment:

Copy and paste with your guesses in the replies and we’ll RT!

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Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Mar 24

🎉🥳 Russell Eassom’s much anticipated Cleveland Guardians season preview
@reassom.bsky.social

batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/24/c...

Cleveland Guardians: 2025 Season Preview

Possessors of the longest World Series championship drought in MLB, the Guardians continue to field competitive rosters, but not quite good enough to get their hands on the Commissioner’s Tro…

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Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Mar 17

🚨BIG NEWS🚨

We're teaming up with
@MLBUKClubhouse to form the new MLB Europe Fan Network - this means a pod makeover and more ways to get involved!

Together we’re on a mission to grow baseball in the UK and create a space where all fans - new and diehard - feel at home! 🙌🇬🇧⚾️

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Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Jan 27

Why Elly De La Cruz loves his Blast Motion

Kyle Boddy explains how intelligent Elly is and how the blast motion sensor was their way of getting Elly to understand what he needed to do.

Full Pod now available in your favourite app and now on our YouTube

youtube.com/shorts/0KAZC...

Why Elly De La Cruz Loves his Blast Motion

YouTube video by Bat Flips & Nerds

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Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Jan 27

NEW POD! 🎙️

John and Russell are joined by Kyle Boddy. This episode is full of great insights from Kyle in the way baseball and development works.

Tune in on YouTube at the link below (like & subscribe!) or via your favourite podcast platform!

youtu.be/3I7tdK1JI3U?...

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Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Jan 24

NEW POD! 🎙️

We talk Roki Sasaki (have the Dodgers ruined baseball?), remaining free agents (nostradamRuss) and more! ⚾️

Tune in on YouTube at the link below (like & subscribe!) or via your favourite podcast platform!

youtu.be/3MUqd22PYBE?...

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Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Jan 23

The Oscars but make it baseball

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Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Jan 17

🚨New Pod Alert🚨

An interview with Tyler Gillum, the head coach of the Savannah Bananas.

Want to know how it all came about, how they select new players, how they come up with their ideas?

Then listen to the pod, available in the usual channels and now also on YouTube.

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Russell Eassom @reassom.bsky.social · Dec 17

Secret Level Thoughts

Must Watchers
Unreal Tournament
Warhammer

Worth Watching
Armoured Core
Splunky
Mega-Man
PAC-MAN
Exodus
Concord

The rest are meh, not bad just not good.

Russell Eassom @reassom.bsky.social · Dec 5

The Manhwa is called The Baseball Team's Newbie Is Too Good, it's about an ex-player life and career who can mind read but wasn't physically good enough to be a great player.

Russell Eassom @reassom.bsky.social · Dec 5

Just doing some casual reading of a Korean baseball Manhwa and I had a full on Leonardo DiCaprio pointing meme moment.

A rouge @fangraphs.com and an @baseball-reference.com appearance was not what I expected.

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Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Dec 4

When I played in the London Rec Softball League we had a rule that when a dog came on our diamond we stopped play for what we called an ‘At Pat’.

Never mind your ‘Golden At Bat’.

Bring that in, Manfred.

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Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Nov 25

And here's @reassom.bsky.social with a unique idea to help get more balls in play...

batflipsandnerds.com/2024/11/22/s...

Save Baseball, Gain Weight

In baseball there’s rarely a uniform opinion held between fans and the commissioner of the game but one common cause may be a desire to see defenders more involved in the game. People general…

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Russell Eassom @reassom.bsky.social · Nov 22

Friday Funsy for people to gorge on.

A drastic way to improve MLB.

batflipsandnerds.com/2024/11/22/s...

Save Baseball, Gain Weight

In baseball there’s rarely a uniform opinion held between fans and the commissioner of the game but one common cause may be a desire to see defenders more involved in the game. People general…

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Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Nov 21

What if American League off-season preview and predictions but not that and with a difference?

Anyway, @epouvantail.bsky.social has written a whole bunch of words, almost none of which make any sense.

Intrigued? Read them here: batflipsandnerds.com/2024/11/21/b...

BFN American League Off-season Preview

Here’s a clairvoyant view of what will happen for every single team in the ol’ American League this offseason. Or maybe what should or might happen. Look, these are our rules. If you wa…

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Michael Clair @michaelclair.bsky.social · Nov 21

There was a masterful pitcher's duel between two opposites -- 44 year old Rich Hill and 22 year old Hiroto Takahashi -- before the floodgates opened. Samurai Japan has now run its winning streak to a remarkable 25 games.

Our super round run down is updated here:
www.mlb.com/news/premier...

Premier12 super-round results

TOKYO -- Four teams are left to battle for the title of Premier12 champions \-\- the international tournament that pits the top 12 ranked baseball nations against each other and has helped spur the ca...

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Bat Flips and Nerds @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social · Nov 20

*Taps mic*

Is this thing on?!

First time, long time. 👋

We're Europe's biggest baseball podcast and blog. ⚾

Any chance you lovely followers could repost to spread the word that we're here? 🤗

Oh, and please include us in your baseball Starter Packs! 🚀

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Russell Eassom @reassom.bsky.social · Nov 20

This is probably my most controversial baseball take that the non-uniformities of the grounds hurt the sport more than it helps.

Russell Eassom @reassom.bsky.social · Nov 20

Cookie Cutter Ballpark Dimensions

Codify Baseball @codifybaseball.bsky.social · Nov 20

Completely fix baseball with four words.

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Ian Blease @bleasedog.bsky.social · Nov 15

That time I got to talk Dodger Baseball on the BBC.

How key signings helped the Dodgers win the World Series - www.bbc.com/sport/baseba...

How Los Angeles Dodgers & Shohei Ohtani won the World Series

BBC Sport takes a look at how a combination of deep pockets and key signings led the Los Angeles Dodgers to the 2024 MLB World Series.

www.bbc.com

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John @epouvantail.bsky.social · Nov 16

Hey Bluesky - I’m one of the founders of @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social.

We’re the UK’s biggest baseball platform and pod.

Please throw us a follow if you’re into that ⚾️🇬🇧

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Russell Eassom @reassom.bsky.social · Nov 15

Does Tanner Bibee have the most non-symetrical face in baseball?

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Russell Eassom @reassom.bsky.social · Nov 15

Right time to give a more serious go this time as it looks like there's been a general exodus.

I Love MLB (Guardians), NFL, Rugby (Both), Football and tonnes of other sports.

Especially anything which is stats related to them.

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