Bat Flips And Nerds

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 Rockies - Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic on The Dodgers - A Mystery Padres Guest - Susan Slusser of the SF Chronicle on the Giants

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 Athletic on the A's - Cespedes Family BBQ's Jordan Shusterman on the Mariners - Levi Weaver of The Athletic on the Rangers

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 Boys on the Tigers - Anne Rogers of MLB.com on the Royals - Brandon Warne of Access Twins on the Twins

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 Sports Pittsburgh on the Pirates - Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the Cardinals

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 Mets - Ellen Adair on the Phillies - Jesse Dougherty of the WaPo on the Nats

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 Minnesota, the Jays shooting for the moon and the Yankees and Braves taking the scenic route to success.

We have a baseball season! Rob, Russell and Darius convene to discuss the long-awaited CBA deal, provide entirely objective ratings of any potential new rules, and make uninformed guesses about where the remaining free agents might sign.

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 become MLB's first Indian superstar.

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 with the Herts Baseball Club to get his work in.

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 transplant it onto baseball, what would you choose? Answers range from the sublime to the ridiculous, with shout-outs for cricket, rugby, snooker and... erm... rhythmic gymnastics?! Get in touch with your suggestions on our social media handles and s...

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 next...

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 discuss Kieran's own journey, his hopes for change in light of his stance and the simple steps which the League can take to improve both the lot of the players and their likelihood to su...

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 Reliever - Outstanding Contribution to Baseball Memes Apologies for the quiet audio on this one, someone *cough* John *cough* forgot to press record so we've had to use a work ro...

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 everything from prepping for two COVID hit European Championships, recruiting the next generation of GB qualified talent and look ahead, the teams' performances in Italy and looking forward to the WBC in 2022.

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 veterans, learning from Brandon Crawford, and much, much more!

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)

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 of London got a bit carried away and forgot about the MLB CBA... Huge thanks to our pals at Gridiron for sharing the audio for their chat with Sadiq Khan. You should check out the...

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 the sport in 2021 and to learn about the sport 'before our time'. To find out more about the Sports Podcast Awards head to www.sportspodcastawards.com

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, obviously. Plus ca change...

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 in our face...

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.

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 Netherlands we hear from team broadcaster Chris Knoblock and second baseman Kent Blackstone about the tournament so far, the feeling in camp and the future of the programme. #LetsGoGB

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 how Russell fixed baseball.

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 berate Yadi Molina, Vlad Jr, Chance Sisco, the Angels and the Orioles. We'll leave you to work out which is which...

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 having a worse season than the Padres, and then 2Good2Bad brings us Joey Votto, Tyler Gilbert and more City Connect uniform rants.