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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.
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.Also there is post match chats from Drew Spencer, Chavez Young and Tyler Viza.
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 Field. The big moments of the stolen base replay call, the yips that 10 pitchers had and other stuff.
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 MIcheal 'British Gas' Petersen are all mentioned.There's also a quick interview with Vance Worley on his thoughts from last night.
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 game 1 and what they wanted from game 2.
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, Daniel Cooper and Jake Esch.
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 chosen you and perform the draft. Can Rob and Ben out think Darius and Russell? Only you can decide.
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.
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 of the series looks into where the team should be located and what the team namew should be.The team then also decides which players from the 30 MLB team should be protected from this expansion draft,with just 3 players being protected by each of them.Be prepared for some utterly bonkers ideas and to try and come up with some of your own.
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 course of the tournament. Russell and Gav you the lowdown on the pitching limits, roster limitations and the designated pitcher pool so you can master like Drew Spencer and his team did in Regensburg.
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.
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 programme like GB builds a roster, how they planned for every pitch in Germany and even how Drew *really* felt as a Bay Area boy facing off against Bruce Bochy.This one really whets the appetite for the tournament.
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.
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 the New York media landscape would tell you. They then look forward to World Series and complete the curse of the Houston Astros by once again predicting them to win it.
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 the Bahamas and how the changing landscape of baseball coaching and analytics impacted his career in the minors.
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 Britain's confirmed WBC pool in March.2:04 - Playoff format chat9:43 - Rays-Guardians16:52 - Mariners-Blue Jays20:45 - Cardinals-Phillies25:55 - Mets-Padres33:25 - Mariners-Astros40:53 - Guardians-Yankees50:29 - Braves-Phillies58:01 - Padres-Dodgers1:08:52 - CS Previews1:12:49 - GB WBC Pool Chat
Russell, Darius, Ben and Rachel join forces to briefly discuss the frustrating news about postseason blackouts internationally before diving into a full playoffs preview.70 minutes of thought-provoking discussion eventually ends with them deciding the best teams are probably the ones that won the most games. Send in your postseason brackets and tell us why we're wrong!
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 hat tips for a bunch of new heroes as well as some old ones.Oh, and we talk about two blokes called Aaron and Albert. Who are they? They're no Anfernee.
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 the GB roster- Chris Knoblock checking in with players Alex Crosby and Vance Worley- A feature length interview with Head Coach Drew Spencer#LetsGoGB
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 our summer holiday, dig into the news about the MLBPA looking to unionise the minors, consider the two front runners for AL MVP and look at the playoff picture.
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