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A British take on Baseball. John, Tom, Ben and Darius guide you through the goings on in MLB, Team GB and the UK domestic game.

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With the announcement of David Wright's impending retirement, John quizzes Ben and Darius about Wright's career and whether the Mets third baseman will end up in the Hall of Fame. They debate the likely Rookie of the Year, Cy Young,... more

Russell Eassom and Darius give the listeners (well, at least two of them, anyway) what they want with an exclusively stat-focused listener question show. Questions answered range from 'what is a good batting average?' to 'FanGraphs or... more

John and Darius discuss the storming Oakland As, the end of the affair in Washington and the latest on MLB London. John also finds time for another rant, this one focussed on Red Sox all-timer and awful human, Carl Yastrzemski.

The guys revisit their pre-season predictions to find only one of them knows anything about baseball. Unfortunately, it's the one who did a live bat flip during the podcast... They also ponder precisely who David Bote was apologising... more

Our very first active Major Leaguer, Phil Hughes, joins Tom just before he "ships out" to Miller Park to face the Brewers and attempt to take the series. They talk about Phil's favourite team growing up, his World Series championship in 2009,... more

Brittany Ross Jr, wife of former Red Sox and Rangers pitcher Robbie Ross Jr, and her Partnerships Director Courtney Evans join us to talk about their charity Mission 108; it's ambition to raise awareness of human trafficking and women's... more

John, Ben and Darius discuss a busy run up to the deadline, the awful orioles, Trout hypotheticals and mull over your trade suggestions.

John is joined by reps of the Phillies, Braves, Mets and Marlins to discuss the 2018 NL East. Topics inclde the form of the unrepresented Nats, whether Machado will be a Phillie and the future fates of the big three - deGrom, Harper... more

The always brilliant Carlos Peña, a 14 year MLB veteran, joins John (and Darius, a bit later on!) to talk about the state of baseball in 2018 including epic rants on hazing, shifting and the All Star Game. He also answers listener... more

John has a feature length interview with former Blue Jays pitcher Scott Richmond on his long road to the Majors, his current role with Nettuno in Italy and his globetorotting baseball career. Scott also offers some pitching advice to fans,... more

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