Justin and Patrick recap their holidays by discussing food, family time, and chocolate. The guys then look at the 24% of the vote that is currently known for the Baseball Hall of Fame to see how Ichiro, Sabathia, Wagner, and others are trending. Note: Patrick got a new mic so we are still fine tuning the levels! It will improve next episode.…

With Christmas a handful of days away Justin and Patrick sit down with pens, paper, and a mug of hot chocolate to write their letters to Santa. The guys wish for contract extensions, home run hitting outfielders, high end starting pitching, and a lot of bullpen help. Have a safe and happy holiday season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!…

Note: this episode was recorded in late November prior to the Juan Soto signing and Horwitz/Gimenez trade. To officially wrap up their 2024 recap series Justin and Patrick take a look at what happened with the Buffalo Bisons. The guys discuss Alan Roden, Will Robertson, Andrew Bash and Orelvis Martinez. Will Martinez and Roden make MLB impacts in 2…

The Blue Jays had a busy day! One day after missing out on Juan Soto who signed with the Mets, the Blue Jays pivoted and signed Yimi Garcia. Then they traded Spencer Horwitz and an outfield prospect to the Cleveland Guardians for Andres Gimenez and Nick Sandlin. Justin and Patrick react to the trade and discuss what it means for the future. Will Gi…

Justin and Patrick keep the minor league recaps going with the Toronto Blue Jays Double-A affiliatle Fisher Cats. The guys discuss an overall disappointing season for the Cats and highlight Rainer Nunez and Trenton Wallace. Next up, Buffalo! Barring any breaking news (we know Soto is a Met) you'll see the Buffalo episode opn the weekend.…

Continuing on in our farm team recap series Justin and Patrick head to the west coast to discuss the High-A Vancouver Canadians. The guys discuss Kendry Rojas, Dasan Brown and The Iowa Meat Truck Peyton Williams. Next up: New Hampshire Fisher Cats

The Toronto Blue Jays have non-tendered closer Jordan Romano in what was a somewhat surprising decision. Justin and Patrick discuss why they did it and also update you on the Hall of Fame voting and Juan Soto sweepstakes.

Fresh off the recap series on the MLB Blue Jays, Justin and Patrick return to analyze the minor league affiliates. Starting with the Dunedin Blue Jays the guys discuss Eliander Alcalde, Arjun Nimmala, and Victor Arias. Just makes a bold prediction about Sean Keyes and Patrick wonders if Fernando Perez deserves a taste of High-A ball in Vancouver.…

In the final installment of 2024 grades Justin and Patrick tackled the bullpen. In order to shorten the content the guys focussed on guys who ended the year in the organization AND who met an innings pitched threshold that warranted a grade. Who was the most reliable? What are the biggest needs for 2025? How many 2024 relievers will be on the roste…

In the 3rd of 4 grading episodes Justin & Patrick review the rotation. Surprisingly the guys have a disagreement on Kevin Gausman's season. What is Yariel Rodriguez's future role going to be?

In part 2 of our offseason grading episodes Justin and Patrick finish up the batters. Will Patrick finally acknowledge Daulton Varsho? Where do Ernie Clement and Spencer Horwitz fit going forward? Is there a place on the roster for Davis Schneider? How do the guys grade Bo Bichette and can he bounce back in 2025?…

We've put if off long enough! After letting the dust settle for a month, Justin and Patrick return to begin the annual tradition of grading the Blue Jays. In the first episode of what will be a four part series, the guys talk about half of the batters. Backed by statistical analysis, grades that are handed out are 100% accurate and guaranteed to no…

The team discuss briefly about how the Yankees and Dodgers made it to World Series, who stands a better chance of making the playoffs again out of the Mets and the Guardians. Before Russell makes Ben and Rob draft the players in the WS teams to discuss who has a better line up.Oleh Bat Flips & Nerds

Justin and Patrick begin the offseason by looking at the overall performance of the Blue Jays compared to both the league and to the past two Blue Jays teams. The guys discuss potential free agent aquistions and what the biggest needs are going into the winter.

The team are back to talk about postseason baseball. They discuss the wonder and the farce that was the Mets v Braves Monday double header and then talk through who is gonna all the ropunds of the play offs. Who do they they think are going to make it to the World Series, listen in to find out.Oleh Bat Flips & Nerds

Justin & Patrick return with the first episode of the offseason. The guys make postseason predictions and discuss their plans for content over the winter. The Jays made some coaching changes this week, management has media availability coming up, and Pete Rose passed away. Does he deserve to be in the Hall of Fame now that he isn't around to see it…

With only 6 games remaining for the 2024 Blue Jays, Justin & Patrick discuss Vladdy's chances at the batting title, the playoff races in both leagues, and the MVP battle raging in the American League.

Justin and Patrick discuss Spencer Horwitz's chances to win Rookie of the Year. He's up against a couple of Yankees and an Oriole. The guys also talk Bo Bichette, specifically the article that came out where he explicitly stated that he wants to stay in Toronto and win titles with Vladdy. You love to see it.…

Russell is back with Ben this time to talk a bit about the world of British baseball, the Mets and the Ohtani 50/50 chase. But they are mainly there to play a blind resume game, giving each other stat line on over and under performing players and seeing if they can guess who they are.Oleh Bat Flips & Nerds

This is now a Spencer Horwitz podcast. Justin and Patrick return to discuss Horwitz's stellar weekend in Atlanta and where he fits going forward. The guys also dive into the pending free agent market for third basemen and relief pitching to see what external options the Blue Jays have for 2025.

After whatever last weeks episode was Russell is joined by Darius tonerd out and discuss how do we farely evaluate players with diffferent skill sets. Using the Ohtani v Londor MVP Race and the Skubal v Clase CY Young discussion. They then also discuss some of the bat tracking metrics which have released by MLB this year on Baseball Savant.…

Justin and Patrick discuss the incredible month of August that Bowden Francis had and if he can sustain it long enough to solidify a rotation spot for 2025. The guys also look into the reasons for the Jays' success in August and the players who contributed, or didn't, to that success.

The team is back. John is johned by Rob, Ben and Russ to discuss the WBC, Votto's retirement, Jansen's playing for both sides and the wonder that is Judge. Followed byprobably the most legendary 2 Good 2 Bad ever.Oleh Bat Flips & Nerds

Danny Jansen becomes the first player to play for two teams in one game! Justin and Patrick discuss that, Vladdy's hot streak, Votto's retirement, and the expectations for Bowden Francis in 2025.

Justin and Patrick return to discuss how things are going for the Toronto Blue Jays but instead of dwelling on the game results the guys focus on players and battles for 2025 playing time. What can Will Wagner bring to the team? Will Vladdy receive top 5 MVP votes? Is Erik Swanson BACK?

Rob, Darius and Ben convene to discuss the biggest moves from the recent trade deadline. From the sellers (hello Rays, Marlins, Blue Jays) to the buyers (yo Mariners, Orioles, Yankees) and a few extra in between.Oleh Bat Flips & Nerds

Justin and Patrick return to discuss and analyze the results of the Blue Jays trade deadline deals. The guys discuss the returns and debate on whether or not Ross Atkins has done enough to return as GM for 2025. Will Vladdy and Bo sign extensions? Can this team actually compete next season?

Justin and Patrick return from their mini break to recap the news from Blue Jays land over the past 2 weeks. Justin highlights players he likes from the draft class and the guys dig into what has made Spencer Horwitz so good this year. With the trade deadline a week away, now is the time to start making deals and the guys list players who are likel…

Russell chats with with Comdien, Writer and Mets podcaster / live streamer John Saponaro. The talk about John's baseball life and what it is to be a Mets fan, what the final years under the Wilpons was like and how things feel different with Cohen. They then get onto discussing Lindor and Nimmo and their respective All-Star Snubbs.…

With the Blue Jays continuing to dwell in the AL East basement Justin and Patrick vent some frustrations about how the season has gone. Justin discusses the positives like Spencer Horwitz and hopes the team will play their prospects more. Patrick discusses who is to blame for this season's shortcomings and the guys wrap up with some trivia.…

Professors Eassom, Carter and Noverraz have come together to grade the performances of the teams against expectations. With grades from A+ to U and even a random symbol in there, it's a pod not to miss.Oleh Bat Flips & Nerds

The crew is back and discussing the past on the future of baseball. They start with discussions on the passing of Willie Mays and the amazing game at Rickwood Field before getting onto what more MLB can do in this area. They then discuss GB's Michael Petersen's debut and how much that means to fans and player in the UK before moving onto the tight …

After 10 days away Justin and Patrick return to discuss the dumpster fire of a season that the Blue Jays are having. Since we last talked: Addison Barger was called up. Bo Bichette hit the IL. Yimi Garcia hit the IL. Orelvis Martinez was called up. Orelvis Martinez was suspended. The guys discuss the current losing streak and where the team can go …

John, Ben, Darius and Rob offer very final thoughts on the 2024 London Series and celebrate another banner week for British baseball with Michael Petersen's call up by the Dodgers. They also take time to celebrate the phenomenon that is the Gay Grimace Mets and some underrated bum called Aaron Judge.…

With a lot of Blue Jays struggling, Justin and Patrick look to Buffalo to see who could provide a lift to the offence.

We'll have a new pod later this week wrapping up another brilliant moment in British baseball history. In the meantime, we've brought together all the conversations we had this weekend into a single pod. These were peppered across the weekend, but we wanted as many of you as possible to hear them all - plus a couple of others we didn't include - as…

The Blue Jays have DFA Cavan Biggio to make room for Spencer Horwitz on the roster. Justin and Patrick discuss why this move was made and what it means for the team. The Jays were able to win 2 of 3 games in Oakland to get within 1 win of the .500 mark as they head to Milwaukee.

Tom, John and Darius wrap up an epic London Series 2024 - the best one yet! What a weekend, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.Oleh Bat Flips & Nerds

Something different today - an all-star interviewee line-up as Doug Glanville, Felix White, Tony Clark, Dave Dombrowski and Shane Victorino share their reflections of the London Series and its future.Oleh Bat Flips & Nerds

Tom, John and Darius reflect on the first game of London Series 24 as the Phillies crush the Mets in the London Stadium.Oleh Bat Flips & Nerds

Tom, John and Darius preview day one and chat about the atmosphere in the stadium and at the workout day. They are joined for a chat by Mets Saturday starter Sean Manaea.Oleh Bat Flips & Nerds

It's London Series week! To kick off our coverage we have a brilliant preview with the awesome Dave Shaw of UK Phillies and Jo Lenton of Mets in the UK. We get into their fierce on-field rivalry and off-field camaraderie, their big plans for the week and a look at baseball's most in-form team and, errr... the Mets! Enjoy! And see you at the London …

Ben, Rob and Gav chat through a few of the biggest talking points in the world of baseball: the Mets / Jorge Lopez meltdown, the retirement of umpiring dynamo Angel Hernandez and an unfortunate season-ending injury to Ronald Acuna Jr. They then turn their attention to the upcoming London Series, chatting through the activations and events taking pl…

The Blue Jays dropped a crucial weekend series to the Tigers, but Justin and Patrick don't want to talk about it. The guys instead discuss hot and cold players over the past month, and players in Buffalo who could help the big league club instead of Daniel Vogelbach and Justin Turner.

Legendary baseball laureate Joe Posnanski joins us to celebrate the UK launch of his mighty tome 'Why We Love Baseball', chewing on everything from the relationship between baseball and history, the great Buck O'Neill and even Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch! 'Why We Love Baseball' is out in the UK now, with a new section and intro specially produced for…

The bats are heating up! Following another offensive outburst Justin and Patrick chat about the home run jacket, upcoming schedule, and what's going well with the team.

In the 300th episode of BFMD, Justin and Patrick reminisce about where the podcast began and why they are still doing it. The guys discuss Alek Manoah's strong performance and how much more they need to see to regain trust. Ross Atkins met with the media and was asked some very pointed questions. The guys discuss his responses. Lastly, if things do…

With the Blue Jays continuing to struggle for consistency with the bats, Justin and Patrick each create their lineup that they think the team should utlilize. Should the Jays blow it up and start trading players?

Justin and Patrick take some time to discuss where Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guererro Jr, Danny Jansen, and Justin Turner are at up to this point of the season. What can we expect to see going forward from each? The guys preview the upcoming series vs the Twins.

The Blue Jays can't hit but Don Mattingly thinks they are close to a turnaround. Justin and Patrick discuss their thoughts on that, the state of the team after one month, and preview the series against the Nationals.