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The British baseball podcast is a weekly show for your british baseball needs. Hosted by Matt Mutton and featuring guests ranging from players, coaches and key influencers with in the British grassroots baseball community. If you have a story to tell or want to reach out, please contact the show on Youtube, twitter, IG, FB @britbaseballpod or email britishbaseballpodcast@gmail.com
Just me, walking home wanting to wish you all, a Merry Christmas.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beardminis/message
Big up and lots of love to all those involved in making season 1 so incredible and an amazing journey, feel privilaged to have met and spoken to so many amazing people out there in the british baseball community and across the globe. Im already planning and preparing for 2021 and i cannot wait for you to be a part of it…
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British Baseball 2020 Season Roundup and British Baseball Chat
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"that game you played on 2nd base in a duffle coat wasnt your best" for the season finale(ish) Matt is joined by former guests and fellow podcasters in Ian Blease, John McKellar, Ian Rudd, Earl Dix, Charlie Batho and Tim French as they chat about their season or lack of one, what will bring them back in 2021 and some fun "round the table" chat abou…
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Recruitment, money, promotion, governance, sustainability - the think tank idea
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Baseball Clubs of Britain, lets come together and share best practices and what's working for our clubs to help other teams with ideas. Back in July after the Bristol baseball club interview finished recording, there was an idea floated, why dont the baseball clubs help each other out with their best practices? What does your team do well that you …
Jessica Vernon (@Jesicamaevernon) joins the show to talk us through the female all star team that is the Southern Belles and talks us through her first taste of competitive action as a team, her managerial debut, the difficult choice between playing baseball and softball in 2021, getting ball played in schools and where she thinks womens baseball w…
I had the pleasure of meeting Richard at the Battle for Britain event in September 2020 and he told me the story of how the Essex Arrows was formed by his dad and the stories of the contents of the club house, so i invited him on to the show to talk some more and he doesn't disappoint. Richard takes us on a journey through his baseball upbringing, …
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BONUS - Negro League Baseball Museum Fundraiser Artist Interview - Graig Kreindler
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I've been extremely privileged to speak to some amazing artists and creators during this project of the Negro League fundraiser, my guest tonight is no exception, Graig Kreindler is an extremely talented artist who has produced some stunning work on baseball cards and you have to see his panoramic and....well, go see for yourself at www.graigkreind…
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BONUS - Negro League Baseball Museum Fundraiser Artist Interview - Andy Brown
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'Join us at the buffet of Knowledge'. Andy Browns work is nothing short of amazing, he is probably best know for his work painting Baseball Stadiums live at the ball parks. At the time of this writing, i own 5 or 6 pieces of his work, including an original that i got for my 40th, so you can imagine i was extremely excited to have my friend back on …
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BONUS - Negro League Baseball Museum Fundraiser Artist Interview - Aaron Hill
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Aaron Hill is an extremely talented Illustrator who combines his love of baseball and baseball cards with his art and Skateboards as canvases. He is best known for his unique, artistic take on replicating sports cards and vintage photos on a larger scale. we chat about the role of baseball in his life, why he does what he does, his influences and f…
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BONUS - Negro League Baseball Museum Fundraiser Artist Interview - Ben Caraher
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Bens incredible art is made up from cut up sports cards, it really is a sight to behold. He shares an insight into his process and how he builds up his images, near misses on cutting up important cards and how his old job working in Physics helped him to build an algorithm to help with a piece of work. you can find Ben on Instagram and twitter - @c…
joining Matt this week is the 2018 BSUK award winner for "Services to Coaching" Paul Vernon (@PaulVernon63). His involvement in British baseball spans 30 years and his 5 page coaching CV is still growing. this episode, we get to know Paul and what made him want to leave a career as an engineer to get involved in British baseball, his involvement in…
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BONUS - Negro League Baseball Museum Fundraiser Artist Interview - Bart Cooper
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As part of the 100 year anniversary of the Negro Leagues, i had been asked to interview some artists taking part in the fundraiser for the Negro League Museum (NBLMart.com) and i had the absolute pleasure of speaking to contemporary artist Bart Cooper (IG - b_art1) about his inspirations, art growing up, his style and who he's drawing and why for t…
Former BBF President Earl Dix opens up and chats with Matt this week as they talk about how baseball helped him during his turbulent childhood in South Africa, his playing and coaching days, his highlights, THE job interview that shaped British Baseball and dealing with the pressures and challenges of being the British Baseball Federation president…
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What if...Baseball was in the 2012 London Olympics?
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not to long ago, i asked the question "What if Baseball was in the 2012 London Olympics?" just to start a bit of chatter on social media, then i received a message from John Boyd (CEO of BSUK) as he's on the National Olympic Committee and was the acting link person between the London bid team and the WBSC (World Baseball and Softball Confederation)…
21 year old Matt Moran joins the show this week and chats with Matt about his time in the GB set up, his plans for the future and a few other stories from his time in British Baseball and his dedication to playing and coaching ball where he can
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British baseball weekly round up 6th September 2020
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news from the BBF open tournament quarter finals and the news from the EoEBL and WMBL
'its a great game and a very rewarding game for those who dare to venture' This week Matt is joined by Great Britain Hall of Famer Gavin Marshall and they talk about family, inspiring characters, the grind of trying to get to the majors, Barcelona, his favourite memories from playing in 4 decades of baseball, what he thinks of the current state of …
So like many others I'm in the market for a new game, so I had a chat with former Guild Ball world champ & agent of chaos Timmy Wischniowski and GCT Studios' Jason Enos to talk all things Bushido. Even got an exclusive out of it to boot! So what is Bushido? and why should you play it? well listen on Handy Listener (such as you are) Doobly Do: GCT S…
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British baseball weekly round up 31st August 2020
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This weeks BBF open tournament roundup plus interview with Rob at Herts Londoners Baseball Club and David Martin Baez from the Liverpool Torjans
Matt invites Chris Ward from TESBUK podcast and Guildford Mavericks to co-host a conversation with GB u18 Jonathan Rodriguez in a "few mates in the pub having a beer and talking about baseball" kinda vibe. J-rod was the designated driver of the 3 and had sparkling water whilst the other 2 had a beer and chatted baseball in an experimental segment c…
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British baseball weekly round up 24th August 2020
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Weekly round up from all the british baseball action from the West Midlands Baseball League with interviews from Luke Borton of the Worcester Sourcerers, South West Baseball League with Jo Lenton of the Bristol Buccaneers, Lancashire Legends coach Jonathan Rodriguez and Andreas Johannes of Norwich Iceni in the British Baseball Federation open tourn…
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Getting to know Jon Carter, Kent Buccaneers
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Jon takes Matt on a verbal journey through his playing career and his passion for youth baseball in this country, his call up to the GB national team, big European games, the Kent bucs travel team and also setting up baseball teams programs in Northern Ireland, plus listeners questions. You can find Jon and his baseball store on facebook and online…
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British baseball weekly round up 17th August 2020
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Most of the Action from this weekends BBF tournament and WMBL, plus interviews with Rich Minford, Brendan Powers of the London Mets and Some of the future GB players involved in the Lancashire Legends game
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Getting to know John Boyd, CEO of BSUK
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This week Matt is joined by Baseball Softball UK CEO John Boyd (@boydy11), he talks his love of baseball as a child in South Africa to landing on our shores and starting his own ball club at the age of 12. John also takes us through the new BSUK Development Charter and Stratergy, PLUS listeners questions…
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British baseball weekly round up 10th August 2020
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round up from all the British baseball action from those teams involved in the active leagues
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Cambridge Royals and Northants Centurions 2020 team reviews
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Matt is joined this week by managers from teams playing out of the East of England Baseball League (@EstEngBaseball) Dan Sewell From the Cambridge Royals (@CambsBaseball) and Martin Moloney from the Northants Centurions (@Northantsbball), they talk about their clubs and how they promote them locally, their history in the British baseball game, how …
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British baseball weekly round up 3rd August 2020
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British baseball is back for a lot of us, here is a round up and scores from the BBF open tournament and other leagues in action. you can also watch the show on youtube, just search for British Baseball Podcast (and subscribe if you arent already pleeeeease)
This weeks special guest is Great Britain U23 pitcher Paul Kirkpatrick as he and Matt talk about his time playing in Australia, Germany, Holland and of course, that legendary game against the Dutch. you can follow Paul on Twitter @DJ_PaulyK
"we should be sharing good practice..." Joining Matt on this weeks episode is Chairman of Bristol Baseball Club (@BristolBaseball) Richard Evans (@richwevans) and head coach Rhod Theaker talk about Bristol being a hotbed for baseball, their 4 teams - the Badgers, Bats, Buccaneers and Bobcats, some club history and they chat about what they'd like t…
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Women in baseball week 2020 with Laura Hirai, Doris Hocking and Cami Kidder
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"if she can see it, she can be it".its Women in baseball week and joining me on this episode is Doris Hocking (@WBUKbaseball) the GB womens national team general manger, Laura Hirai (@LOORRRY) and film maker Cami Kidder (@TLAGmovie).in this episode, we discuss the difficulties of being a woman in a male dominated sport, changes we can make, a celeb…
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Jonny Gould, Josh Chetwyn and Erik Janssen Listeners questions
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This is the listeners questions part of the podcast with Jonny, Josh and Erik, some great questions asked and some superb answers, plus the reveal of the winning questions to get a copy of Four Bases - https://twitter.com/JoelFourBases/status/1281152814954184704
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Jonny Gould, Josh Chetwynd and Erik Janssen - MLB on 5 and the 'Jonny and Josh Show'
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"Leslie Nielsen was in a movie about curling" British baseball TV MVPs Jonny, Josh and Erik are returning to us with a brand new podcast, but what can you expect? Parental Advisory - there is bad language from the get go, but this is loads of fun, the gang talk about MLB on 5 memories and what is due to come in their up and coming new podcast.liste…
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Ryan Ferguson, Author and Journalist talking about his new baseball book - Conflict
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"don't be afraid to live your own truth" Most 10 year olds read Harry Potter and comic books, this weeks guest at 10 was in hot pursuit of a copy of "Road to Redemption" by British author Craig W. Thomas. Matt is joined by Ryan Ferguson, he's had work published by BBC sport, the Guardian, MLB.com and the British Baseball Federation, his second book…
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Getting to know Richard Brereton (GB and Duke Blue Devils)
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"surround yourself with the right people". Richard Brereton (@rbrereton3) joins Matt for a chat about baseball and his recent transfer to Duke College, his first GB home run and the importance of having goals and following through with them, he's also got some great advice for youth players too.
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Glasgow Comets & Edinburgh Cannons with John McKellar and Jason Derr of ballcaps and bagpipes
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"Baseball is a game of failure..."Matt is joined by Ballcaps and Bagpipes podcast (Capsandpipes) host John McKellar (@johncapspipes) and Baseball Scotland Hall of Famer Jason Derr (@bubbaonbaseball and @dugoutclassics) as they talk about their Baseball clubs the Glasgow Comets and the Edinburgh Cannons in a team review and they also chat about thei…
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Manchester Baseball Club 2020 team review
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"in ten years, no one has hit a home run at Manchesters home ground". Matt is joined by Manchester baseball player and former manager Ian "Margy" Marginson and Manchester Bees Outfielder and social media guru Adam Heyden as they talk about the club history and origins in 1947 and recent highlights of the team. Those who want to see an amazing shirt…
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Getting to know Jonathan "J-Rod" Rodriguez (Great Britain u18 Head Coach )
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"be meticulous and relentless about the small things that add up to the big results..." Joining Matt on todays show is Team GB u18 and 'Legends Baseball' head coach Jonathan Rodriguez (@jrod__9), listen in amazement as they talk kids TV, his baseballing journey from player to coach and how coaching overseas resulted in the biggest win of his life? …
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Getting to know Jonathon Cramman (Team GB u15 head coach)
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"in the 21 hours you're not playing baseball, that's when the important stuff happens."all round top dude Jonathon Cramman (@coachcramman) tells us about his rise to the team GB national team and how his attitude and devotion to learning helped in overcoming difficulties as a young athlete and prepared him for his future in the British Baseball gam…
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GB womens national team breaking news with Doris Hocking!
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"Never give up on your dream" Breaking news on 30th of May 2020 on National Womens Baseball day, the BBF have announced that there is now a Great Britain Womens National team! Joining me for a quick chat to share what she knows is the newly announce head coach Doris Hocking (@wbukbaseball) and the Sheffield Bruins GM Kelly Wright (@kwrightbaseball)…
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Mental Health and Sport with Chris Knoblock and Andreas Fopp
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dropping on the last day of Mental Health Awareness week, Matt is joined by BSUK broadcaster and PR dude Chris Knoblock (@cknoblock17) and Athletes Voice website editor and Norwich Iceni baseball player Andreas Fopp (@MoreBlueSocks) as they talk about links to baseball and sport and mental health and what we can do to be kind to each other during t…
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Deeper dive into British baseball history with Harvey Sahker
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Harvey (@BlokesOfSummer) is a former British baseball player and author. His British baseball stories have been published in Britain, the USA, and Canada. He played baseball in England from 1988 to 2000, as an outfielder for the Croydon Blue Jays, Croydon Pirates, and Southern Tigers. Whilst in the UK he did extensive research into the history of B…
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Bernard "BJ" DeLorenzo Baseballing stories
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former british baseball player, coach and umpire shares some tales from his time and involvement in the british game.
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My Field of Dreams idea with the RDO from THE field of dreams movie site, Roman Weinberg
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"You realise right there that it's something more than just a baseball field" Roman Weinberg, the Regional Director of Operations for 'Go the Distance Baseball' who own the Field of Dreams movie site (@fodmoviesite), chats to Matt about his time at the movie site, the amazing things he's seen, different types of baseball and what would need to be d…
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Drew Spencer talks London mets & Great Britain u23s plus amazing stories #thankful2thegame
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"being able to button up a country on your chest is one of the most amazing baseball experiences I've ever had..." Drew delivers some audio gold in our conversation where he gives us great insight into the London mets team and also the team GB under 23 team, he shares some amazing stories and how people are sharing with him their #baseballmemories.…
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Youth Coaching with Guildford Mavs Head Coach Chris Ward
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This episode, Matt chats with Guildford Head Coach and fellow podcaster, Chris Ward in an interesting and thought provoking deep dive into coaching the kids and why he sets his youth players homework. you can find Chris on twitter @FreeReinUK, the team at @guildfordMavs and also give his show a listen, its a UK Yankees podcast, but he has had some …
Those who know that know your host know that he loves Scotland, this week Matt is joined by President of Baseball Scotland Paul Convoy (@scots_baseball and www.baseballscotland.com), they chat about the beautiful game played in a beautiful country, if you're a fan of British baseball, be sure support them and their teams. If you want some more and …
This week Matthew chats with John Eaton about blind baseball in its early stages of development and how they are trying to grow the sport in Britain. Show them some love at @UKblindbaseball. Also check out @britishbaseball, @will_lintern @smarttobefit and @aIRdEE for the webinar info and content.If you want to befriend the show, you can find me on …
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"Worth staying home for" Great Britain Manager Liam Carroll makes his BBP debut where he talks about his history in the game, his involvement in GB baseball, mentoring, he takes listener questions and we chat about whats keeping him occupied during the lock down. you can follow Liam on Twitter at @liamcarrollGB and send him your cooking show sugges…
