Joining a cold riddled Matt for the last episode of season 2 is new Great Britain Baseball player Aaron Singh (@AaronSinghhh) to talk about this time in baseball, the route through high school and college, the move into coaching and then a surprise call up to the GB Baseball Mens Senior National Team for the 2021 European Championships in Italy.  We chat about that tournament and how it was settling back into the game after around 2 years out and the games he was involved in. warning, Matt sings and its not very good

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Aaron Singh

This month in British Baseball History September

My guest this week is Great Britain Baseball Hall of Famer Cody Cain (@CodyLCain), we chat about his start in the states and college, the College World Series, finding British Baseball and the London Warriors, no hitter vs Enfield Spartans, epic battles vs Rob Nelson, Cobham Baseball, Brad Thompson and Alan Smith, can the baseball and softball community work together? What makes a coach that people never forget, empty goals, visualization and mental discipline plus grateful to the game and listeners questions plus much more. Cody also has a book available, you can find it here on Amazon - The Outstanding Youth Coach -  https://www.amazon.co.uk/OUTSTANDING-YOUTH-COACH-Athletes-Personal-ebook/dp/B01M6AFJCL/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=cody+cain&qid=1632383639&sr=8-1

"The Volatile American" Cody Cain

roundup from the remaining BBF championships games, the Historic WBUK final between Belles baseball and London Mayhem and the GB Mens Senior European Championships

British Baseball Extra Special Roundup - WBUK and Mens Senior Euros

i had the pleasure of chatting to Andrew Taylor of the Folkstone Baseball Chronicle about his passion for British Baseball History, how he discovered baseball in Britain, how Folkstone seemed to be the centre of all things baseball in Britain in the early 1900s, thoughts on how we can get more people to take interest in British baseball history starting with their own club, his favourite characters from British baseball history and the best things hes discovered whilst researching British Baseball

Andrew Taylor and the Folkstone Baseball Chronicle

British baseball weekly round up 19 - weekend of 3rd Sept 2021

Michael Harrold was the Great Britain national team's longest tenured manager, leading the squad to a European title in 1988 and the juniors to a championship in 1993. His exceptional career also included stints as a distinguished player at both the national and domestic levels, as well as success as a manager in domestic league play. A talented catcher-pitcher, Harrold was named to Great Britain squads for the 1971 and 1984 European Championships as well as European qualifying games in 1974 and 1975. As a member of the Nottingham Lions from 1970 to 1976, he led his club to two league championships, two league cups, and a national Knock-out Cup title. During that stretch, he was named the club's Most Valuable Batter twice and Most Valuable Player once. More success followed with the Southglade Hornets from 1979 to 1992. The dominant Midlands club, which he pitched for and then began managing in 1985, captured nine league titles and eight cup trophies along with a number of other pieces of hardware - most notably, a national Knock-out Cup trophy in 1986 - during his tenure. His teams were also national runners up four times. Personal accomplishments during that stretch included two league Most Valuable Player awards (1980 and 1983) and a league cup Most Valuable Player award (1981). From 1988 to 1995, Harrold skippered the Great Britain national team. It was an era in which non-domestic players did not represent a large contingent of the national team. With a squad made up of primarily born-and-bred British players, Harrold navigated Great Britain to a title at the 1988 European Championship B-Pool. He also led the junior national team to the top of the B-Pool at the 1993 championships. In addition to his work on the field, Harrold was a long-time administrator. Among his many roles, he served as British Baseball Federation president and a member of the British Olympic committee. Finally, through his commitment to the Old Timers Baseball Club he was able to continue as an active baseball player through his 50s and competed in his last game aged 60, against an Italian touring team. - GB HoF

Michael Harrold

final few games before the playoffs staring next week

British baseball weekly round up 18 - weekend of 29th August 2021

some historical moments from the ages of British baseball history from the month of August

This month in British Baseball History August

domestic roundup and also the u23 european national championships

British baseball weekly round up 17 - weekend of 22nd Aug 2021

"There were 13 Hall of Famers in Hawaii during the war" I had an absolute blast talking to Author and former Enfield Spartans player Gary Bedingfield on the show this week, it was one where time got the better of us, but theres definite room for another show soon.  Gary talks us through how his dad played in bands at airbases after the war and getting interested in baseball, Gary started the Enfield Spartans as a 12 year old with local kids in 1976 as the Enfield Chiefs and how it grew and developed into a championship winning team, baseball being more important than a career and how baseball stayed part of his life, learning to play via books and the struggles to get equipment, playing in junior leagues and playing on US air bases against other kids, who he learned the most from, GB Days, the importance of knowing your team mates, what he misses about playing, how he started writing about baseball and military history, "Lefty" Brewer of the Washington Senators, MLB not doing anything to remember pro players killed in the war, how he goes about researching and writing, PLUS his new book Baseball in Hawaii during world war 2 (which can be found here:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Baseball-Hawaii-During-World-War-ebook/dp/B094963G9H/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=gary+bedingfield&qid=1629462376&sr=8-6  and much more

Gary Bedingfield

all the british baseball action from week 16

British baseball weekly round up 16 - weekend of 14th August 2021

back in 2020, GB National Team Manager Drew Spencer asked the question, if you never got to play baseball again, what memories would you have that would make you grateful to the game? So for episode 100, i asked all of you, what does baseball mean to you? Drew Spencer, Travis Harfield, Alan Dean, Laura Hirai, Gavin Marshall, Said Bayan, Michael Harrold, Ash Waller, Andy Brown, Ian Blease, John McGee, Jon Carter, Mitchell Vom Scheidt, Josh Chetwynd, Jak Ford Lane, Charlie Brown, Andrew Taylor, Chris Gary, Niall Cafferty, Jason Derr, John McKellar, Max Whittle, Aaron Atkins, Chris Knoblock, Danny Quinn, Mark Salter, Lewis Vargas, James Zaidi, Vince Warner, Phil Carus, Neale Raleigh, Fiona Brambley, Earl Dix, Charlie Capener, David Hayes, Bruce Webb, Joe Steward, Michael Finnegan, Nichole Lim, Nathan Fernando, Will Lintern, Tyler Cote, Thomas Haywood and Ren Quantrill

What baseball means to...the british baseball community

A very rainy week 15 of british baseball saw not a lot of british baseball action, but you still get news and trivia and action from the games that took part. https://www.leicesterbluesox.co.uk/post/blue-sox-15th-anniversary-event-legends-game-sunday-22nd-august-2021

British baseball weekly round up 15 - weekend of 8th August 2021

Sports Journalist student and Baseball player Marianna Casal (@mariannacasal6 and Instagram:  @mariannacasalmedia) joins Matt to talk about her baseballing family and how she got into the sport after finding the game late and making a big impact in it. She talks about how important baseball is to her, her hobbies away from baseball, starting her own podcast after a hard lockdown (please go and have a listen and support - Woke Up a Boss https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z0t6FhYrNjUUkTVOJWjtu?si=CNhnachdTq2caJbexEyaJw&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1), working on the MLB London Series, imposter syndrome and why she wants to be a sports journalist. She also has a website with some great content, be sure to have a look on mariannacasal.com for some great content and see why your host was desperate for her to join the British Baseball Podcast team

Marianna Casal

Weekly podcast about the British baseball game, covering as much of the leagues as possible. Join your host Matthew on a journey of discovery as he tries out for a team and learns more about the sport by the people involved in it. @britbaseballpod or email britishbaseballpodcast@gmail.com

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