Effectively Wild Episode 1398: What MLB Looked Like in London by Ben Lindbergh July 1, 2019 In a bonus episode about the London Series, Ben Lindbergh talks to Darius Austin and Russell Eassom, writers and podcasters for the UK baseball site Bat Flips and Nerds, about their experiences at both Yankees-Red Sox games, why they think there was so much scoring, whether that brand of baseball was a good advertisement for the sport, the energy in the crowd, MLB’s outreach to the UK community, what could have been better about the weekend, how they became baseball fans, the growth of the UK fan community, where the game is played in the UK, the hardest part of explaining baseball to non-fans, how they would feel about MLB rotating between juiced and non-juiced balls on a set schedule, and much more. Audio intro: The Magnetic Fields, "Swinging London" Audio outro: T. Rex, "London Boys" Link to Bat Flips and Nerds website Link to Bat Flips and Nerds podcast Link to MLB UK Community Twitter account Link to Absolute Bunts podcast Link to article at The Athletic about Baseball on Five Link to Q&A about the UK fan community Link to MLB.com article about the UK fan community Link to Cut4 piece about the history of baseball in England Link to order The MVP Machine iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com https://media.blubrry.com/effectively_wild/p/cdn.fangraphs.com/audio/EffectivelyWildEpisode1398.mp3Podcast (effectively-wild): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS We hoped you liked reading Effectively Wild Episode 1398: What MLB Looked Like in London by Ben Lindbergh! Please support FanGraphs by becoming a member. We publish thousands of articles a year, host multiple podcasts, and have an ever growing database of baseball stats. FanGraphs does not have a paywall. With your membership, we can continue to offer the content you've come to rely on and add to our unique baseball coverage. Support FanGraphs