Bat Flips And Nerds

John is joined by Dutch baseball icon Rick van den Hurk to talk about his journey from the streets of Eindhoven to sharing a clubhouse with Miguel Cabrera and Aaron Boone; his unlikely chaperone as a displaced European kid in Fort Lauderdale, how Asian baseball helped cure his bitterness at a year on the waiver wire and his elevation from 'Jong Orange' team reject to WBC ace.

Rachel gets Rob, Russell, Ben and Darius to draft the aspects of baseball they'd most want if starting a brand-new franchise.

Guest hosts Helen Atkinson and Sarah Briggs chat to former Miami Marlin and current Rakuten Monkey Justin Nicolino about life in Taiwan and his career in the bigs.

John is joined by Darius, Rob, Russell and Tom to talk through their baseball bucket list.

There were five categories to stop them going way off-topic, they were:
- Item To Own
- Player To Meet
- Experience
- Collection
- Baseball Skill

Well, the categories were supposed to keep everyone on-topic, however it got weird quickly.

Thanks to Russell Baseball Facial Hair Museum, Tom's Bartram Bum Platform, Darius's Patchwork Pillow, John's Baby Poo Baseball Glove and Robs Special Feather, they were all a little weird.

Did you expect anything else?

Brad Balukjian, author of 'The Wax Pack', joins Rob to talk about how the book came together, his epic 11,000 mile journey to find all the players, and his elaborate scheme to meet Carlton Fisk.

Eric Hacker spent six seasons in the KBO with the Dinos and the Heroes - there's really no better guy to introduce the culture of baseball in the country and some of the top players he played with over his time out there. He also goes deep on the impact of tech on his game, and his love/hate relationship with legendary KBO prankster Oh Jae-Won. This is a belter.

Former Detroit Tiger and Houston Astro Darin Downs, a man who has won baseball championships on three continents with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, the Melbourne Aces in the ABL and the Monkeys in Taiwan's CPBL, joins John to chat about his storied career, give further insight into one of the only pro leagues currently running worldwide and to hint at the next chapter in his baseball life.

Loving the KBO, but need the inside scoop? We've got you!

English language KBO guru Dan Kurtz of My KBO, and Josh Lindblom, one of the best pitchers in the league's recent history join John for a potted intro to your newest favourite baseball league!

Milwaukee Brewers skipper Craig Counsell joins John to discuss his playing career in various new baseball markets, coming home to Wisconsin, the role of a baseball manager vs a soccer manager, and Wade Miley (obviously).

Great friends Jon 'Boog' Sciambi and Mike Lowell join John to reminisce about their time with the World Series Florida Marlins franchise, Mike's triumphs over adversity and some of the great baseball characters they worked with in Miami, and for Mike in Boston.