British Baseball Podcast

British Baseball Podcast

By Matthew MuttonSportsBaseball
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British Baseball Podcast episodes

  • Matt Locke and the ball thrown by Sadaharu Oh and Hank Aaron

    Just after the passing of Hank Aaron in January, Matt (@matlock) from Brighton Baseball Club wrote an article about his dad and how he ended up with a baseball thrown by Hank Aaron and Sadaharu Oh, i asked him to come on the podcast to talk about baseball, his dad and the adventure that took him to the states and how he got that ball. you can read Matts piece here https://whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/why-is-this-interesting-the-uk-baseball

    its a cracking read that will give you the great baseball tingles you desire.

    23 min
  • Team GB Focus - Meet new u12 Head Coach Brian Lainoff
    In the first of a series of episodes focusing on the Great Britain National Baseball Team, we get to meet the newly crowned head coach of the under 12s team, Brian Lainoff. We chat about his playing days, how watching your favourite player in spring training can help you in your own development, the importance of parents and guardians in a young athletes journey, european experiences, the importance of winning and losing vs fun at this age level, what makes a standout player, his philosophies, what he aims to bring the the u12 program and getting beaten in chess in 4 moves. If you want to reach out to Brian, you can email his at [email protected]
    31 min
  • Okkulo - Baseball

    I had the opportunity to go and tryout a game-changing training system called Okkulo (https://www.okkulo.com​), their technology is geared towards making unprecedented individual and collective gains in performance that translate into improved results and greater success by raising the bar and completely re-configuring the athlete’s visual system to affect change and increase performance.



      I have the absolute pleasure of speaking to CEO Mel O'Connor and Lead Sports Scientist Jack Woodburn to talk about Okkulo and also Great Britain Baseballs U18 Head Coach Jonathan Rodriguez and GB Baseball players Matt Moran, Dan Moran and Travis Lang 



     music by the Black Knights and Royalty Free Music from Bensound.com



    to see the video head to British baseball podcast on youtube and look for Okkulo or by this link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nc-QIVX6C4&t=23s



    13 min
  • Kevin Mahoney, Manager of the British Knights
    "I want to make other people's dreams come true..." This weeks episode is a crossover with the excellent Batflips and Nerds (@batflips_nerds) Podcast where Matthew and John McGee (@epuvantail) have a discussion with the British Knights Manager Kevin Mahoney (@kevinmahoney13). 
    Listen as they discuss Kevins time in the Yankees organisation and how that has impacted his approach to the franchise, what the attraction was of taking taking on the project in the UK, how the recruitment process is going, hopes for British born players, building a team culture, his ambitions and goals with the project and what we, the British baseball loving public can do to help. 
    If you want to find out more about tryouts for the ESLB, go to www.eslb.pro/tryouts  the European Super League of Professional Baseball website is www.eslb.pro   and their twitter and instagram can be found at @ESLBoficial  and you can find me on all the usual channels @britbaseballpod and if you can support this independent podcast, please head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/britbaseballpod. 
    ta ra.
    43 min
  • A Conversation with Alex Malihoudis
    "Everybody should get a chance" GB baseball Hall of Famer Alex Malihoudis, The first British player to win medals in 2 different European Championships and a regular fixture in the GB setup topping many offensive category lists in the 1990s and 2000s joins the show. He lead the National Baseball League in hits and runs scored also winning the NBL best defensive short stop in 2008, stolen bases in 2005 and won the batting crown in 1998 in the National Premier League South with a batting average of .564, described as a key defender at short stop or centre field. 
    He talks about the early days and being the 4th member of the Tonbridge Bobcats, Margret Burley MBE, the hardest bloke in Tonbridge, how his baseball heroes were not MLB players but home grown talents, why Catching was his favourite position he's played, meeting Craig Savage and wanting to play at the highest level, playing in the states at highschool and college, playing in the same leagues that Tom Brady had played in, the importance of regular game time, which MLB coach slept in his bunk bed, overcoming injury at a pivotal point in his career, anxiety in games, driving in winning runs in crucial games and more all with a very special guest cohost (and Alex's long time friend and team mate) Will Lintern, who Alex had no idea was joining the episode, so i took a back seat and let the 2 of them chat about baseball and careers and its a fascinating and interesting conversation im excited to be able to share with you.
    please dont forget to like the content (if you enjoyed it), share with friends and leave a comment where possible, it goes a long way to helping the show. Speaking of which, if you can spare a few quid to help with the running of this podcast, head over to www.buymeacoffee.com/britbaseballpod where your contributions can help towards software, hardware and packages needed to run the show.  if you have a baseball story, or you know someone who does or maybe you'd like to have your team come on the show and talk about its history and you'd like to hear them on the podcast, please contact the show at [email protected]
    1 hr 7 min
  • Pepe Anderson and the East London Latin Boys

    'ive got a lot of faith in the heart' Pepe Anderson joins the show to talk us through the East London Latin Boys, why its not just for Latino males and the perfect place to play if you want to learn Spanish and play fun baseball. Pepe also takes us on his own personal journey through the sport and talks about his desire to open a baseball school for any child and how important family and the family environment is to his baseball club

    1 hr 8 min
  • This month in British Baseball History - February

    Part 2 of the new monthly segment looking at British baseball history month by month.

    This episode wouldnt be possible without pioneers such as Josh Chetwynd, Harvey Sahker, Joe Gray, Gabriel Fidler and Matt Smith plus many more.

    you can buy Josh Chetwynds - Baseball in Europe here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Baseball-Europe-Country-History/dp/0786437243

    Harvey Sahkers - the Blokes of Summer - https://www.lulu.com/shop/harvey-sahker/the-blokes-of-summer/ebook/product-18599563.html?page=1&pageSize=4

    Project Cobb - http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/

    and of course, please check out the incredible work at @extrainningsUK - https://extrainningsbaseball.wordpress.com/

    and if you can support the podcast, please head to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/britbaseballpod

    thank you as always for your continued support.

    7 min
  • Craig Savage and his Brighton Buccaneers
    Craig Savage joins the show to talk about his time with the Buccaneers and what baseball was like in the late 90s and early 2000s in the south of England. Their blue print for success in the UK and europe, favourite memories including national championships, knocking the tournament favourites out at the semi finals of a European final competition, players traveling from all over the UK to be a part of their club in the Rawlings National League, MLB player John Foster, training in the states and being a part of something magical in San Diego with Tony Gwynn and how not to make a team mates bed. If you can support this independent podcast, please consider a little donation to help me run the podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BritBaseballPod
    47 min
  • Martin "Goddy" Godsall - Hardwork, Dedication and Sacrifice

    "your body can't digest grass..." Newly inducted #BritishBaseball Hall of Famer Martin "Goddy" Godsall joins the show alongside him is fellow @liverpoolTrojan Ian Blease as Matts co-host.  they give insight into how at 15, a PE teacher helped launch his 30+ year career, the importance of working with a great catcher, developing a competitive mindset, how he hates walking batters and how it got him into a spot of bother, a motivating speech that turned a 15 run deficit in the 9th into an unexpected victory, Norman wells, missed strikes = beer, Italian hospitality and much much more. 

    thank you as always for supporting the podcast, if you feel that you can help a little more, you can pop over to Podhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/BritBaseballPod any small donation goes toward helping fund the show and gets reinvested into the podcast.  thank you.

    1 hr 12 min

About British Baseball Podcast

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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.