British Baseball Podcast

GB Legend Daniel Cooper joins the show to talk about his 10 years of pitching with the national team programme, how its evolved over the years, getting a no hitter at the tender age of 10, getting drafted by the Seattle Mariners, off field antics, Oktoberfest, training with NFL legend Tom Brady, Mike Trout not being able to hit off of him, Gavin Marshall Karaoke and much more.

Michael (@MrCresswell) is a passionate and enthusiastic member of the British Baseball Community and joins the show this week to share some stories from his time in baseball.

We chat about Home and family life and his dads involvement paying baseball in the states in the 1980s, taking over as player/manager in difficult times, what spurred him into getting his BSUK Coaching qualifications, How did he balance friendships vs game day lineups? Single A playoffs memories, his rise to AA and AAA and the differences and adapting the the new levels of competition. Learning in Bulgaria in the European Cup Qualifiers, a personal and challenging 2022 season and did he really play all 9 positions in under 6 innings?

all this and more in this weeks episode.

"I'm just a reflection of the things you've taught me"  

GB Baseball and Blue Crab player, Raul Shah joins the show to chat about life, GB and his mission to be the first Indian Baseball player to reach the show, his memories of the WBCQ, being good to go in 25 mins, spotting pitchers early, 2nd base antics,  

 Also, Lunch with Steph Curry, Being on the Bachelorette and being detained in another country! But which of these is true?

"Pressure is a Privilege"  GB National Team Head Coach Drew Spencer and Scout Jonathon Cramman join the show to talk about the recent World Baseball Qualifiers in Germany.  We hear about the challenges in putting the new squad together, the hard decisions and constructing the team. The common trends between the successful teams they have been apart of, tournament prep, the batting lineups and the pitching depth, off field memories, listener questions and a lot, lot more.

Matt Cliff and David Martin-Baez from the Liverpool Trojans join the show to talk about how Matt is working with the Liverpool Trojans to develop and grow Blind Baseball at a club level.  We chat about another GB success story as we recap the Blind baseball International cup held in Holland in Sportlandgoed de Haamen, Beek on the 20th of August 2022.   How the Trojans are helping to grow the sport, What is involved in Blind Baseball, Benefits of getting visually impaired people into sports, Future plans and how you and your club can set up a Blind Baseball team.  Matt has his own website - Savinorthwest.com   You can also find out more about Blink Baseball below  https://ukblindbaseball.co.uk Facebook: UK blind baseball Association Twitter @ukblindbaseball YouTube Channel: UK blind baseball Association Email: [email protected]

The First Ball Girl for NY Yankees and the First woman to represent GB men’s baseball, Laura Hirai returns to the British Baseball Podcast for her own feature episode,  we talk about her beginnings in Japan as a 6 year old, her parents support, being the only girl playing at a coaching clinic and her dad battling for her to be a part of it, being the only girl in at a club and in the national team, inspiring kids in local schools, being a youth ambassador for IWBC and meeting members of the women's pro league from the 40s and 50s, being the ball girl for the Yankees in the 2019 London Series, being part of the inaugural GB women team in France, how baseball gave her the mindset to handle criticism in life and much much more.

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Roundup of the World baseball classic qualifiers held in Germany in September 2022. Who were the people involved? What were the scores and events? Well here you go.

this week on the British Baseball Podcast, Matthew is joined by Great Britains Kennard Dawson. KD takes us through his baseball journey, from 3 years old to present. They talk about the state of baseball in the British Virgin Islands and how it compares to Britain's baseball scene. Hurricanes destroying the fields, relocating to play baseball at 15, musical instruments, his GB call up and fast progression into the Senior National team, players and coaches that mean the most to him, off field memories of the tournament in Verona, Grassroots baseball, Home Run Derby X, PB with Liam Carroll and chasing his MLB dream.

if you or someone you know has an interesting or fun journey in Baseball, let me know via DM (@britbaseballpod) or email [email protected] and we can chat and share stories.

Head Coach Carlos Casal brings along a player and coach to talk about the historic debut tournament for the GB Women's National Team.

Tayport Breakers Jason West joins the show to talk about life, technical writing, powerlifting, the Scottish Field of Dreams that is Tayports home ground, youth setup in Fife and growing the sport in the region, influences, balancing parenting and creating a baseball team, whiskey and much more.  Jason has also appeared on Ballcaps and Bagpipes, be sure to check out their interview with him here  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ballcaps-and-bagpipes/id1477658725?i=1000557548645