Pietro Sollecito along with, John Baxendale, Lorenzo Pieri, Dani Briggs, Erick "two golds"Henson, Gaetano Cristiano and Alex Pike join the podcast to celebrating history as the Great Britain Women’s National Baseball Team has just won gold at the European Championships. We talk about what was different with this squad vs the one that made its debut a few years ago, biggest challenges in preparing the team for this tournament, building team chemistry, pivotal moments, helping woes baseball thrive domestically, funny moments, off field heroes, and much more.
Gb u23 Head Coach Jonathon Cramman rejoins the podcast to talk about GBs first ever gold medal since 1938! The teams expectations, handling pressure, tactical decisions, unsung heroes, the character of this U23 squad, standout leadership moments on and off the field, what this gold medal means for British Baseball as a whole, funny and unexpected dugout moments, keeping this momentum going for future competitions, who could make the step up to the Mens Senior National Team, Keanu Reeves, Sir Terry Pratchett and much more.
Dr Dale Jacobs is an author and Creative Writing teacher at Windsor University, one day he accidentally searched for the wrong topic online and stumbled across baseball in the UK and Ireland, he then went on a seven week trip interviewing people and watching Baseball from Dublin to cork, Aberdeen to Slough and a few other stops in between. we chat a to his works, teaching comic books and his love for grassroots baseball, the challenges he faced when writing the book, research, the amazing people involved in British and Irish Baseball and lots more.the book is available in the UK from the 15th of May 2025 via the below link -https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/chasing-baseball-dale-jacobs/7724356?ean=9781778430619or https://neighborhoodbooksmaine.com/ in the USADr Jacobs is going to be on a book tour too, you can find him at:17/05/2025 - Leicester - The Exchange at 15:0024/05/2025 - Dundee - St Andrews Brewing (Fundraiser in support of Baseball Scotland)29/05/2025 - Edinburgh - The Orchard Bar at 19:00 (Fundraiser in support of Baseball Scotland)31/05/2025 - Cork - The Long Valley Bat at 19:00 (Fundraiser in support of Baseball Ireland)05/06/2025 - Dublin - The Back Page at 19:00 (Fundraiser in support of Baseball Ireland)
Mark Borley, Will Lintern, Alex Malihoudis, Nick Carter, Jon Carter and Craig Savage join the show from all over the globe to share their personal stories, historical moments, memories and what made Mrs Borley so special and unique.
This new season starts with a banger as host Matthew is joined by The Coaching Unions very own Jonathan "J-Rod" Rodriguez and Charlie Batho. This collaboration brings you conversations about coaching philosophies, active listening, the struggles of being a parent and a podcaster and finding balance, how can British Baseball be more accessible? The importance of local team and developing youth and much much more.
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Ron Blackwood takes us on his baseball journey that started off as a fan in the states when he moved there as an 18 year old and then playing in the UK when he returned, did I mention that his "rookie of they year" season came when he was in his 50s? He gives tips on if you think you are too old, playing through the season and what's in store for the future and also some great chat about Baseball Cards and much more.
all round top dude Said Bayan joins the show to talk about the Birmingham Metal Heads, Starting up a youth training session purely out of the love of wanting to help kids develop, an unusual way to find a love of baseball after not being into it previously, his passions away from the diamond, Anime chat and much, much more.
Kieran is this weeks special guest on the British Baseball Podcast where he talks about starting 2 ball clubs in the UK (Wragby Warhammer and Newark Nationals), why he started the teams and what he learned from Wragby when starting a new team in Newark, 2 Baseball Truths and a Lie and much much more.if you're a fan of Pop Punk, be sure to check out his band Parallel States wherever you listen to your tunes.
I had the pleasure if chatting with Jon Gulliver recently about Brighton Baseball, GB Baseball, Family and giving back to baseball by running the London Marathon. It was a fantastic conversation, I hope you can listen and share it too.you can still donate to Jon on
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I was asked not too long ago if I would like to interview a New York Best Selling Author, I wasn't sure how I could work it into British Baseball, but I didn't have to, but there are elements of British Baseball in Joe's book and it even has a segment dedicated to it, sounded like a fun idea and having had the chance to interview writers in the past, I found them and their subjects extremely fascinating. Now I know im now Steve Klein of Reading the Game, but I really enjoyed my time talking with Joe about the Negro Leagues, the time he has spent in the UK and the sports he ha covered, the MLB London Series and of course, his new book "Why We Love Baseball", his knowledge of the british game and how they got to be included in his 7th publication. its a fun read, great segments and worth picking up if you love your baseball books, it could even make a great gift for the baseball fan in your life. here are the links below. https://linktr.ee/WhyWeLoveBaseballUK
Big focus this week on youth baseball, the life blood of our clubs here in Britain and I cannot think of a better person to have on than the great Will Lintern. You'll want a pen and paper (or any note taking device0 for this episodes as we chat about T-Rex T-Ball and how it has grown into a 30 kid strong Greenwich Giants club and how you can do it. Will has developed baseball players of all ages for a very long time, listen to how you can start a youth program TODAY and how to get hold of FREE RESOURCES to do this at your club, you'll have no excuses after this one. I think this is the most important interview I have done to date. If you have a youth set up, you'll benefit from this episode, if you are thinking about starting a youth baseball at your club, you'll benefit from this episode, if you don't have a youth setup at your club....you'll benefit from this episode, if you want to hear passionate people talking about baseball...you'll love this episode. T-Rex T-Ball is something special, please reach out to Will and get your club, your kids, kids you haven't even met yet into something great today: trextball@gmail.com https://www.trextball.com https://www.facebook.com/TRexTBall https://www.facebook.com/greenwichgiantsbaseball https://greenwichgiantsbaseball.com
GB Mens National Team Manager Drew Spencer joins the show that was live streamed to talk about everything that's taken place in 2023 for him and GB baseball, the WBC, London Series, Bill Murray, its all here
John return to the show to talk to Matt and Gilles about his eventful 2023, his highlights of WBC fame, outfits and games, tips for following GB overseas, pink hot pants, u14 and u16 European and African qualifiers in Prague, Confederations cup fun in Croatia and being the home plate ump for the gold medal game plus more!
if you'd like to share your 2023 highlights, please feel free to get in touch britishbaseballpodcast@gmail.com
GB player Rose Bhanji joins the show to talk about issues for female players in British Baseball, London Mets and the creation of Mayhem, her dance background, how bouncy balls can transcend language barriers and become ice breakers, inclusion, small things that can make a big difference, the drew Spencer effect, being part of the first ever GB women senior national team in Montpellier, her interaction with 2 young female players and the struggles they all share, wanting to play in the European Pro Leagues, her passions on and off the field, her Mount Rushmore of British Baseball people and more.
Jonathan Rodriguez and Gabriel Fidler (@ExtraInningsUK and Mr Baseball) join to give us an insight into University Baseball in the UK, some history, the drunken cup era, what you can do if you're going to a university, or you know someone who is going to uni that doesn't have a baseball team, how uni teams can help grow the sport and help GB players, BUCS and a tonne more.
Pavel Chadim is the National Team Manager of the Czech Republic National Baseaball Team, he took time out of his busy schedule (its Prague Baseball Week at the time of the recording) to talk about how the Czech Mens Senior Team qualified for the World Baseball Classic with Homegrown players. His baseball journey at the age of 16 and how it lead to the national team, what keeps him motivated and how he keeps growing as a manager, how does baseball as a sport compare to other sports in Czech Republic, What was the state of baseball 30 years ago and how has it progressed and how it was achieved, What does the most successful league club look like and is it the blueprint for other teams to follow, How does the Czech Republic produce so many great players, both pitching focus, International success, the WBC in 2023, listeners questions and much more.
a new audio news letter invites members of the governing bodies of all the British baseball federations and leagues to come together to share news, updates, results and up and coming events in a new monthly fanzine segment. This month we have BBs President, Tom Thornill talking about the British Baseball Federation Our Future 2023-2035 release.
