An all new baseball-fans podcast from Scotland that focuses on the experience of baseball rather than the stats and in-depth analysis. Four fans, three from Scotland and a proud Yorkshireman, share their experience of following America’s game at home and abroad. The football loving fans from across the pond get into America’s game and seek to understand, explain and enjoy it from a lifetimes experience of watching traditional British sports. The Bullpen bros are rooting for the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. During the 2023 season we’ll bring you a regular review to help you not just understand what’s happened but importantly help you understand the simple yet complex game. We’ll give you our Heroes, Villains, Highlights, Fantasy Baseball update and our Triple AAA, Ask About Anything to help us all learn. Plenty of laughs along the way and mascot Hamish the Highland Bull makes regular appearances!
Episodes
7 days ago
7 days ago
Episode 2 of Season 7! And a special episode, as a one off we swap Yorkshire Dave and Dave Jnr for Detroit Dave!
Highlander Alan catches up with Detroit Dave over in Lakeland Florida for sunshine and baseball.
Dave picks three games to watch and catches the Top 3 pitchers for the Tigers! What's his views on the prospects for October 2026? How does he feel about the return of Justin Verlander?
Some top information on Spring Training with the number 1 piece of advice for Brits going to Florida or Arizona. And even a coffee shop recommendation in Lakeland.
Thanks for listening.
©Tartan Podcasts 2025
CREDITS
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
"Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic
Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.
Saturday Feb 28, 2026
Saturday Feb 28, 2026
Episode 1 of Season 7! Only Yorkshire Dave was around for the 1st season of the American league now 125 years old!
Spring has sprung and Spring Training is here and yes the Bullpen are heading over for a couple of TIgers games, see you in Lakeland! Dave gives us a rundown of Spring Training.
All the Bros give their "optimistic" version of the full 2026 season ahead, which one of them said "This is the Year"? We are fans of White Sox, Red Sox, Mariners and Tigers.
And with all the teams announcing their promotions schedules what would our football teams give away in their promotions, how would it affect the audience dynamics and what would be your favourite bobblehead?
Thanks for listening.
©Tartan Podcasts 2025
CREDITS
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
"Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic
Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
We're into the final few games of the regular season and three of our four teams are competing for the play off spots.
Although Detroit Tiger Alan isn't so sure about the competing aspect as the early season form of the roaring Tigers is turning into a wimper.
Richard's Mariners are sailing up fast towards the Tigers and if they can secure the Division could push a Division winning Tigers into a Wild Card game.
And as always Yorkshire Dave's Red Sox are hanging around in the last few weeks and looking to make a push. With some big games against the Tigers to close the season.
White Sox Dave might not have a personal interest in this year's Play Offs but provides great and impartial insights as to what is and might happen.
Thanks for listening.
©Tartan Podcasts 2025
CREDITS
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
"Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic
Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.
Saturday Aug 16, 2025
Saturday Aug 16, 2025
A "heatwave" hits Scotland (yes, temperatures in the 70s!) are our teams and pitchers bringing the heat to the ballpark?
The Tigers still lead their Division but is Alan feeling a different sort of heat?
Yorkshire Dave sees the temperature rising for his Boston Red Sox and also updates us on his adventures in Czechia and some baseball watching there too.
Richard wonders if the Mariners are sailing towards the play offs.
And dave Junior expresses his optimism that the recently cold White Sox are starting to burn a little bit!
Thanks for listening.
©Tartan Podcasts 2025
CREDITS
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
"Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic
Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.
Friday Apr 18, 2025
Friday Apr 18, 2025
We're all in this together as all four Bullpen Bros manage to catch up and discuss how the season is going, both individually and collectively. Although Highlander Alan perhaps only arrived with his Detroit Tigers sitting atop of the Bullpen standings.
Dave Junior discusses how the White Sox are now matching his expectations whilst Rich's Mariners and Yorkshire Dave's Red Sox perhaps have the juries out so far.
We recognise the importance of Jackie Robinson Day and discuss how it unifies the sport of Baseball and whether other sports could achieve this?
Thanks for listening.
©Tartan Podcasts 2025
CREDITS
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
"Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic
Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Rich, Dave Junior and Alan catch up discuss what the start of the season holds for the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers. A mix of hope, excitement and the odd bit of Scottish realism and pessimism.
We also give you our predictions for the whole of the season and let's see who is correct!
Alan quickly catches up with Yorkshire Dave to get his similar thoughts on the Boston Red Sox.
Are we really getting three Bullpen teams into the Play Offs....
©Tartan Podcasts 2025
CREDITS
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
"Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic
Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Welcome back to the latest Bullpen Bros chat as "the Two Daves" join up with Alan to discuss what'll be coming up in 2025 for the
Boston Red Sox - and Yorkshire Dave talks through their Trades and Prospects for the year ahead with air of confidence
Dave Junior prefers to focus on what actually is Spring Training for our audience than focussing too much on how last seasons Record Breaking Chicago White Sox will do
And Highland Alan approaches the season with the trepidation of can the "Detroit Tigers actually repeat their amazing 2024 run and get back to the Play Offs?"
Marquee Signings, Top Prospects, Pitching Rotations, Who is making the 40 man roster. For the players and fans alike it's a point in the year when we all (almost) have some form of hope and aspiration. Listen now.
©Tartan Podcasts 2025
CREDITS
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
"Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic
Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
Dave Jnr injures himself on the way to the gym, Rico is out keeping society functioning it's the old guard of Yorkshire Dave and Highland Alan joining Hamish on the podcast this week.
And his injury was nothing to do with the Chicago White Sox losing streak but he will be fit enough to return to Guaranteed Rate Field later this month to help the Sox!
We chat through the wonderful inconsistencies of results in this sport, how rare these streaks are, but how can the Tigers blow so hot and cold. We just don't understand it.
And our regular update of the Red Sox play off push and what's hot in Boston!
©Tartan Podcasts 2024
CREDITS
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
"Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic
Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
The woes of the Bullpen teams expand as we include a faltering Mariners in our round up of doom.
Will the Trade deadline looming add some inspiration to the Seattle line up? Will the Tigers keep their stars for us to see in just under a months time and will the White Sox have players left for us to cheer on?
But the Red Sox are trading up and keeping Alex Cora as Yorkshire Dave brings the good news!
So it was appropriate to discuss Errors in here and should we be measuring our football stars in the same way? The Bullpen try to fathom that all out.
And with less than a month to go to our Chicago trip watching the AL Central's "finest"we need your input as to where and what to drink at Guaranteed Rate Field and beyond in Chicago. Hit us up with your cultural advice too!
©Tartan Podcasts 2024
CREDITS
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
"Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic
Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Dave Jnr is touring our Highland homeland and Rich is pounding the wet and windy streets of Glasgow so join our two "senior" Bullpen Bros, Yorkshire Dave and Highland Alan for another episode!
Are the White Sox really now better than the Tigers? Who can stop our play off chasing duo of the Mariners and Red Sox?
Dave gives a great scoring account of the London Series and some of it sounds just like a Champions League night! Some great plays and fan experiences recounted reminding us that sport and its' emotions are universal.
Alan recounts his visit to the famed Durham Bulls. Pitching challenges in the MiLB, Negro Leagues Appreciation Night, Who's aiming for our Bull friend? And he's still waiting on a Grand Slam!
We finish with discussing phrases you'll hear in football but not baseball and some light hearted chat about potential similarities.
Join us for another insightful and entertaining episode of the Highland Bullpen Baseball Podcast!
©Tartan Podcasts 2024
CREDITS
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
"Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic
Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.