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
14 hours ago
14 hours ago
EXTRA INNINGS! Ever watched a game of baseball on TV and thought it was in a foreign language? We're here to help, Yorkshire Dave, Rich and Highlander Alan get together to irreverently discuss what you'll hear tuning in to a game. Even if our accents differ...
This is Episode 3 of "Babbel for Baseball"
We compare and contrast the phraseology with other sports you might be more used to whilst arriving at the dawning realisation that non football fans would find the exact same experience!
Any questions or particular phrases you want explained drop us a line and we'll cover it next time.
©Tartan Podcasts 2026
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.
6 days ago
6 days ago
EXTRA INNINGS! Ever watched a game of baseball on TV and thought it was in a foreign language? We're here to help, Yorkshire Dave, Rich and Highlander Alan get together to irreverently discuss what you'll hear tuning in to a game. Even if our accents differ...
We compare and contrast the phraseology with other sports you might be more used to whilst arriving at the dawning realisation that non football fans would find the exact same experience!
Don't forget to check out our Episode 1 too.
Any questions or particular phrases you want explained drop us a line and we'll cover it next time.
©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 Apr 30, 2026
Thursday Apr 30, 2026
The bases are loaded as all four Bullpen Bros catch up to discuss the big news and form around their teams.
Yorkshire Dave has some sadness with the main story of Alex Cora leaving the Red Sox. He explains who calls the shots in baseball and gives his wn tribute to Cora.
Alan and Rich see some green shoots of recovery for both the Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers. With veterans and rookies making waves in the teams.
Dave Junior sees joy in the way the White Sox are playing and along with half of Chicago enthuses over Munetaka Murakami taking up "half the show" listing his season's leading achievements!!
We also discuss the rookie start of Kevin McGonigle comparing and contrasting with Murakami and pose the question as to the advantages and disadvantages rookies have with MLB pitchers. Give us your thoughts?
Any questions or want to hear any other chats from the Bros give us a shout.
©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.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Welcome to The Highland Bullpen Baseball podcast and indeed perhaps our first proper episode on Scottish Baseball History!
Yes, it exists, and indeed we cover of some World War 2 history, HIghland League football history and of course the story of baseball in Ross and Cromarty in World War 2. Indeed playing on the hallowed turf of Victoria Park, home of Ross County Football Club who did not play during the War. If you have any other insights, stories or photographs connected with this podcast we'd love to hear from you!
©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 Apr 16, 2026
Thursday Apr 16, 2026
EXTRA INNINGS! Ever watched a game of baseball on TV and thought it was in a foreign language? We're here to help, Yorkshire Dave, Rich and Highlander Alan get together to irreverently discuss what you'll hear tuning in to a game. Even if our accents differ...
We compare and contrast the phraseology with other sports you might be more used to whilst arriving at the dawning realisation that non football fans would find the exact same experience!
Any questions or particular phrases you want explained drop us a line and we'll cover it next time.
©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 Apr 11, 2026
Saturday Apr 11, 2026
The best team in Baseball*
Dramatic news from the Bullpen as the Chicago White Sox claim the title of best team in baseball*
How did this happen, how long will it last and will it still be the case when Dave Jnr heads to Chicago in the summer?
Or is it down to how the other teams are doing. Highlander Alan joins Dave to chat about the White Sox but also a little bit of the Tigers.
And it's April, let's have a chat about The Masters and we compare legendary White Sox pitcher and commentator Steve Stone comments about forgetting what you have done and focussing on the next pitch with exactly what a golfer should be doing around Augusta.
*best team in Highland Bullpen Baseball that is....bragging rights though.
Any questions or want to hear any other chats from the Bros give us a shout.
©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 Apr 08, 2026
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
The Bullpen Bros are back and perhaps with their tail between their legs...
Has the season "only just begun" and we'll soon see our teams working their way towards our predictions for the season?
Join Yorkshire Dave discussing "the worst team in baseball" (*official) Boston Red Sox, Rich bemoaning the stars of Seattle Mariners who aren't producing like 2025 and Highlander Alan reflecting on the naivety of sports fans believing this "is the season" for the likes of the Detroit Tigers.
Dave Juniors White Sox have found a new star and a handful of wins.
But we also issue an appeal to MLB TV to bring back the "free game of the day", come on lads "grow the game".
Any questions or want to hear any other chats from the Bros give us a shout.
©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 26, 2026
Thursday Mar 26, 2026
Season 7 Episode 4 and welcome to MLB 2026!
Spring Training is over, the old hands are refreshed and raring to go, the prospects have been given their shot and the rosters are set for today!
Join host Rich (Seattle Mariners), Yorkshire Dave (fan of his nearest team Boston Red Sox), Dave Junior (Chicago White Sox) and Highlander Alan (Detroit Tigers) full of optimism for the year ahead.
Who and what should you look out for the in the season ahead which will, we predict, see one of these seasons go way into October. How were our game win predictions in 2026 compare to 2025 where we very credibly were just over 1% out in total! Have we really all gone bolder?
Any questions or want to hear any other chats from the Bros give us a shout.
©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.
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Not really a podcast but a reminder of last years predictions!
Wide of this Yorkshire Dave predicted 92 wins for the Boston Red Sox, all predictions within very close range for a 162 game season, what will we say before Opening Day 2026? Find out very soon!!
Three optimists and one pessimist in last year's thinking!
©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 12, 2026
Thursday Mar 12, 2026
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.