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
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Our Baseball and Stats fans from across the pond are back with more fun, facts and figures from the latest week in the MLB.
Detroit Tiger fan Alan goes over the numbers that make up Miguel Cabrera's 500 Home Runs and we celebrate a sport where the greatest players don't need to play for the winners to set records.
Who is making the play offs?Dave Jnrs White Sox look good, Yorkshire dave's Red Sox are "tanking" and Rico's Mariners are hanging in there. Tigers fan Alan contents himself with our Fantasy League play off push, is it still on and who has joined the Roster as we enter the final few weeks?
Field of Dreams, the Nola brothers match up plus a shocking fact about one of the Bronx Bombers. Give the lads a listen.
Enjoy, subscribe and share.
Follow The Highland Bullpen via your favourite podcast apps and on Twitter (@HBullpen) and other social media channels.
©Tartan Podcasts 2021
CREDITS
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Shards [Intro Version]
Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
Video Link : https://youtu.be/1BnmlzuVOCU
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Our Baseball and Stats fans from across the pond are back with more fun, facts and figures from the latest week in the MLB.
Detroit Tiger fan Alan goes over all the numbers from a 17 14 win over the Twins.
Our very own White Jox fan Dave tells us the MLB first the White Sox knocked out of the park.
Yorkshire Dave gets a bit coy about the Red Sox recent dip in form but with hot bats we remain hopeful of the play offs.
We also cover the Trade deadline, Platooning, Run Differentials, the Cleveland Indians new name and all with a couple of 80's pop references thrown in. Give the lads a listen.
Enjoy, subscribe and share.
Follow The Highland Bullpen via your favourite podcast apps and on Twitter (@HBullpen) and other social media channels.
©Tartan Podcasts 2021
CREDITS
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Shards [Intro Version]
Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
Video Link : https://youtu.be/1BnmlzuVOCU
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Get ready to pin on an Olympic gold medal as your Scottish baseball-loving Bullpen Bros return with the Highland Bullpen.
Olympic fever might have gripped the world but we're focused on how our Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners have performed as we pass the 100-game mark in the 2021 MLB season.
We've been feeling the heat lately in the British Baseball Podcasts league but find out if we've managed to get back to winning ways.
Enjoy, subscribe and share.
Follow The Highland Bullpen via your favourite podcast apps and on Twitter (@HBullpen) and other social media channels.
©Tartan Podcasts 2021
CREDITS
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Shards [Intro Version]
Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
Video Link : https://youtu.be/1BnmlzuVOCU
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
The Scottish baseball-loving Bullpen Bros are back and there is barely enough room in the Highland Bullpen to pack everything in!
The fans of the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners loved their first experience of the MLB draft, had fun with the home run derby and went all-in on the All-Star action.
Not to mention Olympic baseball chat and the latest news and views on their four teams as the battle for play-off places hots up.
Of course, the real action is in the British Baseball Podcasts league where the Bullpen's early season success is proving hard to maintain!
Away from the baseball diamond, we also find time to reflect on amazing American success at the recent Open golf championship, plus we check in on the Tour de France.
So depending what country you are in, this episode is either 'swell', 'magnifique' or 'braw' as we say in the Scottish Highlands. Enjoy, subscribe and share.
Follow The Highland Bullpen via your favourite podcast apps and on Twitter (@HBullpen) and other social media channels.
©Tartan Podcasts 2021
CREDITS
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Shards [Intro Version]
Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
Video Link : https://youtu.be/1BnmlzuVOCU
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
The Scottish baseball loving Bullpen Bros are back with their weekly round up in this one hour chat!
The fans of the Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners all the way over in Bonnie Scotland (and indeed Yorkshire) are here to give their unique and fresh insight on America's game from the eyes of British soccer fans.
Sadly Dave Jnr couldn't join us this week. Nothing to do with Alan gloating over a Tiger series win over the White Sox.
Yorkshire Dave runs the rule over the Boston Red Sox week including news on one of our favourite collectable items, sporting furniture. Which MLB team was giving away a pillow as a freebie?
Rico runs the rule over the Mariners pitcher making the All Star Game.
The Bullpen are back on form for the Fantasy baseball team with their best won of the year.
And our resident expert Dave talks over an MLB first with one of this years three (!) Yankees Triple Plays. 1-2-6-2-5-6
Follow The Highland Bullpen via your favourite podcast apps and on Twitter (@HBullpen) and other social media channels.
©Tartan Podcasts 2021
CREDITS
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Shards [Intro Version]
Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
Video Link : https://youtu.be/1BnmlzuVOCU
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Friday Jul 02, 2021
The Scottish baseball loving Bullpen Bros are back with their weekly round up in this one hour chat!
The fans of the Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners all the way over in Bonnie Scotland (and indeed Yorkshire) are here to give their unique and fresh insight on America's game from the eyes of British soccer fans.
Our weekly roundup sees delight as all our teams continue to do weel, both Sox looking good for the Play offs, the Mariners battling for a wild card spot plus the 2nd consecutive winning month for the Detroit Tigers.
Spider Tack rears its' head again but firstly in celebration as we recognise fellow Highlander, Tom Stoltman, becoming the World's Strongest Man. Thanks to the sticky substance which was developed for these athletic endeavours and not for more villainous use by Pitchers. Including one of our own who was ejected from a game.
The drop in form of our Fantasy team is arrested as we battle to a draw and give an extended run in the team to the Bullpen's favourite Daz Cameron. Which Tiger we replace him with this week as we fight to get back to a play off spot?
Our knowledge expands via AAA (Ask About Anything) as we discuss the All Star Game, Infield Fly Rule (compared to the Offside rule!) and in addition to discussing our Matching Sox statistics (plus young Archies horror at the actual colour of those teams socks) we review some more of the great stat facts that hot the world of baseball.
And having been back at the football for the Euros you get our predictions, one of which will be wrong by tomorrow morning! Plus Yorkshire Dave remains cautious about England's chances.
Follow The Highland Bullpen via your favourite podcast apps and on Twitter (@HBullpen) and other social media channels.
©Tartan Podcasts 2021
CREDITS
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Shards [Intro Version]
Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
Video Link : https://youtu.be/1BnmlzuVOCU
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
The Scottish baseball loving Bullpen Bros are back with their weekly round up in this one hour chat!
The fans of the Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners all the way over in Bonnie Scotland (and indeed Yorkshire) are here to give their unique and fresh insight on America's game from the eyes of British soccer fans.
Our regular weekly round up starts of with delight in the Highland Bullpen as our favourite player and honorary Scot, Daz Cameron, gets called back into the Tigers squad and tops it off with a clutch home run. A delight shared by all, not solely our resident Tigers fan.
Our love of all things Scottish is matched by our love of things statistical! And we discuss a couple of obscure statistical achievements by two our teams that help us love the game of baseball. We even acknowledge Scotland's Euro 2021 disappointing start in the football.
Which mother (or Madre) gets our hero of the week?
Yorkshire Dave delves into Quality Starts, Tough Losses and Cheap Wins. yes, they are official terms!
And Dave Jnr talks us through the All Star Game and vote and questions how we would set up a similar game in Scottish football. Clearly we had to edit out most of the chat here as we figure out the way forward! Red Sox fan Dave also gets his obligatory Ted Williams reference in.
And in our topic of the week we get onto Spider tack, comparisons and major differences with cricket and the use of balls, Cycle Doping, Golf equipment and this random chat ends up explaining the Highland Games. The world's only podcast that takes you from Baseball to Tossing the Caber!
Follow The Highland Bullpen via your favourite podcast apps and on Twitter (@HBullpen) and other social media channels.
©Tartan Podcasts 2021
CREDITS
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Shards [Intro Version]
Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
Video Link : https://youtu.be/1BnmlzuVOCU
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
The Scottish baseball loving Bullpen Bros are back with their weekly round up in this one hour chat!
The fans of the Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners all the way over in Bonnie Scotland (and indeed Yorkshire) are here to give their unique and fresh insight on America's game from the eyes of British soccer fans.
Big Highlights for the Bros this week as their four teams all swept over the weekend, although the chat does diverge into a weather forecast.
Heroes of the week include Seattle's Tom Murphy, Daz Cameron and Josh Donaldson, listen n to find out why.
And the lolligagging Yankee, Sanchez, gets a nomination as Villain of the week.
Social media review includes chat on the Mexican wave and Yorkshire Dave gives the insight on cricket screens and their relevance.
Another W for the Fantasy team but what will we do to face up to the League Leaders this week. Our secrets are traded here.
And before we finish with our next week round up we discuss our favourite baseball games scores. everyone has a favourite score, yes?
Cheers and enjoy the chat brought to you by Scotland's baseball podcast for fans around the world. #thescotsheardaroundtheworld (now including Iran!)
Follow The Highland Bullpen via your favourite podcast apps and on Twitter (@HBullpen) and other social media channels.
©Tartan Podcasts 2021
CREDITS
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Shards [Intro Version]
Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
Video Link : https://youtu.be/1BnmlzuVOCU
Friday May 28, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
The Scottish baseball loving Bullpen Bros are back with their weekly round up in this one hour chat!
The fans of the Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners all the way over in Bonnie Scotland (and indeed Yorkshire) are here to give their unique and fresh insight on America's game from the eyes of British soccer fans.
The Bros are all in with the Scottish chat this week
- Wearing trousers in sport, brings us to Shinty!
- A Gaelic lesson for novices and some insights as to who is crooked.
- We rename our friend at Astros Baseball Rob to Rab, it's an honour!
Plus an Umpire gets the Hero of the week award whilst disappointment in the Bullpen sees the villain of the week award not travel far.
Honourable mention in heroes to Danny Santana for how manky (all in Scttish) his kit was after sliding into base and Rico recommends getting cleaner gear from our friends at Dugout Classics.
Defeat in the Fantasy League but we are talking and learning ERA v WHIP, Saves v Holds.
No hitters - good thing or bad thing? Do people really not want to see great pitching?
The Detroit Tigers rock on in the Al(an) Bullpen Division.
Cheers and enjoy the chat brought to you by Scotland's baseball podcast for fans around the world. #thescotsheardaroundtheworld (now including Iran!)
Follow The Highland Bullpen via your favourite podcast apps and on Twitter (@HBullpen) and other social media channels.
©Tartan Podcasts 2021
CREDITS
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Shards [Intro Version]
Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
Video Link : https://youtu.be/1BnmlzuVOCU
Sunday May 23, 2021
Sunday May 23, 2021
The Scottish baseball loving Bullpen Bros have a special episode catching up with Rob Fontenot of Astros Baseball podcast and learning more about baseball, the Astros and indeed Texas.
Rob is the co host of Astros Baseball podcast with his side kick Michelle.
It's a great listen for all fans of baseball, not just the Astros. We talk
- The Killer B’s and is there a 2021 version?
- Souvenir Beer Mugs in the garage.
- Which teams fans talk about the Astros the most? And the joys of twitter.
- Some sort of controversy around the Astros World Series win.
- Rob’s introduction to baseball and his heroes.
- Why we play soccer on “astro” turf.
- The best players in Houston baseball history.
- Ballpark collecting and Groundhopping.
- And we finish with our chance to ask Rob “fair or foul” questions. He got them right!
Give it a listen and pick up their Astros Baseball podcast from time to time.
Cheers and enjoy the chat brought to you by Scotland's baseball podcast for fans around the world. #thescotsheardaroundtheworld (looking to increase our numbers in the Great State of Texas!)
Follow The Highland Bullpen via your favourite podcast apps and on Twitter (@HBullpen) and other social media channels.
©Tartan Podcasts 2021
CREDITS
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Shards [Intro Version]
Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
Video Link : https://youtu.be/1BnmlzuVOCU