Absolute Bunts

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Synopsis

The podcast in which two men who know nothing about baseball talk about baseball.Join Jon and Henry each week as they get to grips with America's pastime. With humour and a complete lack of knowledge, they work their way through the rules of the game and cover the various statistics that are important to know if you're a baseball fan.

Episodes

  • Season Two: Episode Twelve - Ted Williams' Frozen Head

    14/08/2019 Duration: 01h25min

    If you want to know what this episode is about you should just listen to it.

  • Season Two: Episode Eleven - The Ontological Hyphen

    09/07/2019 Duration: 56min

    The podcast in which three men who know nothing about Spider-Man talk about Spider-Man... Oh look! It's a special episode of Bunts where we invited on a very special guest, James Rushton, who is more commonly seen over @spideypodcast (https://twitter.com/SpideyPodcast) over on Twitter. He's here to talk to us about the hyphen in Spider-Man - why it's there, what it's there for and how his podcast, Swinging Through Spider-Man, is actually basically the same as Absolute Bunts... But we couldn't let episode eleven pass us by without some mention of Stranger Things... So there's that too... Mention of Baseball: limited to none...

  • Season Two: Episode Ten - 8-Bit Cetology

    04/07/2019 Duration: 01h12min

    The podcast in which two men who know nothing about baseball talk about baseball... Not so much a podcast this week as a pod... of whales that is... however you'll have to wade through a lot of shit before you get to the good stuff up to and including: * London Series debrief * Steve Bartman Bunts Hall of Fame nomination * Corrections goes off road * How do you spell Spider-Man? Spider Man? Spiderman? Whatever... * Jon's specialist baseball team * What is it like to be a bat? * How to eat Boomdogs - by Henry Cooke aged 8 * 8-Bit Walk Up Music * On Cetology * Finding a title for Henry's erotic novel Enjoy!

  • Season Two: Episode Nine - On Bunburying the Nerds

    01/07/2019 Duration: 01h13min

    The podcast in which two men who know nothing about baseball talk about baseball... Oh my! A London Series special and it's action-packed full of the usual complete bollocks including: * Half of our London Series round-up * When is it okay to wear a cap * On genital examination * Corrections * When will Jon and Henry fall out like all great comedy acts do * We help one of our listeners pick a team * Willians Astudillo love (and Twins love) * On the Fleshpots of Egypt * Would Spider-Man be good at baseball? (Who knows but here's Henry's appeal to get on a different podcast) * Song Battle: Kevin Knows I'm Miserable Now vs This Chubby Man * The Importance of Being Earnest Synopsis * On Bunburying * The Live Start of the London Series Enjoy! 

  • Season Two: Episode Eight - The Finger Up the Bum Episode

    10/06/2019 Duration: 01h12min

    Hello and welcome to Absolute Bunts... The podcast in which two men who know nothing about baseball talk about baseball... This episode sees Jon and Henry welcome very special guest Ben Lindbergh onto the podcast... It's definitely him... Honest... There's loads of other stuff too: The Draft and How it Works Our 5 picks from last year's Draft: Where are they? Some other things A few more things Nearly done Many other things besides... Enjoy!

  • Season Two: Episode Seven - Fifty Shades of Gibson

    20/05/2019 Duration: 01h08min

    **Hello and welcome to Absolute Bunts... The podcast in which two men who know nothing about baseball talk about baseball...** So if you're looking for erotica and baseball, you've come to the right podcast... This episode sees Jon and Henry explore the more steamy side of baseball and preview our new feature Fifty Shades of Gibson. There's loads of other stuff too: * Henry on idle office thoughts * Applegate - IS MEG ROWLEY EATING AN APPLE ON FANGRAPHS AUDIO? * Computer game music and the sole heir of the Pringle fortune * How would Jon and Henry revamp MLB TV broadcasts? * What stats are we missing? Henry goes on a digression about how many poos he's heard in his life... * Many other things besides... Enjoy!

  • Season Two: Episode Six - The Bob Gibson Episode

    05/05/2019 Duration: 01h06min

    **Hello and welcome to Absolute Bunts... The podcast in which two men who know nothing about baseball talk about baseball...** Well, well, well... It's the first of our Hall of Fame episodes and sees a very special gentleman inaugurated onto the Hall of Fame throne.  This episode sees Jon and Henry talk all things Gibbo, what made him tick, the things we love about him, and why we will never stop doing the accent. There's loads of other stuff too: * Jon's on a m*therf*cking boat! * ASMR and stuff - Watson wins again * Song Battle!?!?! * Nice review readout * And much more besides Enjoy!

  • Season Two: Episode Five - Absolute Nerds

    28/04/2019 Duration: 58min

    Hello and welcome to Absolute Nerds, the podcast in which one man who knows nothing about baseball talks to another man who knows something about baseball... Jon and John talk about a few things... it is a podcast after all. Topics include: * How John got into baseball * What is it about baseball's aesthetic that makes it different to other sports? * How do you attract British people to the game? * Song battle! It wouldn't be Bunts without a song battle. Enjoy!

  • Season Two: Episode Four - The Amschterdam Recordings

    21/04/2019 Duration: 01h28min

    **Hello and welcome to Absolute Bunts, the podcast in which two men who know nothing about baseball talk about baseball.** Jon and Henry are back for more profane discussion of America's national pastime. Henry is convalescing in Amsterdam but, dear listener, this does not hold the Bunts boys back. Here - live from Amsterdam - our weekly-ish episode of the podcast. Here's what to expect: * Reviews Rundown - Jon gives you some tasters from what people say about us on iTunes. You guys are too nice! * It wouldn't be Bunts without the Correction Section... * All about Pitching - what is a Quality Start? How do you determine a Winning or Losing Pitcher? Saves? Holds? WTF? * The results are in for the Song Battle - Jon savours his victory and chooses the next theme/genre * The Cult Draft continues with a couple of pitchers... Star appearances for Bob Gibson and Watson and also Louis Walsh... Enjoy!

  • Season Two: Episode Three - Heinrich Koch

    12/04/2019 Duration: 01h13min

    **Hello and welcome to Absolute Bunts, the podcast in which two men who know nothing about baseball talk about baseball.** Jon and Henry are back for more profane discussion of America's national pastime. They have some fun new formats for you: * The Song Off - Jon and Henry produce a song each which you, dear listener, can vote for on Twitter. * The Cult Draft - Jon and Henry take turns to pick a player from their respective divisions to form a cult draft. * Ballpark Food Battle - Jon and Henry review the haute cuisine from the various ballparks in MLB. Star appearances for Bob Gibson and Watson and also a scary Scottish dude. Enjoy!

  • Absolute Beginners: The Absolute Bunts Guide to Baseball, Part IV

    01/04/2019 Duration: 01h14min

    They say all good things must come to an end... what they don't know is that all mediocre things must come to an end too. This is the last episode in our Absolute Beginners series: The Absolute Bunts Guide to Baseball. On June 29-30th, MLB is coming to Europe for the first time in its history. To celebrate this fact, Jon and Henry are running a mini-series that covers the absolute basics of the game.  By the time you finish listening to these three (or four) episodes, we promise you, you will know enough about the sport to be able to enjoy both games of the London Series. Through the course of the series, we will walk you through twenty absolute fundamentals that you need to know to understand the game. These are broken into three main areas: THE GAME THE LEAGUE THE KNOWLEDGE In Part III, we cover the absolute basics which come within THE KNOWLEDGE section: 17 The game invites a lot of statistics 18 There are some fundamental batting stats to know 19 There are some fu

  • Season Two: Episode Two - Jon and Henry do a Draft

    25/03/2019 Duration: 01h10min

    This is it - the moment you've all been waiting for... Listen to Jon and Henry lose it live on the podcast. As part of the Absolute Bunts Invitational, Jon and Henry put themselves on the line and record the draft. Two men who know nothing about baseball celebrate this fact by documenting their own stupidity... What's not to like? Come on down!

  • Season Two: Episode One - Hashtag Special - #TakeItBack

    20/03/2019 Duration: 01h01min

    What a way to kick of Season Two of Absolute Bunts... With a complete review and analysis of all 30 MLB franchise hashtags for the new season. YOU WILL NOT GET THIS SORT OF CONTENT ANYWHERE NOT LEAST ON BATFLIPS AND NERDS WHO CONTINUE TO NEGLECT THEIR LISTENERSHIP'S WANTS AND DESIRES! Basically, we spend an hour talking about hashtags... What are you waiting for?

  • Absolute Beginners: The Absolute Bunts Guide to Baseball, Part III

    16/03/2019 Duration: 01h06min

    Oh, look! Jon and Henry are back with Part III of Absolute Beginners: The Absolute Bunts Guide to Baseball!  Jon and Henry are back with Season Two of everyone's favourite non-baseball baseball podcast. They're kicking off with a mini-series, though. On June 29-30th, MLB is coming to Europe for the first time in its history. To celebrate this fact, Jon and Henry are running a mini-series that covers the absolute basics of the game. By the time you finish listening to these three (or four) episodes, we promise you, you will know enough about the sport to be able to enjoy both games of the London Series. Through the course of the series, we will walk you through twenty absolute fundamentals that you need to know to understand the game. These are broken into three main areas: THE GAME THE LEAGUE THE KNOWLEDGE In Part III, we cover the absolute basics which come within THE LA LEAGUE section: 11\. MLB is the organisation that runs the top baseball league in the USA (7:20 mins)   12\. MLB is divided int

  • Absolute Beginners: The Absolute Bunts Guide to Baseball, Part II

    01/03/2019 Duration: 01h10min

    Oh, look! Jon and Henry are back with Part II of Absolute Beginners: The Absolute Bunts Guide to Baseball! Jon and Henry are back with Season Two of everyone's favourite non-baseball baseball podcast. They're kicking off with a mini-series, though. On June 29-30th, MLB is coming to Europe for the first time in its history. To celebrate this fact, Jon and Henry are running a mini-series that covers the absolute basics of the game. By the time you finish listening to these three (or four) episodes, we promise you, you will know enough about the sport to be able to enjoy both games of the London Series. Through the course of the series, we will walk you through twenty absolute fundamentals that you need to know to understand the game. These are broken into three main areas: THE GAME THE LEAGUE THE KNOWLEDGE In Part II, we cover the second five of these absolute basics which come within THE GAME section: 6\. The batter is trying to get runs, on base or walks  (6:47 mins)  7\. The fielders are trying to ge

  • Absolute Beginners: The Absolute Bunts Guide to Baseball, Part I

    25/02/2019 Duration: 54min

    How's it going, fellow Bunts?! Jon and Henry are back with Season Two of everyone's favourite non-baseball baseball podcast. They're kicking off with a mini-series, though. On June 29-30th, MLB is coming to Europe for the first time in its history. To celebrate this fact, Jon and Henry are running a mini-series that covers the absolute basics of the game. By the time you finish listening to these three (or four) episodes, we promise you, you will know enough about the sport to be able to enjoy both games of the London Series. Through the course of the series, we will walk you through twenty absolute fundamentals that you need to know to understand the game. These are broken into three main areas: THE GAME THE LEAGUE THE KNOWLEDGE In Part I, we cover the first five of these absolute basics which come within THE GAME section: 1\. Baseball is a game (5:55 mins) 2\. The game is made up of nine innings (13:30 mins) 3\. Each inning is made up of three outs (23:02 mins) 4\. The pitcher

  • Absolute Bunts Ep. 9 - Cars and Violence

    11/02/2019 Duration: 01h17min

    **The podcast in which two men who know nothing about baseball talk about baseball...** Oh wut now? Jon and Henry busting out an off-season podcast episode? We're a veritable FanGraphs Audio these days and certainly better than those bloody Bat Flips and Nerds. You're in for a real treat - we talk about: * Henry's warped mind rewriting songs * Jon and Henry's music lives * Baseball contracts (now so out of date as to be unlistenable) * Cars and Violence * Dating apps * Porn * The Sea Life Centre FIN

  • Absolute Bunts Ep. 8 - 'You are absolutely exquisite!'

    19/11/2018 Duration: 01h02min

    **The podcast in which two men who know nothing about baseball talk about baseball...** Oh my! Do you remember us? I bet you don't... Anyway, we're back and we don't care what you think. This is an end of season round up in which we round up the end of the season and have hilarious badinage with one another. Includes bonus material: * We are proud to announce Bob Gibson as our main sponsor for this podcast * Look out for your complimentary FACT OF THE RAY Enjoy!

  • Absolute Bunts Ep. 7 - The Thumb Crotch and the PANTONE™ 14-Series

    04/10/2018 Duration: 01h10min

    **The podcast in which two men who know nothing about baseball talk about baseball...** Jon and Henry are back with their post-season special as baseball ramps up for the World Series. Look out for: * Our post-season bracket * Our post-Eassom bracket * Back to the Rules of the Game  * Henry tells us about his monastic adventure Enjoy!

  • Absolute Bunts Ep. 6 - Merkle's Boner

    12/09/2018 Duration: 01h11s

    **Hello and welcome to Absolute Bunts, the podcast in which two men who know nothing about baseball talk about baseball.** They say buses are like buses… you wait for a long time and then two come along at once and then you get on one, realise you're heading in the wrong direction and before you know it you're in Croydon. Anyway, Absolute Bunts is not like buses… you wait for a long time and then nothing shows up and then when it does it's just Jon and Henry talking total bollocks most of which isn't anything to do with baseball. We talked about a lot today though: * Henry's summer school trip * Henry's temporal super powers * Henry's dog * Merkle's Boner * Henry * Bob Gibson * Other things * All of the above * Any other business We hope you find something in the shit to make it all worth your while. Enjoy… peeps…

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