117. The Career Curse

Episode 117 of the The Closing Pitch Baseball Podcast podcast, hosted by Spiker Helms and David Birkby, titled "117. The Career Curse " was published on July 25, 2022 and runs 30 minutes.

July 25, 2022 ·30m · The Closing Pitch Baseball Podcast

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Summary

The track of a player's career is fascinating. The journey is unique to each player, but there's one pitfall that potentially could derail an upward-trending player.  In this episode, we talk about the 13U curse, the advantage of being in the bottom third, and how to avoid the pitfall.  Closing Pitch Twitter Follows:  Spiker Helms: https://twitter.com/SpikerHelms David Birkby: https://twitter.com/David_Birkby Rawlings Tigers: https://twitter.com/Rawlings_Tigers Learn More About the Rawlings Tigers: https://www.rawlingstigers.com/form-a-team.php Listen to the Show On the Go!  Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-closing-pitch/id1308056021 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4fjos02cDAqXvQA5dyVgR2?si=557c3bf221cf4832 Do you just want to listen to baseball and softball conversations?  Listen to the Tiger Interview Series. It’s only about the game:  Watch: https://www.youtube.com/c/RawlingsTigers/featured Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rawlings-tigers-interview-series/id1553851157 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6b8RY79LXAWxpSMMTyLWqG?si=5c3861d7cc9d46fb

Episode Description

The track of a player's career is fascinating. The journey is unique to each player, but there's one pitfall that potentially could derail an upward-trending player.

In this episode, we talk about the 13U curse, the advantage of being in the bottom third, and how to avoid the pitfall.

Closing Pitch Twitter Follows:

Spiker Helms: https://twitter.com/SpikerHelms

David Birkby: https://twitter.com/David_Birkby

Rawlings Tigers: https://twitter.com/Rawlings_Tigers

Learn More About the Rawlings Tigers: https://www.rawlingstigers.com/form-a-team.php

Listen to the Show On the Go!

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-closing-pitch/id1308056021

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4fjos02cDAqXvQA5dyVgR2?si=557c3bf221cf4832

Do you just want to listen to baseball and softball conversations?

Listen to the Tiger Interview Series. It’s only about the game:

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/c/RawlingsTigers/featured

Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rawlings-tigers-interview-series/id1553851157

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6b8RY79LXAWxpSMMTyLWqG?si=5c3861d7cc9d46fb

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