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Pelotero Podcast
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#1 Player Intelligence Podcast - Former MLB player Chris Colabello and famed hitting coach Bobby Tewksbary, cofounders of Pelotero discuss the hottest topics in baseball, sports, and athlete development through the lens of player intelligence.
Episodes
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Travel Ball Problems w/ Anthony Granato
Chris Colabello and Pelotero partner Anthony Granato discuss the challenges of modern amateur player development, their biggest concerns, and what the highest priorities for coaches and families should be. Host: Chris Colabello Guest: Anthony Granato Producer: Patrick McDonnell
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The State of Player Development w/ Coach Ferber
Travel baseball, showcase culture, terrible tournaments, everything is too expensive... We've got huge issues with the landscape of youth baseball/softball right now. Nobody is happy with the current system. And we're going to do something about it. Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary Guest:...
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How Elite Hitters Prepare: An Interview with Red Sox Hitting Coach Pete Fatse
Following the release of our brand new game tracking tool Plate Intelligence we interviewed Boston Red Sox Hitting Coach Pete Fatse about his priorities as a big league hitting coach! If you'd like to incorporate some of this thinking into you or your players' routines check out Plate…
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How High Level Pitchers Attack You w/ Jon Sintes
We welcome Jon Sintes of Cutternation to the pod to capture the perspective of a high level pitcher and the things he prioritizes paying attention to in the game. Topics discussed: Hitters and pitchers being "sparring partners" in training Importance of desensitizing young hitters to failure How…
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A Hitter's Guide to Understanding Your Outs
These are the things ever hitter needs to pay attention to in order to understand exactly WHY they're making outs. The best hitters avoid outs like the plague! More on this here! 1:00 - Why Understanding Your Outs is So Important 3:00 - The Role of the Swing 4:45 - Pitch Selection 12:15 - Timing...
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Anatomy of an Adjustment w/ Matt Swope
Player development in 2025 is now fully personalized. Welcome to the future! Today we have Matt Swope - Head Coach of Maryland Baseball and co-found of Motor Preference Experts. We recap our ABCA panel and deep dive the adjustments made by the pro-hitter present, talk a ton about motor…
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Coach Ferbs - Dos and Don'ts of ABCA
Happy Holidays! Bringing you guys some great vibes on this one with Coach Jason Ferber in a conversation where we dive into his baseball knowledge, some advice for those attending ABCA, and some hypothetical questions that will get you thinking hard! 1:40 - Where does Ferbs' sense of humor come...
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Embrace Being Different w/ Phil Price of Evolution Baseball
We have a long talk with Phil Price - the founder of Evolution Baseball and a Pelotero partner. We dive deep into Phil's unique academy, why it's always been important for him to embrace being different, how he sees the future of player development, and why its important to be honest with players...
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Building a Big Leaguer w/ Matt Joyce
We get into a long conversation with Matt Joyce (1:28) about defining moments in his career, playing in the big leagues during the tech revolution, tactics he utilized in the batters box, and what he thinks of Hitter Potential Score. We finish the show with a World Series edition of Pelotero…
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Introducing Hitter Potential Score!
Excited to unveil the Hitter Potential Score - now available for all Pelotero athletes! Want your swing scored? Find one of our partners near you: https://pelotero.com/pelotero-partners 1:28 - Intro to CEO Bennett Fisher 4:32 - What is the Hitter Potential Score and why do we need it? For the…
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Facility Spotlight: Hit Lab w/ Jake DePew
We welcome Jake DePew to discuss how Hit Lab is utilizing player intelligence, how it has changed life for him and his players, and the most important hitting conversations he is having right now! 1:07 - Interview with Jake DePew 48:21 - Pelotero Pickle segment (lots of Mookie talk) For more...
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Creating YOUR Best Offseason Training Plan
We've brainstormed 6 ultra important things you need to be considering when planning out your offseason! 1. Big Picture Considerations - 3:25 2. Logistics - 11:50 3. Quantity vs. Quality of work - 20:44 4. Sticking to a plan vs. When to deviate - 30:43 5. Balancing different difficulties of work…
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5 Things Every Hitter NEEDS to Learn About Themselves
For more information on player intelligence visit our website: www.pelotero.com We're back! After a summer break we are back to explain where we have been, why the podcast name has changed, and get back to delivering weekly content! We start off explaining where we've been before diving into the…
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Hitters Who Suck vs. Hitters Who Don't
2:27 - Golf talk and weird umpire stories 18:36 - Caitlin Clark talk 24:39 - Hitting talk begins - If you can't hit a fastball down the middle that you are looking for...you suck at hitting. 46:45 - MLB posts a tour of the LSU facilities Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick...
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Bat Speed Is So Boring
We definitely did not talk about bat speed. 2:00 - Women's sports and why Bobby is now into the WNBA 14:25 - MLB releases bat tracking data 41:46 - Watching Juan Soto should be mandatory for players that want to play in college 50:23 - Glow in the dark baseball game Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris...
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How to Perform When Your Team Sucks
0:43 - Chris has a black eye from adult men's basketball 12:18 - The White Sox struggles and how to hit well when you're in a dreadful lineup 20:16 - NFL Draft and talking about the importance of family in the career of an athlete 33:30 - Answering a question about the Soto shuffle 40:50…
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Why Corey Seager is Obsessed with Mirror Swings
2:00 - Chris recaps going to another Motor Preferences clinic and the guys talk generally about hitting 16:24 - Deep dive into the Corey Seager article about his mindset 47:18 - Juan Soto is KILLING it in NY 53:00 - Somebody needs to stop Nestor Cortes... 56:19 - Post Show grievances
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The Death of Arms, Fastballs, and Arenado's Swing
3:27 - Pitcher Injury Epidemic 21:45 - Death of the Fastball 35:30 - Mookie Betts is doing Babe Ruth things but Bobby is skeptical about him playing shortstop 50:12 - Nolan Arenado might be broken right now 59:00 - Certain "people" are already claiming ownership of Jackson Holliday's swing Hosts:...
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Shohei Can Definitely Dunk a Basketball
4:10 - NCAA basketball watching in Bobby's household 7:43 - MLB Korea Series and Shohei Ohtani under investigation 19:12 - LeBron and JJ Redick's new podcast and what it can tell us about the process of high level athletes 38:06 - Who is the best MLB player that absolutely can not dunk a...
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Why Jackson Holliday Is Different
2:52 - Chris talks about his experience making an MLB roster out of Spring Training 15:48 - The hype behind different Spring Training guys: Jackson Holliday, Wyatt Langford etc. 35:35 - Can a guy do anything in Spring Training that will impress Chris or Bobby? 48:52 - Swing "chunking" 59:24…
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Sports Role Models for Kids and How to Train Swing Decisions
6:03 - How to create 7U practice plans and what lessons can we take from these 18:17 - The importance of role models in sports to kids 42:50 - How to train swing decisions and the Phillies' new BP philosophy 1:01:41 - Shohei Ohtani's legendary exit velos in flips and why it means less than you...
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How to Be a Good Baseball Parent
Off-the-cuff episode where we dive into panic from players and parents as the season starts up! 2:00 - Kicking off the college season 15:50 - Advice to baseball parents for when your kid is struggling 41:00 - Professor at a D3 school sent an email shaming student-athletes for their priorities...
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What Patrick Mahomes Teaches Us About Hitting Development
0:00 - Super Bowl recap that leaks into a discussion about hitting development (What is the lesson Mahomes teaches us?) 30:33 - If you were preparing an entire lineup to face Josh Hader, what would you have them do? 39:14 - A Pelotero intern was hired by an MLB team - Advice for people wanting to...
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ABCA Recap, Tech Trends, Texas BBQ
After two weeks and 3 collective coaching conventions we are back! This one is less structured than normal. Enjoy the recap of ABCA, Chris getting deep into mindset stuff of hitters vs. pitchers, and positive rants about measuring grip pressure! Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer:...
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Holiday Resolutions, ABCA Preview, Mailbag Questions
1:00 - Holiday recap 10:40 - New Year's Resolutions, Chris's Twitter threads, and ABCA Preview 42:35 - Question/Rant about trying to control what players think on the field 53 - Mailbag question from Mark about skill vs. athleticism Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick...
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Judge's Swing Pattern vs. All Time Greats
We get real truthful today about swing dialogue on Twitter. Strap in. 2:30 - Talk about grip pressure and BS swing pattern talk on Twitter 25:03- Aaron Judge vs. Best Swings of All Time (they are not the same) 59:02 - Shohei Ohtani contract deferrals 1:02:20 - Which teams have spent the most so…
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Shohei Signs for $700 Million, Juan Soto to the Yanks, Winter Meetings Recap
Tons of baseball news in this one but don't miss the extremely personal story from Bobby right in the middle! 3:00 - Shohei signs for how much? 20:50 - What drives you to be in the cage? (Bobby gets real personal here) 39:33 - Winter meetings recap 51 - Juan Soto to the Yankees 55:37 - Jackson...
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"Missing Frames are Missing", Ramblings on Turkey and Bat Speed
Two episodes this week courtesy of Thanksgiving! Hope you enjoy! 10:23 - What does "missing frames are missing" mean? 22:45 - Discussing Patrick Jones' tweet about bat speed 34:44 - Is it better for hitters to do one thing really well or be able to do a little bit of everything? 57:49 - Would Ted...
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There Will Never Be Another Mechanical Revolution
Recorded pre-Thanksgiving the guys go real deep on swing mechanics, timing, advice on professionalism and more! 6:47 - Acuna thread and why there will never be another massive widespread hitting mechanics breakthrough 45:05 - The problem with the word "hitting guru" 52:43 - Tom Brady's advice to…
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Reframing College Recruiting, Managerial Hunger Games, Baseball in Movie Theaters
We start the show off with Chris recapping Mike Olt's wedding from this past weekend. The guys then attempt to reframe the conversation around college recruiting (14:30), talk about the crazy managerial swaps from this past week (35:21), discuss Brian Cashman's recent comments on the Yankees...
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MLB Season Wrap Up, Bobby Bores Chris with Lag Talk, and Being "On Purpose"
Quick turnaround on this one! Bobby and Chris do some wrap up topics for the 2023 season, Bobby bores Chris to tears by getting way too technical about the swing, and Chris breaks down what it means for hitters to be "on purpose". 3:00 - Wrapping up the 2023 MLB season 22:26 - Lag is the next big...
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Rangers Win the WS, Seager Enters Favorite Player Territory
Late show this week where the guys talk about Chris turning 40, talk a ton about the World Series and the hitters that led the way for the Rangers (5:25), and then talk about a viral response email to a player that tried to walk onto a D1 team throwing 68 mph. Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby...
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The ALCS is Nuts
Bobby and Mike talk through the highlights of both championship series', discuss black out swing, a proposed new rule for travel ball, and why Travis Kelce plays better with T***** S**** in attendance. 6:22 - ALCS 25:15 - NLCS 30:46 - Blackout swings 38:51 - New rule for travel ball 43:44 -...
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Atta Boy Harper
Chris is back and we are talking about the Championship Series' (7:30), Bryce Harper's heroics (24:04), the Astros run (38:00), and we close with some 6u soccer observations (42:12). Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email [email protected]...
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Talking Playoffs and Sasaki with Mike Olt
Mike Olt is filling in as host for Chris this week. Tons of cool playoff stuff to recap (2:28) and we end the show talking about Sasaki coming to play in the US for college and current landscape of college recruiting (51:13). Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Mike Olt Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us…
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Playoff Preview 2023
0:00 - Ramblings on Instagram coaches and "trends" 14:50 - Bryce Harper's LOUD ejection this past week 24:49 - Breaking down the 2023 MLB playoffs 41:27 - The hardest hit ball of the year was a homer? Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email...
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Dan Kaplan and Mike Tampellini from Baseball Connect
Thanks to Dan and Mike from Baseball Connect for coming on and talking tech, analytics, and player development! This one is a really cool look at where the industry is at and where we are headed. Enjoy! 2:48 - The Biggest Story in Sports 6:40 - What is Baseball Connect? 22:30 - Quantifying Swing...
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Avoid Making Outs Like the Plague
1:39 - Continuing last week's conversation about good misses and why a hitters first priority needs to be not making an out 36:38 - MLB stories this week - Red Sox fire Bloom, Shohei cleans out his locker 51:26 - Chris's update on his PED situation and the thoughts he shared on Twitter Hosts…
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George Kirby, Skills Across Eras, How Good Hitters Slow Things Down
Chris and Bobby are flowing in this one. Tons of good bits. Hope you enjoy! 2:55 - George Kirby not wanting the ball 33:00 - Bill James twitter thread on skills across eras 57:20 - "When good hitters take a bad swing they slow down" 1:07:33 - US Open Women’s tennis thoughts Hosts: Bobby…
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The Best Hitters Outperfrom Their Athleticism
Lots of talk about building hitters from the ground up, following up on Paul Skenes, Trea Turner's turnaround, and Coach Prime's coaching debut at Colorado! 5:50 - The best hitters outperform their athleticism 18:44 - Building hitters from the bottom 39:17 - Paul Skenes' second AA outing was a…
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Paul Skenes AA Debut, Shohei's Injury, Why LLWS Homers Aren't Impressive
Chris is back this week with updates on Clutch! He and Bobby get into Power 5 vs. MLB levels of baseball and the recent Shohei Ohtani injury news. Enjoy! 9:25 - Paul Skenes struggles in his AA debut and people were quick to jump on him. 31:33 - Shohei tears his UCL :( 43:27 - NL MVP race 50:33 -...
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If You're Going to Do Data...Do It Right
Another Bobby solo episode this week as Chris had to step away for some personal stuff. The theme of this one is truth -- how important it is to have truth in your data capture and how empowering to know the truth of how good you are. Enjoy! 0:00 - Rant on data integrity 19:42 - How powerful it…
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How to Create "Defining Moments" in a Player's Development
Sunday night recording this week and the guys were very animated! The guys discuss Jose Bautista being honored by the Blue Jays, Bobby turning 40 years old, the importance of "defining moments" and how to create them. 13:25 - Bobby turned 40 last week. 18:10 - "Defining Moments" - what they are…
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Facility Spotlight: Asteri Sports Performance
Special mid-week upload for you on this feed! We are going to be posting some conversations with Pelotero customers talking about their experience using Pelotero, the future of hitter development, and sharing their success stories in business! Chris Colabello talks with Ari Sechopoulos about his...
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Bobby's Solo Episode, Travel Ball Rants, Time vs. Player Development, Stanton's Running
Bobby does a solo pod this week expanding upon his recent tweets criticizing travel ball/showcases, and dives into some recent MLB stories. 0:45 - Ethics of showcases and travel ball 14:30 - Athletes only have so much time and they only get one shot 21:02 - Anthony Rizzo concussion and Bobby's...
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Sal Frelick Talking His MLB Debut and Competitive Mindset
Got an awesome one with Sal Frelick and just Chris this week! Sal had some mic issues so parts will sound a bit choppy. But what he says is very worth your time! Enjoy! Host: Chris Colabello Guest: Sal Frelick Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email [email protected] Or tag...
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We Want To Kill Travel Ball
Travel ball is broken. It doesn't accomplish what it sets out to and we want to change that. 4:22 - Long travel ball discussion 34:22 - Issues with tracking bat speed and why there is no industry standard 45 - Sal Frelick's incredible debut 55:38 - Mark Appel opening up at his mental struggles in...
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Why Amateur Hitters Struggle with Direction
We're back after a few weeks off! Diving into some observations watching amateur hitters at showcase events, why the home run derby is broken, and Shohei's crazy angles: 2:33 - Why good direction is rare in amateur hitters 18:18 - Daily communication with hitters vs. mechanical change 30:53…
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Paul Skenes is a Major League Ace, New xDamage Metric
Lots of College World Series thoughts, a new metric that has Bobby's gears turning, and why will nobody on the Red Sox talk to David Ortiz about hitting? 2:07 - College World Series and Paul Skenes 15:51 - New xDamage metric 39:20 - Hitters on the Red Sox aren't using David Ortiz as a...
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Stop Trying To Hit Home Runs
An extra ranty episode about hitter optimization and narratives. And Elly De La Cruz is a human lightning bolt. 6:06 - Luis Arraez's superhuman hitting ability and why it is being talked about the wrong way 21:41 - Why hitters should stop trying to hit homers - Bobby explaining his tweets from…
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#1 Player Intelligence Podcast - Former MLB player Chris Colabello and famed hitting coach Bobby Tewksbary, cofounders of Pelotero discuss the hottest topics in baseball, sports, and athlete development through the lens of player intelligence.
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