All Episodes

EP112 – Coaches – Chapter 27 from Clean Your Cleats

EP111 – Baseball is a Trap – Chapter 2 from Clean Your Cleats

EP110 – Slowing the Game Down – Chapter from Clean Your Cleats, My New Book

EP109 – Odds of Making it to the Majors; Why the Show is Going on a Break

EP108 – Is Throwing a Football Good for Pitchers? Plus Home Gym Tips

EP107 – BABIP (Batting Average on Balls in Play) Plus Is Bunting Good or Bad?

EP106 – Run Expectancy Plus Nutrition for Middle Schoolers

EP105 – Pitching Velocity Ranges and Peaks; Offseason Weekly Throwing; Plus, Knowing Who You Are as a Player

EP104 – Is Core Training for Baseball Overrated? Plus, Garbage Time in the Weight Room

EP103 – What to do When You Can’t Locate a Pitch; Plus, What Type of Cleats are Best?

EP102 – What Does Hiding the Ball Mean for Pitchers? And, Is a Knuckle Curve Different?

EP101 – Is Sleep Important For Performance? Plus, Is MLB Baseball Boring Now?

EP100 – It’s Been One Hundred Episodes – What Have I Learned Since Then?

EP99 – How Important Is Launch Angle? Distance Running & Are Goals Actually Useful?

EP98 – Year Round Throwing Do’s and Don’ts; Does Hand Size Matter in Throwing a Changeup? Plus: Pick Offs

EP97 – Velo or Command for Young Players? Journaling & Yoga for Baseball Players

EP96 – How to Pitch with Runners on 3rd; How to Bounce Back After a Bad Start; Is a Slider Bad for Your Arm?

EP95 – Proper Arm Slot For Pitchers, Yelling Instructions to Players & Can Youth Players Throw a Knuckleball?

EP94 – Best Pitching Repertoire – Dos and Donts; 80%Rule; Is it Okay to Show Emotion on the Field?

EP93 – Developmental Age of Ballplayers; Wearing Your Cap Backwards; Can Baseball Players Be…Fat?

EP92 – Does a Pitching Leg Kick Increase Velocity? What to Throw in a 3-2 Count, and How NOT to Pitch Injured

EP91 – Safe Strength Exercises & Optimal Bullpen Length for Pitchers

EP90 – Should You Take a Baseball Gap Year? Is Gatorade Bad for You and Should Pitchers Vary Leg Kick Timing?

EP89 – Principle of Charity Toward Coaches; Umpires Are Just Bad Hops; Mass = Gas?

EP88 Parents Giving Their Kid a Gatorade in the Dugout? Is It a Big Deal?

EP87 Finding the Right Pitch Mix; Being a Good Teammate on the Bench; Why Pitching to the Corners is Bad Strategy

EP86 Olympic Lifts for Baseball, Swinging at the First Pitch & Lifting After Baseball

EP85 What Is Diamondbabble? First-pitch tactics and Should Pitchers Throw Two Breaking Balls?

EP84 – “Stick to Coaching”

EP83 – Why We Actually Miss Baseball and What To Do About It

EP81 – My Recent Mental Skills Speech

EP80 – WHAT THE HECK AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE.

EP79 – Chapter 12 From Dear Baseball Gods: A Memoir

EP78 – Sample Chapter from Dear Baseball Gods the Book

EP77 – Mental Skills for Pitching with Dave Fischer

EP76 – Ryan Faer Talks Mental Health & Strength Training in Pro Baseball

EP75 – Ty Blankmeyer, Milwaukee Brewers Area Scout

EP74 – Cubs’ High-A Manager, Jimmy Gonzalez

EP73 – The Story Behind Dear Baseball Gods the Book

EP72 – Steve Marino Refused to Give Up

EP71 – College Recruiting with Morgan Depew

EP70 – College Baseball Recruiting with Ethan Guevin, Recruiting Expert

EP69 – Ryan Copeland on D2 Baseball, Pitching & 47-Win Seasons

EP68 – Pete Maki, Twins Pitching Coordinator

EP67 – Dave Swanson from ESPN Sunday Night Baseball

EP66 – Josh MacDonald of UConn Baseball

EP65 – Why Warmups Are Getting Out of Control

EP64 – Jeff Bajenaru: Stories From a Triple-A Pitching Coach and MLB Pitcher

EP63 – Kevin Vance: What Life as a D1 Baseball Player is Like

EP62 – Shaun Cole, 2012 National Pitching Coach of the Year

EP61 – What The Baseball Fan May Not Realize

EP60 – 5 Ways to Tell if A Coach Actually Knows What He’s Doing.

EP59 – Rob Friedman, the @PitchingNinja, Talks Pitching

EP58 – How The Internet Is Changing The Coaching Industry

EP57 – The Mental Side of Tommy John Rehab

EP56 – Improve Your Approach As a Hitter

EP55 – Should Coaches Call Pitches in Baseball?

EP54 – Baseball in the Dominican Republic

EP53 – Offseason Workout Structure & Travel Baseball Madness

EP52 – Do Pitchers Use Scouting Reports? Pitch Sequences and Pitch Calling

EP51 – Everything About How to Throw A Changeup

EP50 – How to Develop a Really Good Curveball

EP49 – Do We Still Need Third Base Signs in Baseball?

EP48 – Is Life Balance Important For Athletes Who Want to Be Great? | Dear Baseball Gods Podcast

EP47 – How to Improve Pitching Command; Pitch Count Guidelines For Coaches

EP46 – Pitching Through Fatigue, College Baseball Recruiting

EP45 – Dealing With Umpires in Baseball & A Shrinking Strike Zone

EP44 – How to Deal with Slumps in Baseball

EP43 – What to Say In a Mound Visit

EP42 – Shelves, Playing Time, Cutters and Sinkers

EP41 – How To Improve Pitching Command

EP40 – Stories from the Bullpen | Dear Baseball Gods

EP39 – Mike Pinto Creates a Winning Culture

EP38 – Dr. Alan Nathan Talks Baseball Technology

EP37 – Basic Things Pitchers Forget

EP36 – Excuses.

EP35 – Transitioning Out of Sports…It’s Hard.

EP34 – Should Pitchers Lift Heavy?

EP33 – How Coaches Impact Their Players

EP32 – Mental Strategies For Pitchers Dealing with Adversity

EP31 – Bill Murphy on Japanese Baseball

EP30 – Sean Gleason Talks Mexican League Baseball

EP29 – Daniel Herrera

EP28 – Fehlandt Lentini – The Man You Can’t Catch Stealing

EP27 – Jacob Cruz

EP26 – Bobby Stevens

EP25 – Guide to Preventing Pitching Injuries Pt.2

EP24 – Guide to Preventing Pitching Injuries Pt.1

EP23 – Shawn Teufel: Sidearm Pitching, Velocity and Bernie Madoff

EP22 – Zach Clark Pt.2

EP21 – Zach Clark: Converting Into A Knuckleballer

EP20 – Misconceptions in Pitching

EP19 – What It Takes

EP18 – Dr. Alan Nathan Talks Saberseminar

EP17 – The Yips

EP16 – Getting Cut.

EP15 – Slumps, Superstition in Baseball, and Variance

EP14 – The Collapse of the Lake County Fielders

EP13 – Meditation, and The Worst Day of My Life

EP12 – The Parent-Athlete Relationship