Season 2
March 12, 2023
Taylor Valentine - Centre College and USA Baseball
"It's not really people stealing other people's information, it's really people helping people because at the end of the day we are all in this together high school, summer ball, college ball, pro ball… we're all doing the s…
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March 5, 2023
Live From The ABCA Convention 2
We went live at the 2023 ABCA Convention in Nashville. Our last 2 interviews were with Jonathan Reinebold and Zach Casto. These two guys wrapped up our visit to Nashville with a nice tidy bow!
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Feb. 22, 2023
Live From The ABCA Convention 1
We went live at the 2023 ABCA Convention in Nashville. Our first 3 interviews were with Anthony Pla, Buzz McNish and Jake Lindmeier. Listen to what they have to say in this first episode and stay tuned for part 2!
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Feb. 12, 2023
Mike Capps – The Voice of The Round Rock Express
From the front lines to the foul lines... we bring you the Voice of the Round Rock Express - Mike Capps. Mike worked in radio and TV news for 22 years before landing in his prized home, the Texas Rangers AAA broadcast booth …
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Feb. 1, 2023
Reggie Bibb– A Coach’s Diary
There are well-known, high-level coaches that we all know and respect. Then there are relatively unknown coaches that have a great message and fully understand what it takes to be “that” coach that can change a young players…
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Jan. 17, 2023
Kirk Cabana - Marian University’s Ancilla College
The coaching journey can take you down many different paths. Many times, that track is a long and windy road. Coach Kirk Cabana, Head Coach of Marian University’s Ancilla College, talks to us about his, let’s say unorthodox,…
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Dec. 30, 2022
Paul Reddick - The Baseball Education Center
Paul Reddick transforms pitchers and so much more. He has been endorsed by Hall Of Famers, MLB pitching coaches, and Navy SEALs. In this episode we discuss pitch counts, recovery time between innings, weight training for pit…
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Nov. 26, 2022
Bill Eckstrom – The Coaching Effect
Bill Eckstrom is a leading authority on performance coaching and growth. He is the founding CEO of Ecsell Sports and Ecsell Institute. With nearly two decades of experience, Bill remains a renowned TEDx Talk presenter, keyn…
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Oct. 27, 2022
Mike Kazlausky - Flying High at The U.S. Air Force Academy
There are many distinguishable differences between baseball coaches. Coach Mike “Kaz” Kazlausky of The U.S. Air Force Academy has a very discernible distinction. He not only prepares players for high level competition on the…
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Oct. 16, 2022
Money & Mania Are Ruining Kids' Sports & Why It Matters
Author and freelance journalist Linda Flanagan joins us to discuss how big money and high stakes have transformed youth sports. We talk about many of the issues that parents have with the current state of youth sports and th…
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Oct. 1, 2022
Practice? We Talkin’ ‘Bout Practice?
When we talk about practice, what should our main goals be? Are we practicing the areas of the game that happen most often so that they create an automatic response during games? Are we being efficient, purposeful, and produ…
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Sept. 4, 2022
Eric Wubbena - The Baseball Bluebook
Navigating through the recruiting process can be quite a challenge. Why not make it fun and interesting? The Baseball Bluebook App affords players, recruiters, vendors, and everyone involved with baseball a place to develop …
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Aug. 21, 2022
Tryouts... Making The Team
It is that time of year once again! Tryout time. What does a good tryout look like? How do I decide what team is the right fit? How do coaches and organizations run their tryouts? There are so many questions that need answer…
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July 26, 2022
Can We Change Youth Baseball?
In this episode we meet up with author, coach and youth baseball administrator, Adam Sarancik. Adam shares his views on the current state of affairs and uses his many years of experience to explain what, he believes, is need…
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July 17, 2022
Holy Sheets! What A Conversation!
There are coaches and then there are coaches that are among the best in the country. What makes them tick differently from the others? How did they become part of an elite fraternity? Every coach’s journey is different from …
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July 4, 2022
The "C" Word... Communication
There are many tools in a coaches tool box that need to be honed and sharpened. The is no greater aspect to the craft than communication. In order to be an effective coach, communicating skills have to be high on the priorit…
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May 29, 2022
Peter Caliendo - Baseball Outside The Box
There are many people in the baseball world that aim to promote our game for the betterment of all who are involved. There are a lot of good ones but there is no better advocate than Peter Caliendo. Peter has literally trave…
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May 1, 2022
Attacking Umpires - The Lunatic Fringe
We start the show with a little state of affairs for our high school teams and our observations at this point in our seasons. We then take aim on the out-of-control sports parents and coaches who physically attack refs/umps/…
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April 10, 2022
Rick Wolff - The Sports Edge WFAN Radio
Rick Wolff is the host of The Sports Edge on WFAN radio in New York City. Rick’s show has been running for well over 20 years and is heard all over the country. The content of his show revolves around youth sports and sports…
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March 28, 2022
One Year Ago - Our Anniversary Show
One year ago on March 23, 2021, we released the first episode of the Clearing The Bases podcast. We decided to do a "quick hit" show to give you a little history of how we got started and to say thank you to all of the liste…
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