Patrick Jones Baseball

Justin Stone stops by the podcast to discuss the importance of understanding the body. Justin is the President of Elite Baseball Training in Chicago and Biomechancial Hitting Consultant for the Chicago Cubs. We talk about the importance of understanding biomechanics and why you need to be screening and tracking all of your players that you work with. blastmotion.com Code: pjb25 for $25 off See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former General Manager of the Cincinnati Reds Wayne Krivsky stops by to talk about the state of the game today. We get into defensive shifts, using relievers more often, and what it was like as a GM in the MLB. Wayne is responsible or drafting Josh Hamilton in the rule 5 draft along with the infamous trade for Brandon Phillips. He also gives advice on what to do if you're interested in working in a front office someday. blastmotion.com Code: pjb25 for $25 off See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While playing Independent Baseball Robert Stock decided to go to a park and upload a video of him throwing into a net. He got calls from MLB organizations the next day, and was signed a few days later. Now in the big leagues with the Padres I was lucky to be able to sit down with him for a few minutes before his game. blastmotion.com Code: pjb25 for $25 off See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former 3rd round pick Robbie Rowland stops by the podcast. Robbie is currently on the DL in the Texas Rangers organization but has a unique story to share. He talks about what its like to be released, how to train and eat properly, and plans on playing until he's 40 years old. Robbie also has a podcast called The Robbie Row Show: Here is the link, https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-robby-row-show/id1341507777?mt=2 blastmotion.com Code: pjb25 for $25 off See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The CEO and founder of the Florida Baseball Ranch, Randy Sullivan stops by to explain the proper way to train pitchers. Randy is a pitching instructor who works with MLB, MILB, and college pitchers. We get into why pitchers need to have a physical asessement before changes are made to their throwing program, pull downs, and the importance of recovery. blastmotion.com Code: pjb25 for $25 off. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Green Diamond Gallery (greatest thing outside of Cooperstown, NY for Baseball fans) is a unique experience for any baseball fan. Bob Crotty explains how he runs the Gallery including how much it costs and what members receive (Roger Clemens is flying in next month to speak). We also get into the hall of fame/steroid debate, if the game is going in a good direction, and a bunch of other topics that any baseball fan would want to hear.  blastmotion.com Code: pjb25 for $25 off   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After getting released as a minor leaguer Steve Delabar did what most people do, went to work. Starting out as as substitute teacher and baseball coach he decided to try weighted balls on himself to try to help his players. He ended up gaining 10 mph, got signed again by an MLB team, and the rest his history. Made it to the big leagues and eventually became an All-Star. Please Rate and Review blastmotion.com CODE: pjb25 for $25 off See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Currently a real estate agent, Eric is getting a late start selling houses. Until age 29 he was playing professional baseball for a living. Pitching for several different organizations at the big league level and even went to play in Korea. Life goes on after baseball and Eric talks about the transition from carrying a glove around to holding a briefcase. Please Rate and Review blastmotion.com Code: pjb25 for $25 off  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Growing the game of baseball has been huge on social media. One of the reasons that coaches can become better is by watching what other people are doing online. Ryan talks a lot about what he likes to do for his hitters in this episode. He takes us through a typical workout and why using pvc pipes has been a huge tool for helping his players.  blastmotion.com Code: pjb25 for $25 off Please Rate and leave a Review “Putting things out there and being authentic, take chances”   “I want you to be your own coach. I’m not going to give you 5 drills and then you’ll be awesome. That’s not realistic”   “Posture, balance, and moving in sequence. Those things are huge in a swing.”   “Verbal cueing vs. external goals is huge”   “I like to give them a goal and let them self organize to get the job done”   “Going slow to fast. I sometimes will even have the kids close their eyes so they can feel their swing”   “The tee is a really good place to use as progression” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Warmup and recover routines are crucial for pitchers and position players to stay healthy. Jared explains what routine he likes his players to perform. We get into some hitting mechanics as well and talk about using social media as an athlete, coaching summer baseball, and what lies ahead in the future.  blastmotion.com code: pjb25 for $25 off Please Rate and Review Podcast  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a seven year professional baseball career, Matt decided to give coaching a try and hasn't stopped since. In this episode he talks about how he develops his hitters at Missouri State, what he looks for when he's recruiting, and why the environment has to play a factor as a hitter.  “Organization and time management is the biggest hurdle for player development”  “I need to keep an eye on their central nervous system when programing how intense were going to be”  “I think we need to know what our purpose is from a moving baseball. What can we accomplish from an under flip, overhand feed, what kind of spin rate can we replicate, The advantage of using a machine vs. an overhand feed is the spin rate it can create.  “If we’re thinking about mechanics in games then what have we been doing with our preparation up to that point” Please Rate and Leave a Review in iTunes blastmotion.com code: pjb25 for $25 off  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rob is currently an experimental psychologist, sports scientist, driving researcher, training consultant, and host of Perception and Action Podcast.  We talk about the best ways for players to develop and get better, and how the training environment can play a big role in that. Baseball is the one sport that the practices are easier than the games. In Japan they have actual pitchers throwing on the mound before games vs. in the U.S. it's 45 mph Batting Practice down the middle every time.  Please Rate and Leave a Review in iTunes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From Junior College Baseball to starting for Oregon State in the College World Series, Max Gordon has had a unique road in baseball. Currently a hitter trainer at Driveline max shares his journey from leaving his Junior College and not playing baseball for a year to walking on at Oregon State and eventually earning a starting spot. It's not always a smooth road in this game or in life. The resilient people usually end up winning.  blastmotion.com CODE: pjb25 for $25 off See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Currently a pitching coach at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, Demetre takes us through his journey as a coach. We get into recruiting pitchers and what he looks for, why he likes the college game over professional baseball, and the long hours of a young coach who is trying to get his foot in the door. Please rate and leave a review in iTunes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Life is fast, there is no reason not to do what you want to do. In this episode Bronson talks about how he only wants to spend time doing things he loves. He isn't married, no kids. He travels and plays music. Growing up in South Florida a culture of lifting weights was happening when Bronson was a kid. At eight years old he was lifting over two hundred pounds. We also talk about what Joey Votto is like as a person and what  blastmotion.com  code: pjb25 for $25 off See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I am currently the hitting coach for the Lima Locos in the Great Lakes Collegiate League. In this episode I am joined by the head coach, Jarod Gayner. We talk about our team, mistakes we've made, and go over how the team has done the first week of the season. We also tell a few stories on some things we have seen, good and bad.  Please subscribe, rate, and review  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alex is currently on the DL with a shoulder injury and rehabbing in L.A. Being from a small town in Indiana Alex talks about how he prefers to live in a small town over a big city, what is Albert Pujols and Mike Trout really like, and my favorite question, what are snacks like in the big leagues.   Subscribe, rate, review,   Available on iTunes, google play, and stitcher.   blastmotion.com code pjb25 for $25 off See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Getting instant feedback is one thing. Learning how to apply it to help players is something different. We have Matt De Marte of students of the game on this episode to help close the gap. Matt did a study with Blast Motion on what each number means from the sensor. I am currently coaching in the Great Lakes Collegiate League for the Lima Locos and have used them on several players to help track attack angle. If you're interested in getting a sensor head to blastmotion.com and type in code pjb25 for $25 off.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mostly known for the amount of GIFs that he puts out on twitter, @hyattcraig. Craig explains why making those short videos can help you understand the swing. Unlike most baseball coaches, Craig also coaches football and basketball. He has learned that coaching those two sports has made him a better baseball coach. We also go over how to coach a group of hitters in a team setting.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Creating proper programs for players is a huge part of development process. Matt gets into how and why he designs different programs for different pitchers in this episode. We also talk about pitch design and how Trevor Bauer was working on pitch design this past off-season at Driveline and helped Matt start thinking outside of the box as a player and coach. We also get into using different tools to help train hitters and what Matt thinks is the best tool to help pitchers. Please subscribe and leave a review. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.