Razed Sports

Whether it was his beloved Gonzaga Bulldogs, his friends or his family, Tim Harkins possessed an unending supply of loyalty, always there for support, for guidance and sometimes a helpful push..

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Tim Harkins was not only a competitive person, he was also kind, thoughtful and compassionate. He had “grace.” In Episode 2, we share stories from childhood through adulthood that illustrate how he often handled himself in a way that drew others to him.

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In Episode 1 of Season 3, we learn about how Tim Harkins honed his determination at an early age, and how he used that drive, which sometimes bordered on bullheadedness, to build a reputation as a hard-nosed athlete who always gave his best. That trait would later be a key part of his personality that he brought to his battle with cancer.

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Razed Sports is a proud me...

He was an athlete, a leader and a mentor. Most of all, he was my Dad.

We lost my father, Tim Harkins, to cancer in the spring of 2020. 

He was a good person, an excellent father, a great man. But he wasn't a self-promoter, so I decided to do it for him. I decided that his story needed to be shared. Because quite frankly, the world could use more people like him.

Ep. 1 drops Sept. 14.

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Having wrapped up Season 2 just as spring training was starting to crank up, it was time to catch up with Cole Uvila.

So I headed out to Surprise, Arizona, and on Feb. 22, Cole and I sat down for a more traditional interview. Cole caught us up on everything that had happened since the end of the Arizona Fall League, touched on goals he has for the 2020 season and shared his thoughts on how much he has grown as a pitcher over the la...

In our season finale, Cole Uvila heads home to begin his offseason, taking with him a new-found momentum after a strong showing in the Arizona Fall League. That showing included one eye-opening pitch in the league's All-Star game that not only bested the top prospect in the AFL, but also grabbed the attention of some scouts, reporters and analytics experts across minor league baseball.

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Cole Uvila finds himself navigating the slippery world of sports agents, going to one breakfast meeting after another, hearing pitch after pitch, searching for an agent who believes in him as much as he believes in himself. Meanwhile, his outings in the Arizona Fall League go so well that he lands the biggest honor of his pro career, a selection to the Fall Stars Game.

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As the season winds down in late August, Cole Uvila prepares for the Carolina League playoffs -- with Hurricane Dorian looming -- while also looking forward to competing in the Arizona Fall League, battling some late-season fatigue and reveling in the continuing improvement of his curveball.

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As the regular season winds down, Cole Uvila shares what life is like in the clubhouse of the Down East Wood Ducks, a lighthearted but talented group of players, as they prepare for the Carolina League playoffs.

Meanwhile, the time he spent fixing his control problems pays off in the form of an incredible hot streak. It's a run so good that it earns him yet another challenge from the Texas Rangers, precisely the kind of challenge h...

After an embarrassing four-walk game, Cole Uvila goes to the video tape to try to figure out what's wrong. When he does, he spots a tiny mechanical issue that seems to be at the root of his command issues.

Cole's ability to identify and fix problems is a big strength of his, and it comes in part from a mantra he was taught by his late mother, Denise. She told him that there is always a reason for things that happen, and when you un...

Baseball is often referred to as America’s pastime, but that title could just as easily be applied to another activity -- the card game poker. Like baseball, poker might have its roots in games from other countries, but poker as we know it today is generally considered an American invention, dating back to the early 19th century, and over the years it’s become stamped into the fabric of American culture.

Cole Uvila loves poker as m...

The great Ernie Harwell once said: “Baseball is a lot like life. It's a day-to-day existence, full of ups and downs. You make the most of your opportunities in baseball as you do in life.”

As the second half of the 2019 season begins, Cole Uvila finds himself experiencing this truth on multiple fronts. He has to deal with a bizarre outing in which he feels great but the ball does not bounce his way, and he shares what life is like ...

As the Carolina League All-Star break rolled around on the 2019 season, things were going great for Cole Uvila. His Down East Wood Ducks had dominated the Carolina League, winning 50 of their 70 games to take the first-half crown and clinch a playoff berth in the process. Cole had finished strong as well. He had worked on the issues that had been bothering him -- his command, his pitch selection -- and had some good momentum headin...

As we left episode 3, Cole Uvila was unhappy with himself. After his promotion to Advanced-A, with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Carolina League, he had started well. But through the bulk of May he had some struggles. After giving up just the second homer of his professional career early in the month, he went through a stretch of five straight appearances in which he allowed at least one run.

But when he took a moment to examine ...

As Cole Uvila heads into May, he starts to experience some challenges for the first time as a professional baseball player. The umpires of the Advanced-A Carolina League have tighter, more consistent strike zones, and the hitters, who are more experienced, are eager to take advantage of this fact.

“The batters are much more disciplined. They have a little bit more of an approach," Cole says. "There's a lot of free swingers the youn...

Drafted as a 24-year-old, Cole Uvila knew he had to start his professional baseball career well to have a chance to stick around. Most pro players his age already had at least a couple of seasons under their belt, and since the Texas Rangers had invested only a $1,000 signing bonus in him and his surgically repaired right arm, they probably weren’t going to have a ton of patience. Cole would get a chance -- a legitimate chance -- b...

There are about 1,200 players selected in the MLB draft each year -- What happens if you're one of the players chosen near the bottom? What sort of chance are you going to get? Find out in Season 2 of Razed Sports, as we share the story of Cole Uvila, a most tenacious player with a most unusual backstory.

In Episode 1, hear the tale of how Cole became a pitcher, how he didn't take pitching seriously until college, how his quest was...

Every young baseball player dreams of playing in the major leagues, but even the best players find out quickly that it takes a lot more than dreaming to get there. It takes talent, of course, but also an incredible amount of patience, hard work and good health -- not to mention luck.

Welcome to Season 2 of the Razed Sports podcast, in which host Bob Harkins goes deep into the minor leagues to follow one such hopeful, a hard-throwin...