The Mound Visit : The Catchers Podcast

The Mound Visit : The Catchers Podcast

Three former pro catchers talking about the best position in baseball. We will have in depth conversations about our position with Current MLB Catching Coordinators, Current and Former MLB/MiLB Catchers, Pitchers/Pitching Coaches, Strength/Mobility Coaches, college Coaches & more....as well as discussing drills and tricks of the trade to educate all who listen on how to become better behind the dish.

Episodes

May 10, 2022 90 mins
Its been a while but both Tyler and Chris were able to bring on SF Giants Bullpen/Catching Coach Craig Albernaz. Craig was a very solid defensive guy in his playing days so they picked his brain on a number of topics as well as learning about the changing of the guard in San Francisco behind the plate. They also got to hear about the daily routine and work ethic of future HOF catcher Buster Posey and his impact on the catchers in t...
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Hello again! Feels like forever since our last Mound Visit but we were able to visit with Cincinnati Reds coach JR House as well as their minor league catching coaches and catchers. Got to discuss some things the Reds do to make their catchers more efficient and productive. Former Reds MLB catcher Corky Miller also sat in and explains teaching based on each individual. All the Reds minor league catchers were together talking diffe...
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July 7, 2021 95 mins
Former MLB catcher, Olympian and instructor at IMG Academy joins Tyler and Chris to discuss changes in the game as well as what it was like to represent his country by playing in the Olympics. There were a lot of laughs in this one as we talked baseball, a little bit of hockey and even a rendition of the Canadian National Anthem (in french). Andy has been spending a lot of time lately working with the youth so we get to hear some ...
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April 26, 2021 81 mins
Seems like our off season was forever but we are back at it. The guys had a late night session with former 11 year MLB catcher Matt Walbeck. This episode was a lot of technique talk and drills. Matt talks about today's catchers from the MLB down to the kids, what they excel at and a number of drills he likes to use when he is training kids remotely today. It was fun to throw our gear back on! This one was a lot of info so might...
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December 4, 2020 64 mins
We head down to visit with Rangers catcher Jose Trevino for our 5th Inning. He told us about his journey to the show as well as some mechanical adjustments made in spring training. Like many others Jose started applying a 1 knee down stance this year and gave us his review. We also got into some conversations on receiving, workouts, prep work as well as his charity work he does for the community. Like we said on twitter, he was ...
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November 30, 2020 82 mins
We joined 9 year MLB catcher Bobby Estalella recently on the show and had a blast hearing his thoughts on the game today. For anyone that knew him or saw him play, you'd recall he was build like a truck. So when we talked collisions at the plate you won't be surprised to hear he welcomed contact. He did go into detail on how he received the ball and what he did to stay relaxed as well on who he imitated as a catcher growing up. ...
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October 8, 2020 70 mins
It took us a while but we got to sit down finally with Jerry Weinstein... one of the most respected minds in baseball. In between monitoring every baseball game on TV, he was able to give his take on a bunch of different topics. So grab a pen, paper and hit the download button because this ones a keeper! Here comes the 3rd!
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