Grinders

Grinders

There is one way for the young men who want to make a career in the major leagues of baseball to fulfill their dreams. They have to grind. This podcast tells their stories, and it’s a companion to the new book, Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein.

Episodes

August 16, 2022 16 mins
Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today, Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch close the series with a message to listeners: you don’t have to play baseball to be a grinder.
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Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today, Travis Driskill recalls the night of his retirement, and explains the importance of believing in yourself to Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch.
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August 2, 2022 23 mins
Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today, Scipio Spinks describes how changing people’s lives spurs a chain reaction as he shares his experience as an African-American grinder with Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch.
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Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today’s illustrious guest is Jerry Hairston Sr, baseball royalty. He shares the values his family hold dear that made them so successful with Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch.
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Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today, Lorenzo Bundy talks to Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch about walking the extra mile - literally - and why he’d do it all over again.
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July 12, 2022 21 mins
Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today, Jeff Frye and John Allgood chat with Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch about the grinding experiences they had along their professional journey.
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July 5, 2022 16 mins
Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today, hear Jackson Ryan, James Moore, Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch talk about what baseball means to the fans and professional players who love it.
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June 27, 2022 16 mins
The Grinders in baseball are the guys who make up most of a team's roster, show up game after game and put in the work without necessarily receiving all of the glory. In this first episode of Grinders, Shawn Clynch and Mike Capps talk to Loren Steffy and Tal Smith about these men, and the value they bring to the game and the industry.
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