  DNB DISCOUNT CODE: BEYOURSELF15 Episode 35 Season 2 is out with Johnnie Schneider. Johnnie was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 29th round of the 2018 MLB draft. He played college baseball at Palm Beach Atlantic University and Palm Beach College in Florida. Johnnie is currently at the Cincinnati Reds Instructional camp which is located at their Spring Training Facility in Arizona. He is one of 40 players selected in the organization to attend. The instructional camp is under “bubble control”. Johnnie is not allowed to leave the facility or his apartment unless its an absolute emergency. Johnnie talks about his time during quarantine as a professional baseball player in Florida. He talks about training with his friend driving around to find a large enough area to throw and get work in. Johnnie talks about how this whole year has benefited himself personally and how he was able to grow so much as a baseball player. Johnnie has a great attitude towards the game and knows that making it to the big leagues does not come without working as hard as you possible can. I am really looking forward towards Johnnie’s 2021 season and how much he will have grown as a pitcher. Please Join me in listening to Johnnie and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

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Johnnie Schneider- Cincinnati Reds

Episode 34 Season 2 is out with Chris Martin. Chris is currently a Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Houston Astros Organization. During this time, Chris is working at the Houston Astros Minor League Instructional League located at their spring training facility in West Palm, FL. MILB Instructional League are currently in a “bubble” which means staff and players are not allowed to leave the facility or hotel unless for an absolute emergency.   Before the Astros, Chris attended Kent State University and played baseball for 5 years. Chris graduated Kent State with a BS and MS in Exercise Physiology. His internships included a research assistant at Kent State University and was a performance intern Cressey Sports Performance at their Massachusetts location. Before COVID-19, Chris Matin was supposed to work for the Houston Astros DSL team located in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. We talk about the potential experience working with such raw talented baseball players that have never stepped in the weight room before. Chris talks about how interesting it would be to build a solid foundation with these players to progress at each level of the minor leagues. Chris explains what it takes to actually become a Strength and Conditioning Coach as a profession and how get your foot in the door. I have received this question from many different college students and I thought this would be a great opportunity for Chris to explain. Chris has a great background to become a successful Strength and Conditioning Coach in professional baseball. He has great feel for players and researches specific aspects to increase baseball player performance. Please join me in listening to Chris and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Chris Martin- Houston Astros Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coach

Episode 33 Season 2 is out with Eric Sim. Eric is currently pursuing a challenge called “95 mph or die”. His goal is to throw 95 mph twice in 1 session both have to be strikes off a mound. The prize is that Driveline will donate $5000 to Eric’s help a minor leaguer campaign. Eric was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 27th round of the 2010 MLB Draft from the University of South Florida. Before the University of South Florida, Eric played Junior College baseball at Colby Community College. Eric is very active on social media including Twitter and Instagram. He is very honest with the content he puts out and it can rub people the wrong way sometimes. Eric started training to train at the near that end of 2019 to get back in shape. He shows people that training is fun but you have to be consistent and love the overall process. Eric is trying to promote kids to work hard for something and not look for the easy way out. He is trying to be an example to kids in 2020 by showing kids that you can train anywhere in the world and still become great. Eric is a brutal honest person and is a must follow on social media about baseball and JUCO. If you want to see someone with a passion to get better everyday just look at Eric’s content. I really enjoyed talking with Eric about Junior College and why it can be a player’s best decision of their career to attend a JUCO. Please join me in listening to Eric and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Eric Sim- JUCO King and Former Professional Baseball Player

Episode 32 Season 2 is out with Lance Durham. Lance is the founder of Durham Bulls – Cincinnati Baseball Club. The Durham Bulls Baseball Club is dedicated to developing younger players on and off the field. Lance is very dedicated to developing athletes to becoming the best versions of themselves. Lance played in the Detroit Tigers and Toronto BlueJays organizations from 2009-2014. Lance made it has high as Class-A Advanced affiliate (Lakeland Flying Tigers). Lance was known for having great power potential at the plate. Before playing professionally, Lance played college baseball at University of Cincinnati and Kaskaskia College. Lance goes into discussion about what he thinks of hitting during 2020. As we all know, social media has a great influence on younger players and information can spread like wildfire. Lance explains what his overall thoughts of social media are towards baseball. Lance still thinks hitters need a solid foundation towards hitting and that can be lost in the “twittersphere”. Lance had such an easy transition from player to coach and many players lack this aspect. Lance explains what he had to do in order to  make such an easy transition. Lance has a bright future in player development and I can’t wait to see his organization grow as a whole. Please join me in listening to Lance and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Lance Durham- Founder of Durham Bulls Cincinnati Baseball Club

Episode 31 Season 2 is out with Ryan Moretti. Ryan is currently the Coordinator of Baseball Operations & Player Development at Iona College. Ryan is in charge of developing and managing a team of analysts in scouting, player development, and pitching. Ryan also works with Head & Assistant Baseball Coaches of Iona College to review reports and incorporate player development technologies to increase player performances. Ryan is also currently interning with Mindful Athlete Training as an R&D intern. He is in charge of reviewing public research involving baseball and biofeedback. He is currently working with R to create predictive models about BioQ metric and Performance. During 2020, Ryan was a Baseball Information Assistant with the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, FL but was cut short due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ryan utilized all player development technologies such as Trackman, BATS, Edgertronic, Rapsodo, BLAST Motion, Force Plates and 4D during his internship to track player performances. Ryan talks about his experience working in Major League and Minor League camp about what is really like to work behind the scenes. Ryan is a Co-Founder of Future GM’s Linkedin Group. The Group works to put out information to the public about how to work in professional baseball and steps to takes to achieve that dream. They have zoom calls every other week to discuss these topics. Ryan has a bright future in baseball. He has shown his passion to work and baseball. He truly wants to work in this industry and it shows. Please join me in listening to Ryan and “Always Remember Be Yourself”

Ryan Moretti- Coordinator of Baseball Operations & Player Development at Iona College

Episode 30 Season 2 is out with Zade Richardson. Zade was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 22nd round of the 2019 MLB draft. He attended Wabash Valley Community College in 2019 and was one of five players drafted out of Wabash that year. Zade played in the GCL rookie league for the Cardinals in 2019 and started to get his foot in the door within professional baseball. He attended Spring Training but was only at the complex for two weeks before being sent home because of COVID-19. He talks about how COVID has benefited him on a personal and baseball level. He also specifics about what specific areas he needed  to work on and improve to put him in the best possible position for the 2021 season. Zade talks about the differences between the cultures of college and professional baseball. The culture of professional baseball is very different in the aspect of Latin Americans are the prime athletes within each organization. He talks about learning more about their culture and what baseball really means to these players. Zade was a late bloomer in high school and committed to Wabash Valley his senior year. The same year he would be drafted by the Atlanta Braves and start to become a prime prospect for many colleges and pro organizations. He talks about how he trained and what he needed to accomplish to become the player he is today. Zade has a great outlook on professional baseball and what he needs to do in order to become a “Big Leaguer”. Please join me in listening to Zade and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Zade Richardson- St. Louis Cardinals

Episode 30 Season 2 is out with Michael Tampellini. Michael is currently a R&D Pitching Analyst at Driveline Baseball. His day to day job consistently changes but his goal still stays the same and that is to help players reach their full potential. Michael attended the University of Delaware from 2011-2015. After the University of Delaware, Michael decided to get his masters at Columbia University in Sports Management with concentration in Sports Analytics. Michael’s dream was always to become a GM and he thought this would put himself in the best position possible.   After graduating from Columbia University, Michael received a job offer from Major League Baseball as an Instant Replay Administrator and would have this job from 2016-2018. During his time with Major League Baseball he realized that his dream was to work with players one-on-one. So, he decided to quit his job start applying for jobs within player development. During Spring Training of 2019, Michael worked as a Spring Training Technology Apprentice with the Houston Astros. This job involved the use of all player development technology such as Rapsodo, Trackman, and Edgertronic. After his job in Spring Training, Michael received a job offer from the Philadelphia Phillies as a Player Development Associate. He oversaw pitch data collection and analysis for the GCL team in Clearwater, FL. He would work with Pitching Strategist Eric Jagers to learn pitch design and how it is so useful in today’s game. Michael has a huge passion for player development and wants to get the most out of every player. Michael has a bright future in player development and I am really excited to see where he will be in the future. Please join me in listening to Michael and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Michael Tampellini- Driveline R&D Pitching Analyst

Episode 29 Season 2 is out with Nick Perez. During 2020, Nick was a Cincinnati Reds Baseball Ops Trainee. Nick played college baseball at Rutgers University and Haverford College while studying Economics. Nick talks about the benefits of attending both of these colleges and how they helped him to land the position of Baseball Ops Trainee. During 2019, Nick was an Affiliate Intern for the Chicago Whitesox. He worked for the Great Falls Voyagers who participated in Pioneer League (Rookie Ball Advance Class). Nick talks about how much this internship has prepared him for a career in baseball. Nick also talks about what it is really like to be apart of professional and what it really means to “grind”. While studying at Haverford College, Nick did his senior thesis seeking to assess the impact of the movement of superstars between teams in the MLB and NBA on GDPs of local economies using python. Nick talks about how his academic and baseball career worked hand in hand to help him be where his is today. Nick has a bright career in Baseball Ops and has a very open-minded approach to the game of baseball. Please join me in listening to Nick and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Nick Perez- 2020 Cincinnati Reds Baseball Ops Trainee

Episode 28 Season 2 is out with Ben Fagan who is Co-Owner of DNB (Define New Boundaries). DNB is a clothing brand that represents people pursuing their dreams and what they love to do. They also produce a ton of video content of people that represent their brand. These people include a wide arrange of talents including athletics and cooking. DNB was created originally as a golf trick shot channel and making hot sauce. DNB’s original name was Dalton and Ben after the co-owners. They peaked after being aired on nickelodeon and decided they needed to have a purpose for the overall brand. DNB decided that they wanted to represent their brand as a stable friendship and create a brand that encourages people to ultimately pursue what they enjoy.   Ben Fagan grew up in South Florida and played college baseball at Lynn University. Ben graduated Lynn with a Bachelors of Arts in multimedia and journalism. He also received his Masters of Science in Digital Media. Ben was a pitcher and infielder during his college career. DNB’s message is very strong and inspiring that can be related to anyone. DNB shows people that they should pursue their dreams because at the end of the day its what makes you happy and doesn’t feel like work. I am very excited to see the progression of this company and the future “definers” that become part of the company. Please join me in listening to Ben and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Ben Fagan- Define New Boundaries

Episode 27 Season 2 is out with “Stretch Talk”. What is exactly is “Stretch Talk”? If you have played high school or college sports you know that every day you stretch. Stretching can be one of the most routine things you will do on an everyday basis. After a couple weeks you become familiar on what you need to accomplish stretching wise and can do it in your sleep. During this time, you start to strike up conversations with your teammates. This week’s guests include “The Fam” which includes Bryanna Bach, Ben Moster, and Lauren Coons. All three of these people have a wide arrange of backgrounds including D1 athletics, being a Marine, studying nursing, and being in a sorority. As the new school year approaches for incoming freshman in college there are so many unknowns for their future. Many schools have cancelled their fall sports for 2020 and restrictions on personal interaction. I wanted to hear from people’s perspective of what they would personally do if they were going to be a freshman in college during 2020? This topic includes: Would you attend to a bigger university? Take classes at a community college? Take a gap year? Train for your sport, go to school, and not waste a year of eligibility? Choose to join a sorority or fraternity? Choose not to go to school all together and start a career? Sit back, relax, and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Stretch Talk #7 - "The Fam"

Episode 26 Season 2 is out with Christian Hook. Christian was the Analytics/Video Coordinator for Northern Kentucky University Baseball from 2016-2020. During 2020, Christian received an offer from the Detroit Tigers as an Analytics Apprentice but this position was cancelled due to COVID-19. Christian is also the son of Milwaukee Brewers MLB Pitching Coach Chris Hook. Christian talks about growing up and not being interested in baseball what so ever until he read “MoneyBall”. He started playing “MLB The Show” and picking specific players for his team. He then realized that there is a real-life job that you are able to do this. He started to pursue the analytics side of the game and how much it can really help the future of the game. Christian studied Data Science at Northern Kentucky University and decided he wanted to help the baseball team. He started hearing about all the new analytical player development tools such as Rapsodo, Blast, and video in general. He convinced the Northern Kentucky Coaches that these new technologies are the future of baseball and they need to invest into these tools. Northern Kentucky Coaches invested and Christian would become the Analytics/Video Coordinator for the team. Christian has some very impressive work including a program called “Maverick” which was made to cut video and distribute data for the players to see on a daily basis Christian has a bright future in baseball and really explains the meaning behind the “Data Revolution” in baseball. Please join me in listening to Christian and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Christian Hook - Northern Kentucky University Baseball Analytics/Video Coordinator

Episode 25 Season 2 is out with Patrick Dorrian. Pat is currently playing in the Baltimore Orioles Organization and in 2019 played for the Fredrick Keys (Advanced-A affiliate). Pat was drafted in 2014 out of high school in the 12th round of the MLB draft. Pat signed his contract with the Braves in 2014 but a couple weeks into his pro career he decided that he was not ready for his professional career to start. He decided to play college baseball and choose to attended Herkimer College, a JUCO in New York. At Herkimer Pat was a 2 sport athlete (Baseball and Basketball). He ended his career at Herkimer as a 2nd team All-American in baseball. After JUCO, Pat attended Lynn University a Division 2 school in Florida.  Pat would have an amazing 2-year career at Lynn. Pat was a First Team Division 2 All-American and named the SSC Player of the year in 2018. In 2018, Pat hit 17 HR, 57 RBI, OPS, OPS 1.269, and AVG .394. Pat signed a Free Agent contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates after his senior season. In 2019, Pat was traded to the Baltimore Orioles.  Pat has a had a crazy career so far but has shown his maturity and confidence along the way. Pat was so open to talk about all of his experiences over the past couple years and held nothing back. I am really excited to see how his career will progress in 2021. Please join me in listening to Pat’s story and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Patrick Dorrian- Baltimore Orioles

Episode 24 Season 2 is out Rich Birfer. Rich is a Pitch Science Apprentice with the Texas Rangers. Rich attended Western University and received his Bachelors in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. After Western, Rich attended Brock University and received his Masters of Science in Kinesiology. Rich talks about how he become so passionate about baseball. He began writing for a sports blog and during this time he was introduced to PBR Ontario. He would eventually become an Area Scout for PBR and become very interested in Scouting/Pitching. During his time in school his focus was on the Biomechanics of pitches and how to completely understand how they work. He wrote a paper titled “The Manifestation of Muscle Fatigue in Baseball Pitchers: a Systematic Review.” Prior to working with the Rangers, Rich worked as a Pitch Design Engineer for Baseball Development Group and a Scouting Director for Evolution Matrix. He really enjoyed working for both of these companies and believes it put him in the best possible position for his career with the Texas Rangers. Rich has a bright future in baseball and really knows how to go about the baseball industry. Many people know it can be a grind but Rich has a great head on his shoulders and looking forward to the direction of his career. Please join me in listening to Rich’s story and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Rich Birfer- Texas Rangers Pitch Science Apprentice

Season 2 Episode 23 is out with Ty Duvall. Ty recently signed a UDFA with the Seattle Mariners Organization out of Vanderbilt University.  Ty is a catcher that was a part of the 2019 Vanderbilt National Championship Team and was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 25th round of the 2019 MLB draft. Ty decided to forgo the draft and finish his senior season at Vanderbilt. During his time at Vanderbilt, Ty consistently improved his hitting ability. He talks about what changed over the past couple years and why it has made him so successful. Ty says that playing at Vanderbilt is something you really can’t describe. You are tested every single day mentally and physically. Ty even talks about how competitive and interesting the inter-squads can be. Ty has a great head on his shoulders and is always trying to improve at the game of baseball daily. I am really excited to see him progress over the next couple years in professional baseball. Please join me in listening to Ty’s story and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Ty Duvall- Seattle Mariners

Season 2 Episode 22 is out with Houston Astros Rehab Coordinator Terrence “TK” Kennell. During the 2019 season, TK was a Strength and Conditioning coach for the Corpus Christi Hooks (Double A Affiliate of the Houston Astros). TK graduated from Arkansas State University with a bachelors in Exercise Science and went on to get his Masters in Applied Sport & Exercise Physiology from St. Mary’s University, Twickenham. TK’s background is in Rugby which has been vey beneficial to his career in baseball. TK explains how different training a baseball player is compared to a Rugby player. Baseball players are trained for quick and fast movements but also keeping players bodies in shape to perform on an everyday basis. Before working with the Astros, TK worked as a Sports Performance coach out of Arete Performance which is located in London, England. Prior to his work experience in London, TK worked as a Strength and Conditioning Consult for the Toshiba Brave Lupus Rugby Club located in Tokyo, Japan. TK has a great mind for strength and coordinating and this conversation was vey beneficial for me.  Please join me in listening to TK and “Always Remember Be Yourself”.

Terrence "TK" Kennell - Houston Astros Rehab Coordinator

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