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In this episode, you’re getting another a sample chapter of my new book, Clean Your Cleats: Advice on Baseball and Life for Ballplayer...
In this episode, you’re getting another a sample chapter of my new book, Clean Your Cleats: Advice on Baseball and Life for Ballplayer...
In this episode, listen to a sample chapter of my new book, Clean Your Cleats: Advice on Baseball and Life for Ballplayers. It’s avail...
Dear Baseball Gods will be on pause for a few months – Dan explains why in this episode and what to expect. And, he goes into depth on...
In this episode, Dan discusses reasons on whether throwing a football is beneficial for pitchers. Dan also gives helpful suggestions on equi...
In this episode, Dan discusses BABIP (batting average on balls in play) and the importance of understanding what BABIP is especially for pit...
In this episode, Dan gives a rundown of run expectancy in baseball, along with different scenarios on how run expectancy plays out according...
In this episode, Dan discusses pitching velocity ranges and peaks and how they interact with each other. Dan then talks through the general...
Is core training for baseball overrated? Dan discusses what core training does and doesn’t do for an athlete. Also in this episode, Da...
Having trouble locating a pitch? Dan gives helpful tips on how to locate each pitch. Also in this episode, Dan discusses which type of cleat...
Is a knuckle-curveball different than a regular curve? And, what does hiding the ball mean for pitchers? Should they try to do it? Should me...
Some coaches claim that sleep is critical to recovery. Sure – this is true, and everyone needs sleep. But is it actually relevant and...
In this landmark 100th episode, Dan reflects on some of the important things he’s learned in the 3 years that have passed since the De...
Are short and longterm goals really that important? Is distance running useful for pitchers? Or is it the devil? And, what should we all kno...
Should pitchers throw year round in baseball? How should they plan their workload? And, does having small hands prevent a pitcher from learn...
If a young pitcher has command but is way below average on velocity, is that at least a bit of solace? Is journaling a good, reasonable thin...
Learn strategies to pitch with runners on 3rd base – the bases loaded, 2nd & 3rd, and runner on 3rd only. Then, Dan covers how to ment...
What’s the right arm slot for a pitcher, and what should be considered in adjusting arm slot? Plus, is it good to yell instructions? W...
Whats the best pitching repertoire for a high-spin fastball pitcher? Should he add a sinker, slider or curveball? What’s best? Dan als...
How fast do ballplayers develop? Is baseball skill related more to absolute skill? Or size and strength PLUS a requisite amount of skill? Is...
Does a pitching leg kick increase velocity? Do higher leg kicks = faster fastballs or better mechanics? Dan also talks through the idea that...
In episode 91, Dan discusses what parents should look for in a strength coach via the exercises they prescribe in a training program. In the...
In this episode Dan discusses whether youth pitchers should vary their leg kick timing to disrupt hitters – is it good or harmful for...
The principle of charity is about giving the benefit of the doubt to someone in an argument or claim. In coaching, often we don’t give...
In this episode, we discuss the separation between parents and their players in the dugout. Some coaches recently were arguing on twitter ab...
To submit a question for the Q&A segment, email a voice recording to Dan at hello@danblewett.com . Want to support the show? Buy a copy of D...
Are olympic lifts good for baseball players–are they worth the risks? Should players swing at the first pitch of an at-bat? What does...
Diamondbabble: when baseball coaches describe things in overly complicated ways. Why is the game overflowing with it? In this episode, Dan r...
I recently wrote and shared An Open Letter to Young White Athletes . This was what I’d say to a kid about what’s happening in Am...
Baseball season arrived, then quit on us. But, this is a bigger heartbreak and a more confusing time than some parents may realize. Identity...
In this talk in a USA Baseball sponsored coaches’ clinic in Illinois, I discussed 10 mental training do’s and don’ts. Ment...
In this episode, I discuss why I’m selling my academy, moving on, and all the things I THINK I’ll be doing with my life.
Listen in as Dan Blewett shares chapter twelve from Dear Baseball Gods: A Memoir. This chapter details news he received about his first surg...
Listen in as Dan Blewett shares chapter one from Dear Baseball Gods: A Memoir, his book on his baseball career, his battle back from injurie...
Dave Fischer, pitching coach and mental skills coach from the University of Rhode Island, joined me on the show to share his journey through...
Ryan Faer, the Cleveland Indians’ minor league strength coordinator, joined me to talk about how he landed his job as a coach in pro b...
Ty Blankmeyer joined me on the show to talk about his playing career at St. John’s University, his time in the Minor Leagues, and his...
Jimmy Gonzalez, Manager of the Chicago Cubs’ High-A team, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, joined me to talk about his 14 years as a pro pla...
My Book, Dear Baseball Gods, is going to be released on April 15, 2019 and it was two years in the writing, but 22 years in the making. Lear...
Steve Marino got told no at dozens of tryouts and pro workouts. But, he kept going until one day…there was a yes. He went on to play f...
Morgan Depew, assistant with the University of Jacksonville in Florida, joined me to talk about his journey from former Warbird trainee, to...
Ethan Guevin of http://www.KeepPlayingBaseball.org joined me to talk about baseball recruiting, and give some practicing recruiting tips and...
Ryan Copeland–associate head coach at the University of Illinois Springfield–came on the show to talk about how he uses technolo...
Pete Maki, current Minnesota Twins minor league pitching coordinator and former D-1 pitching coach from Duke and Columbia University, joined...
Dave Swanson, the K-Zone producer for ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, joined me to talk about his role in ESPN TV production and his long career...
Pitching Coach Josh MacDonald joins me on the show to talk about pitching, recruiting, and his unique role as a lifelong UConn Husky pitcher...
How can we create the perfect warmups for baseball? Should a 10U softball team take 90 minutes before a game to warm up? Is warming up for t...
Jeff Bajenaru–the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Triple-A pitching coach–joined me to talk about his pretty amazing journey in base...
What is it like to be a D1 baseball player? Coach Kevin Vance, pitching coach at the University of Rhode Island, joins the show to talk abou...
Shaun Cole, former pitching coach of the year in 2012 and current pitching coach for Eastern Kentucky University, joined me to talk about hi...