Dear Baseball Gods,

Bill Murphy, over his 14-year career, spent time in the MLB and NPB, spending two seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines, winning a Japan World Series with them in 2010. He talks about growing up as a pitcher in California, coming into his own as a collegiate pitcher, his 3rd round selection in the “Moneyball” […] The post EP31 – Bill Murphy on Japanese Baseball appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Sean Gleason, former Orioles farmhand, explains the differences between American and Mexican League baseball. He talked about his development into a hard-throwing reliever, weight training, and the grind of Minor League baseball. The post EP30 – Sean Gleason Talks Mexican League Baseball appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Daniel Herrera was one of the last pitchers to throw a screwball in the Major Leagues, and we talked about command, reading hitters, his crazy MLB debut, and more. The post EP29 – Daniel Herrera appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Fehlandt Lentini stole 567 bases at an 85% success rate over 17 years of professional baseball, an absurdly good rate. Listen as he explains his secrets, and his experience being one of the main characters in the book The Only Rule Is it Has to Work.  The post EP28 – Fehlandt Lentini – The Man You Can’t Catch Stealing appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Jacob Cruz, the hitting coach for the AA Tennessee Smokies, joins me to talk about trends in hitting, the Arizona Fall League, what what it takes to make it in baseball. The post EP27 – Jacob Cruz appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Bobby Stevens, former Orioles minor league infielder, talks travel baseball, dealing with difficult teammates, the baseball Twitter world, and more. The post EP26 – Bobby Stevens appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

In part two, we discuss pitching injury factors including radar gun usage and velocity obsession, the Motus sleeve, pitch mix, pitch counts and tournament usage. The post EP25 – Guide to Preventing Pitching Injuries Pt.2 appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

In this episode, Dan gives practical advice for parents and coaches on preventing pitching injuries. The post EP24 – Guide to Preventing Pitching Injuries Pt.1 appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Shawn Teufel, former Mets and Tigers farmhand and son of 1986 World Series Champion Tim Teufel, joins us to talk about his conversion from conventional to sidearm pitching. We talk at length on velocity, college choices, and being a victim of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. The post EP23 – Shawn Teufel: Sidearm Pitching, Velocity and Bernie Madoff appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Zach Clark continues his story of converting into a Knuckleballer, then his transition back into conventional pitching, then finally scouting. We discuss life on the road, how families make Minor League life work, and more. The post EP22 – Zach Clark Pt.2 appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Zach Clark talks about his 10-year professional career as a pitcher, in which he made it to the Major Leagues as a conventional pitcher, despite long odds as a non-drafted free agent. Then, the Baltimore Orioles asked him to convert into a knuckleballer. How did it go? It’s a long story. Part 1 of 2. The post EP21 – Zach Clark: Converting Into A Knuckleballer appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

In this episode of Dear Baseball Gods, I discuss long toss, tracking bullpen strike percentages, string lines, luck and other misconceptions in pitching. The post EP20 – Misconceptions in Pitching appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Dan explains the five key things everyone needs to be truly great at sports, baseball, or, well…anything. The post EP19 – What It Takes appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Dr. Alan Nathan, a world expert on the physics of baseball, joins me to talk Red Sox, Sabermetrics, and Saberseminar 2017. Follow him on Twitter: @pobguy The post EP18 – Dr. Alan Nathan Talks Saberseminar appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

What exactly are “the yips?” They’re mythical, terrifying, and very real. The post EP17 – The Yips appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Getting cut, or released, as they call it, is never easy. Dan tells the story of the few times he was released, how coaches evaluate players, and how to move forward if and when the bad news comes down. The post EP16 – Getting Cut. appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Is superstition in baseball worth even a second thought? How much does bad luck play into a slump? And, how much does the normal variance in baseball play into longterm performance? Listen in as Dan talks about how to combat slumps, how to stay mentally strong and understand the many things at play in good […] The post EP15 – Slumps, Superstition in Baseball, and Variance appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Nothing is ever sure. I started the season, in 2011, with a new team that was getting a new ballpark in a new league. A month and half later, we were all scrambling to find new teams, abandoning the sinking ship. We weren’t getting paid, we were on the road for the first 7 weeks […] The post EP14 – The Collapse of the Lake County Fielders appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

I blew the game for the third time in a row. In the clubhouse after the game, the manager walked through to the coaches’ office, slammed the door, then basically screamed how he felt about me and my performance. It wasn’t pretty, and it drove me to find meditation, visualization, and the mental training that […] The post EP13 – Meditation, and The Worst Day of My Life appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.

Dan discusses the parent-athlete relationship and how parents can best support a happy, healthy career in sports. The post EP12 – The Parent-Athlete Relationship appeared first on Coach Dan Blewett.