Pelotero Pickle

2:27 - Golf talk and weird umpire stories 18:36 - Caitlin Clark talk 24:39 - Hitting talk begins - If you can't hit a fastball down the middle that you are looking for...you suck at hitting. 46:45 - MLB posts a tour of the LSU facilities Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

We definitely did not talk about bat speed. 2:00 - Women's sports and why Bobby is now into the WNBA 14:25 - MLB releases bat tracking data 41:46 - Watching Juan Soto should be mandatory for players that want to play in college 50:23 - Glow in the dark baseball game Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell

0:43 - Chris has a black eye from adult men's basketball 12:18 - The White Sox struggles and how to hit well when you're in a dreadful lineup 20:16 - NFL Draft and talking about the importance of family in the career of an athlete 33:30 - Answering a question about the Soto shuffle 40:50 - Shohei's declining K-rate 53:25 - Boone's funny ejection 1:02:00 - Ha-Seong Kim smoking stories 1:13:36 - Sharing an email we got from a listener Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

2:00 - Chris recaps going to another Motor Preferences clinic and the guys talk generally about hitting 16:24 - Deep dive into the Corey Seager article about his mindset 47:18 - Juan Soto is KILLING it in NY 53:00 - Somebody needs to stop Nestor Cortes... 56:19 - Post Show grievances

3:27 - Pitcher Injury Epidemic 21:45 - Death of the Fastball 35:30 - Mookie Betts is doing Babe Ruth things but Bobby is skeptical about him playing shortstop 50:12 - Nolan Arenado might be broken right now 59:00 - Certain "people" are already claiming ownership of Jackson Holliday's swing Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

4:10 - NCAA basketball watching in Bobby's household 7:43 - MLB Korea Series and Shohei Ohtani under investigation 19:12 - LeBron and JJ Redick's new podcast and what it can tell us about the process of high level athletes 38:06 - Who is the best MLB player that absolutely can not dunk a basketball? Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

2:52 - Chris talks about his experience making an MLB roster out of Spring Training 15:48 - The hype behind different Spring Training guys: Jackson Holliday, Wyatt Langford etc. 35:35 - Can a guy do anything in Spring Training that will impress Chris or Bobby? 48:52 - Swing "chunking" 59:24 - Bobby rants about challenging calls in college softball Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

6:03 - How to create 7U practice plans and what lessons can we take from these 18:17 - The importance of role models in sports to kids 42:50 - How to train swing decisions and the Phillies' new BP philosophy 1:01:41 - Shohei Ohtani's legendary exit velos in flips and why it means less than you think Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Off-the-cuff episode where we dive into panic from players and parents as the season starts up! 2:00 - Kicking off the college season 15:50 - Advice to baseball parents for when your kid is struggling 41:00 - Professor at a D3 school sent an email shaming student-athletes for their priorities Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

0:00 - Super Bowl recap that leaks into a discussion about hitting development (What is the lesson Mahomes teaches us?) 30:33 - If you were preparing an entire lineup to face Josh Hader, what would you have them do? 39:14 - A Pelotero intern was hired by an MLB team - Advice for people wanting to work for MLB orgs 45:33 - Hall of Famer Joe Mauer stories Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

After two weeks and 3 collective coaching conventions we are back! This one is less structured than normal. Enjoy the recap of ABCA, Chris getting deep into mindset stuff of hitters vs. pitchers, and positive rants about measuring grip pressure! Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

1:00 - Holiday recap 10:40 - New Year's Resolutions, Chris's Twitter threads, and ABCA Preview 42:35 - Question/Rant about trying to control what players think on the field 53 - Mailbag question from Mark about skill vs. athleticism Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

We get real truthful today about swing dialogue on Twitter. Strap in. 2:30 - Talk about grip pressure and BS swing pattern talk on Twitter 25:03- Aaron Judge vs. Best Swings of All Time (they are not the same) 59:02 - Shohei Ohtani contract deferrals 1:02:20 - Which teams have spent the most so far this offseason? Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Tons of baseball news in this one but don't miss the extremely personal story from Bobby right in the middle! 3:00 - Shohei signs for how much? 20:50 - What drives you to be in the cage? (Bobby gets real personal here) 39:33 - Winter meetings recap 51 - Juan Soto to the Yankees 55:37 - Jackson Chourio gets the most guaranteed money before playing in the MLB ever! Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Two episodes this week courtesy of Thanksgiving! Hope you enjoy! 10:23 - What does "missing frames are missing" mean? 22:45 - Discussing Patrick Jones' tweet about bat speed 34:44 - Is it better for hitters to do one thing really well or be able to do a little bit of everything? 57:49 - Would Ted Williams be the best hitter if he played today? Plus the first Baseball United games Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Recorded pre-Thanksgiving the guys go real deep on swing mechanics, timing, advice on professionalism and more! 6:47 - Acuna thread and why there will never be another massive widespread hitting mechanics breakthrough 45:05 - The problem with the word "hitting guru" 52:43 - Tom Brady's advice to CJ Stroud 1:04:57 - Mailbag question about timing Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

We start the show off with Chris recapping Mike Olt's wedding from this past weekend. The guys then attempt to reframe the conversation around college recruiting (14:30), talk about the crazy managerial swaps from this past week (35:21), discuss Brian Cashman's recent comments on the Yankees analytics department (58:07), and finally talk about if the US should have big baseball games play in movie theaters (1:05:21). Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Quick turnaround on this one! Bobby and Chris do some wrap up topics for the 2023 season, Bobby bores Chris to tears by getting way too technical about the swing, and Chris breaks down what it means for hitters to be "on purpose". 3:00 - Wrapping up the 2023 MLB season 22:26 - Lag is the next big topic in hitting 36:03 - Why the best thing you can say about a hitter is that they are "on purpose" Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Late show this week where the guys talk about Chris turning 40, talk a ton about the World Series and the hitters that led the way for the Rangers (5:25), and then talk about a viral response email to a player that tried to walk onto a D1 team throwing 68 mph. Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Bobby and Mike talk through the highlights of both championship series', discuss black out swing, a proposed new rule for travel ball, and why Travis Kelce plays better with T***** S**** in attendance. 6:22 - ALCS 25:15 - NLCS 30:46 - Blackout swings 38:51 - New rule for travel ball 43:44 - Kelce/Swift talk Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Mike Olt Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter