Baseball's Inside Journey

Adam Sarancik joins the show again to lend his expertise on speaking to umpires. Listen as Coach Drew and Eric interview Adam about the do's and don'ts when dealing with umpires.

Coach Drew and Eric visit with Deven Morgan from Driveline Baseball. Our discussion covers several topics revolving around Driveline Academy's youth baseball development program, Deven's new book "Skills that scale" and Driveline's newly launched Academy Flex program that offers in-person or remote training for youth ballplayers.

Eric Powers and Coach Drew sit down with former MLB pitcher Jim Parque to discuss Jim's journey from being an undersized high school pitcher to being an MLB starting pitcher. Coach Drew and Eric ask Jim for his thoughts on player development as well as his philosophy on coaching his travelball teams with Prospect United. Jim Parque is the Owner and Founder of Big League Edge and he is the Director...

Coach Drew and Bellevue College's head baseball coach Mark Yoshino (Yosh), discuss the transfer portal, challenges facing 2-way players and the potential unintended consequences for travelball players moving around from program to program or being a guest player.

Coach Drew and Eric interview Arlo Evasick to discuss how he runs the GSL tournaments, team rankings, PNW Showcase events and Fall opportunities for high school seniors looking to play in college.

This was a fun interview with the Derek Jennings of New Level Baseball. We discussed several topics with Derek including National Player Rankings and what they mean, player development and what players and families need to consider when looking to get noticed by colleges.

Eric and Coach Drew interview the VP of Player Performance with the LA Dodgers Brandon McDaniel about strength training and what kinds of training is right for youth baseball players.

This is part 2 of our interview with Adam Sarancik of Elevate Sports Academy. Eric and Drew continue the discussion regarding the pro's and con's of leveling up in youth sports.

In this episode, coach Drew and Eric interview Adam Sarancik regarding the pro's and con's of having a child level up by playing with an older age group. Adam is the author of an Amazon Top 100 Best Seller, Coaching Champions for Life – The Process of Mentoring the Person, Athlete and Player and its companion book, Takeaway Quotes for Coaching Champions for Life. Book Authority rates Coaching Cham...

Coach Drew and Eric interview Bookie Gates and Joe Townsend from Baseball Beyond Borders and discuss what the program is all about. Coach Drew also answers some questions from Eric that came about during our recent trip to AZ for a 13U baseball tournament.

Coach Drew and Eric interview Collin Henderson, Mental Performance Coach and CEO of Master Your Mindset about the mental game of baseball and strategies to ensure you have the right mindset to be successful.

Eric and Drew interview Craig Bishop from Merchants Baseball Club. Craig talks about his new position as the regional manager for Mariner's Training Centers as well as about select/travel ball and advice on how to choose the right team.

A fun interview with Mr. Mariner and the 1984 American League rookie of the year Alvin Davis. In this episode, Alvin discusses his thoughts on some of the current baseball analytics and his current role with the Seattle Mariners.