Moving through life, the baseball podcast

Donald and Frank share their experiences as rookies at their very first spring trainings. They talk about what they did to try to stand out, their preparation and mindset going in and how that changed in subsequent preseasons. Plus, the world debut of the song “Another Wave” from Frank Pfister. Warning: it’s a real ear worm!

Frank and Donald talk about the importance of communication and transparency in dealing with teammates, coaches and parents. Then, both share their personal stories about the toughest conversations they’ve had in baseball and the valuable life lessons learned from them.

On this episode, Frank and I take listener questions and go deep on topics like mental approaches to breaking out of slumps and moving past “the funk”, life lessons learned from our baseball journeys, what makes a good mentor, teacher or coach (including those we worked with in Cincinnati), and much more.

In this episode we cover the following topics: - Different cultural expressions in baseball - How observation is one of the most powerful tools - Respect greatness - How to achieve your goals - How kids have to enjoy the game of baseball - Piggybacking on the joy of others - To never take the game of baseball for granted - Importance of adapting to a new environment - The joy of hitting homers - H...

Frank and I discuss how important positive mentorship is, not just in baseball but in life. We talk about a hot topic which is “Should baseball be fun?” Accountability is another topic we touch on while simply sharing a few things we learned during our combined 30 years of experience in professional and international baseball. This podcast isn’t just for young athletes pursuing a dream, we also tr...