BachTalk

In Season 2 Episode 4 of BachTalk, I sat down with Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jacob Heatherly. Jacob was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the 2017 MLB draft. Jacob is currently in Arizona for early instructs and tells about how completely different spring training is compared to the years prior. During the 2019 off season the Cincinnati Reds hired new pitching coordinator Kyle Boddy...

In Season 2 Episode 3 of BachTalk, I sat down with Ryan Engels. In 2019, Ryan was a Development Coach for the Houston Astros Double A affiliate. A Development Coach is the 4th coach on the field. The Development Coach helps in every aspect from strength/conditioning, player development, technology, and scouting for each affiliate. Ryan played college baseball at Southwest Minnesota State and gradu...

In Episode 2 Season 2 of Bachtalk, I got to sit down with Brandon Bailey. Brandon pitched for the Corpus Christi Hooks in 2019. Recently in December during the winter meetings he was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the Rule 5 draft and selected to the 40-man roster. During the summer, I was able to see how in-depth of a thinker Brandon really is on the mound. I was able to watch most of his s...

Welcome to Season 2 of BachTalk! The first episode of Season 2 includes Grant Peters and Hunter Kraynak. Grant Peters attended Owens Community College and was conference pitcher of the year in 2016. After Owens, he received a scholarship to pitch at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. Hunter Kraynak grew up in Chicago and played at Owens Community College in 2016. After Owens he attended So...

On episode 22 of BachTalk I got to sit down with Dominic Cotroneo. During the 2019 minor league baseball season he was the second announcer for the Houston Astros Double A affiliate (Corpus Christi Hooks). Dominic was chosen to be a broadcaster for the Arizona Fall League All Start Game in 2019.  Dominic is only 25 and has four seasons of professional baseball under his belt. He was also a broadca...

In Episode 21 of BachTalk I got to sit down with Xan Barksdale. This past summer, Xan was the Bullpen Coach for the USA Colligate National Team. He traveled to Chinese Taipei and Japan during this stint. Before USA Baseball, Xan was an Asst. Baseball Coach at the University of Louisville from 2006-2011. He was then an Asst. Baseball Coach at East Tennessee State University from 2011-2015. Xan is t...

In Episode 20 of BachTalk I got to sit down with Mac Welsh. Mac recently finished his year with the Chicago White Sox Organization in the Arizona Rookie League (AZL). He finished his summer pitching in 12 games, 12.1 innings of work, 19 strikes outs, opponent batting AVG. of .196 and a WHIP of 0.89. Mac is a side arm pitcher and explains how he can be effective at the next level. Mac attended the...

In Episode 19 of BachTalk I sat down with Triple Crown hiker Ben Moster aka Tailspin. The Triple Crown consists of three trails in the United States: Appalachian Trial, Pacific Crest Trail,and Continental Divide Trail which is in total around 7,800 miles worth of hiking. Ben just recently completed the Continental Divide Trail hiking a connected footpath between Mexico and Canada. He started hikin...

In episode 18 of BachTalk I got to sit down with my best friend Isaac Stidham. Isaac is currently trying to play professional baseball in Europe. Isaac played college baseball at University of Cincinnati- Clermont. This past season he broke the single season homerun record at University of Cincinnati-Clermont. Isaac has had a crazy life and has overcome a lot of odds. He was cut from his high scho...

Episode 17 of BachTalk is with Matt Marksberry. Matt recently finished playing this past season with Lancaster Barnstormers in the Atlantic professional baseball league. This past season the Atlantic League implemented the computerized strike zone, stealing first base, and potentially moving the mound back a foot. Matt was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 2013 and reach the Major Leagues in 2015....

Episode16 of BachTalk is with Brian Rey. Brian recently finished his season with the Cincinnati Reds reaching High- A in for the Daytona Tortugas. Brian is a former Junior College gold glove recipient where he attended Miami Dade CC in Florida. Brian Rey has shown a perfect example of how to move through the minor leagues this past season and that is "Versatility". Brian has played both outfield a...

In Episode 15 of BACHTALK I get to interview an friend of mine, Zack Shannon. I met Zack in 2010 when we both did a New Years Disney Baseball tournament. I will be honest, I still have not met anyone with as natural a talent in Baseball as Zack Shannon. The only thing he might be better at than baseball is fishing. He explains why baseball players need an escape from baseball in order to compete a...

I cannot begin to tell you how interesting it was to speak with Granden Goetzman on this episode of Backtalk. Goetzman has been in professional baseball for 9 years. He was drafted out of high school in the 2nd round in 2011 and never looked back. If you want to hear firsthand of the absolute strength and resolve a person needs to survive and thrive in the absolute grind that is minor league baseb...

Episode 13 of BachTalk is with Cameron Scott. Cam just recently started a job with the Baseball Commissioners office. Cam, a former player at High Point University has had a series of the most interesting baseball internships from rookie ball in the Appalachian league, to tech and scouting with the Mets in Player Development to Baseball Ops Intern with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Cam has the career...

Well---We are at a dozen Episodes of Bachtalk! I could not think of a better guest than my friend Lyon Richardson. Lyon is a RHP with the Cincinnati Reds Organization. He is currently playing with the Dayton Dragons Low A affiliate where he is showing some great numbers. I met Lyon while he was playing rookie ball with the Greeneville Reds. Lyon is a former two way player and self-taught pitcher t...

How lucky am I to have RHP Matt Rupenthal of the Houston Astros organization as my guest for this episode of Bachtalk. Coming off the heals of Vanderbilt University' s win of the College World series last week, we get to hear first hand what it is like to be a pitcher in that  prestigious program. Matt is currently in his second professional season having recently come off unexpected elbow surgery...

I am so excited for all of you to meet Justin Rocke here in the 10th episode of BachTalk. Justin Rocke was the 2019 Broadcaster of the year for the Appalachian league. If you think "How hard could it be to broadcast a baseball game ?" Than I invite you to listen to this talented, very hard working guy explain in vivid detail what it is really like to be a minor league broadcaster. The sky is the l...

The 9th episode of BachTalk is not the typical subject matter I have on this podcast . I had a very interesting conversation with Andrea Sneed. Andrea is a professional cheerleader with the Cincinnati Bengals as well as being a professional trainer at Adrenaline Sports & Fitness. She also has her own business of training young cheerleaders called Cincy Cheer Strength. Andrea does a great job descr...

In Episode 8 of BachTalk, I get to reconnect with another great guy I got to know last year with the Greenville Reds. Jerry D'Andrea is an extremely likable and hard working left handed pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He is currently playing with the Dayton Dragons in low A after being signed by the reds last year. What is really interesting about Jerry is that he is one of the few pl...

In this episode of BachTalk, I get to touch base  with a friend I made last summer in Greeneville, TN  with the Cincinnati Reds, Strength and Conditioning Coach Blaine Taylor. Blaine is a California native who gave up his dream of being a pro baseball for attaining a Masters in Exercise Science. He gets to combine his interest in fitness with is love for baseball to help develop the next generatio...

I was lucky enough to get to know LA Dodgers pitcher Josiah Gray during his rookie ball season with the Greeneville Reds. Little did I know that he would be part of the epic off season trade last year between the Reds and the Dodgers. JoJo found out on his 21 st  birthday that he was going to be a Dodger. We talk about how he went from a starting shortstop to a starting pitcher over a summer. We a...

In Episode 5 of Backtalk I step out of my sports comfort zone and speak to Nick Ruthsatz, the 23 year old entrepreneur and owner of Heart over Height Hoops Basketball Training (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky). Nick was "the guy" of our senior class having led Covington Catholic High School as the "MVP" to a state championship. He earned a scholarship to college and graduated Findlay University last...

I am very excited to have in this episode of Bach Talk one of most talented 19-year-old prospects for the Cincinnati Reds organization. Cash is such an an impressive guy that at 18 he had the option of attending University of Notre Dame and playing baseball or playing professional baseball. He is a very smart guy who can speak Mandarin as well as keep us informed on the latest sneaker trends. He t...

In the third episode of Bach Talk I have the privilege of talking to Trey Ganns. Trey is one of the few people talented enough to be a two-way player at the division one college level. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox after and impressive career at Northern Kentucky University. We talk about what it's like to be both a pitcher and a position player and the unique challenges and opportunities t...

In the second episode of BachTalk I am so excited to be talking to Karl Ellison as he gets ready to depart for his season with Lake Erie Crushers in the Frontier Independent Baseball League. Karl was always the catcher that I looked up to playing baseball and grow growing up in the Cincinnati area. He was always the catcher that you had to bring your "A" game to compete with. Karl has the kind of...