The Top Step with Ryan Rowland-Smith

Seattle Mariners Mitch Haniger discusses his recent 'letter to the fans' article in The Players Tribune. We also break down the World Series Champions Atlanta Braves. Will Freedie Freeman be a Brave for life? Sports Aussie segment laughs , word of the day and more!  Make sure you click subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and tell your mates!  Enjoy. 

MLB All Star Kirby Yates is our special guest. We dive right into his journey from an undrafted free agent to an MLB All Star. Also, when did Charlie Morton actually break his leg in game 1 of the World Series? Did he pitch with a broken fibula? Your mates dive into what really happened.  Be sure to click subscribe and don't miss the amazing lineup of guests including Mitch Haniger, Adam Jones and...

former MLB Pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith talk pending free agents, the Aaron Boone extension, what does 'dead arm' really mean and what happened to Max Scherzer in October!  Make sure you subscribe to the best baseball podcast on the planet, enjoy the insight the laughs and the Aussie education!  Available wherever you listen to your podcasts. Enjoy mate.    

Former MLB Players Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith talk about what it's like playing in a snowed out World series, their favorite commentators Australia's Freedom day and much more!  Make sure you subscribe to the best Baseball Podcast hosted by players with accents and the most laughs.  Enjoy mates! 

Former MLB pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith discuss Grants 6 MLB Post Seasons, the moments and the meltdowns on his way to the World Series. We also hear the story of the most not so epic bummer of a speech of Ryan's career. Also the Aussie 'word of the day', growing up playing baseball in Australia in 'That's Grouse' and more!  Don't forget to subscribe and tell your mates!  Enjoy ma...

Former MLB Pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith discuss everything from flawed  Baseball economics to their best and worse travel recommendations when visiting down under!  Enjoy the insights, enjoy the laughs!  Make sure you subscribe and pass it on to your mates!     

MLB Pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith break down the dugout biffo between Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr last week. We also hear the epic RA Dickey swimming the river story, an aussie movie review and much more!  Please subscribe and enjoy the episode of The Top Step!   

Ex MLB pitchers dive into the American league MVP race, the guidelines to an epic walk out song and... Is Mad Monday facing extinction?  Thanks for joining us on The Top Step.  Just subscribe would ya! Tell your mates, have a laugh. Enjoy 

Ex MLB pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith dive into what it's like pitching In Playoff runs, September Call ups and big Aussie Icons, no not Crocodile Dundee, literally BIG Aussie icons along the Pacific Highway. We have baseball news, we have epic stories we have a ton of much needed laughs!  Thanks for joining us on The Top Step! Make sure you click subscribe and pass it on to your ma...

We are back! Please welcome MLB All Star and hello Aussie Grant Balfour.  We welcome it back, discuss Miguel Cabrera and his 500 HR's. Justin Verlander? Will he get 300 Wins and does it still mean something??  We need your help! name our all new Aussie segment!  It's good to be back!  Enjoy mates! 

Seattle Mariners catcher Tom Murphy dive into all sorts of topics, the new rule changes in the Minor leagues that we possibly could see in the MLB very soon. Including shift limitations and robo umps and how they will change the art of catching as we know it!  Tom as had an amazing journey to be an everyday catcher and I'm so excited to have this epic conversation!  Before you press play please su...

Seattle Mariners Joey Gerber and I have a bunch of laughs, dive into analytics, team mates and living with our parents! Making his MLB debut last year after being a walk on in college throwing 86, he gives me an honest assessment of what it takes, whats it like to be in the shoes of a 23 year old rookie!  If you enjoy this episode, please share it with your friends, twitter buddies and instagram s...

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Nick Margevicius went from being let go from the Padres to being a break out prospect in the middle of the mariners rotation. He is currently competing for a spot in the 6 man rotation in spring training, We dive into the up's and downs in his younger career and everything in between!  Please click the subscribe button, leave a review and enjoy this episode as Nic...

Seattle Mariners play by play voice and good buddy Aaron Goldsmith joins me for everything from his journey, what it's really like being behind the mic, his famous childhood hero Bob Costas encounter and what to expect in 2021.  One of my favorite conversations!  Please subscribe, please leave your review and enjoy this episode as Aaron Goldsmith joins me on The Top Step.   

Seattle Mariners first basemen Evan White was a lot of things in 2020. A rookie, a gold glover winner, the first year of his historic contract extension and dealing with failure for the first time in his career. Was a great opportunity to get to know a big part of the Mariners future as he ran us through the mine set of everything he was and went through in his rookie season and what to expect fro...

Lauren Nicole Johnson spent the last 4 years as the New York Yankees mental conditioning coordinator where she worked with players up and down the organization.  Lauren who is an ex athlete herself works with not only professional athletes but military personnel and business professionals. We dive into some of the elite mindsets and techniques she uses to breakthrough at the highest level!  Enjoy...

Former MLB All Star and current Fox Sports personality Nick Swisher joins me for a ridiculously uplifting conversation! Happy new year mates, excited to share this episode. Going from a non drafted high school kid to uber prospect with the Oakland A's being traded to a really tough situation to one year later winning a World Series with the Yankees and leaving his mark on baseball, we cover his en...

Texas Rangers color analyst and former MLB pitcher CJ Nitkowski breaks down his thoughts on the current state of Baseball, the 2020 playoffs and his journey.  Click subscribe wherever you're listening to this podcast for all past and future episodes.  Or visit www.thetopstep.com  for more content!   

The Atlanta Braves closer and 3 time All Star Mark Melancon takes us from that demotion to AAA with the Boston Red Sox in 2012 to becoming one of the most dominant closers in Major League Baseball.  If you are enjoying these episodes, please CLICK that subscribe button and leave me a review!  I release a new conversation every week so don't miss another episode mates!!  Hope you enjoy this episode...

Atlanta Braves Chris Martin has been through it all. From dropping out of college, quitting baseball and stacking shelves to becoming one of the best relief pitchers of 2020 with the Braves. He has been to Japan and back and is now settled in as an established pitcher in the big leagues. We talk about his journey and his time in the NLCS including giving up the series winning home run to Dodgers C...

Aussie MLB Pitchers Liam Hendriks, Peter Moylan and Grant Balfour join me for some laughs, epic stories and Aussie trivia.  I apologize in advance for the language and if you need to hire a translator to get through this!  Enjoy this episode and Liam, Moylo, Balfour join me on The Top Step 

Happy thanksgiving mates. This is a great time of year to share this conversation and journey with my good friend Jeremy Ryan Slate. If you’re sitting there spending the holidays wondering if the path you’re on is the right one. If this life of yours is fulfilling or maybe you want to take the plunge to follow your real passion! Well that’s exactly what Jeremy did and we dive into his story in thi...

The National League comeback player of the year Daniel Bard took 7 years to return to a major league mound.  The Rockies reliever went to some of the darkest places mentally to overcome what we call the 'yips' or in other words all of a sudden going from the future Red Sox closer to no idea where the ball is going once it leaves your hand. Your entire identity and livelihood just escapes you and y...

Mariners pitching coach and I dive into his rise to a MLB pitching coach, what separates him, his relationships with his pitchers, analaystics and most importantly the story behind the new Top Step mascot!  For past episodes and more visit www.thetopstep.com/podcast  and don't forget to leave a review when you subscribe wherever you listen to The Top Step! 

Brandon Morrow is a 12 year MLB veteran starting his career with me in Seattle and then found a whole lot of success with the Toronto Blue Jays. Amazing journey from a 1st round draft pick, taking some time to figure it  all out dealing with injuries and then onto the big stage pitching in the playoffs with the LA Dodgers.  Make sure you go to www.thetopstep.com/podcast Subscribe and enjoy all the...