Zeal Talk - A Baseball Podcast

In this week's episode we welcome Ned Monthie to the podcast! Ned is a great pitching mind and baseball mind all around. After pitching at Houghton University, Ned has experience coaching at the college level as well as experience in pitching instruction on the player development side. This episode introduces Ned and his background, as well as an in-depth discussion on seeking failure when trainin...

This week's episode provides a quick recap of the work Cito Culver did training with David at Zeal Hitting Development this offseason. Before heading out to Mexico for his spring training, Cito breaks down the areas he knew he needed to improve with his swing and how he attacked that. This shorter episode is a great conclusion to the previous 8 episodes on the show with Cito.

In this episode, David and Cito Culver discuss a very important topic for any athlete that works with a hitting coach in the offseason outside of their school or travel team. Communication with your coaches about what you are working on in the offseason with your swing can be a scary idea for athletes, but this episode provides a playbook on it. There's nothing wrong with telling your coach what y...

In this week's episode, David and Cito Culver dive into the swing and the idea that if you can develop a consistent swing, it can simplify and make your approach much more consistent. You hear many coaches discuss the two things as if they are different, but Cito and David give their perspective about developing a high level swing that can execute in the box. Through some explanations of how they...

In this week's episode, David and Cito take a step back from the development side of things and have a fun episode discussing crazy offensive seasons in MLB history that deserved MVP honors but were snubbed. This discussion shows how the emphasis on specific statistical categories has changed and how some stats are viewed differently in today's age. This episode is a great listen for any baseball...

In today's episode, Cito Culver sits down again with David to discuss how the new generation of "baseball fans" watch highlight reels more than they actually watch the game. They discuss how the BEST way to learn and become an all-around player is to watch the game and learn from the best in the world. Learning the little details of fielding, base-running, or even situational hitting can separate...

In this week's episode, David and Cito discuss the importance of training in a way that directly correlates to performance in game. In a world of athletes posting Personal Records for Exit Velocity, hitters fall into the trap of training for numbers in a game, and hurting their chances of being consistent in the game. We discuss many angles to this conversation such as analytics use in the MLB, be...

In this episode, we welcome back Cito Culver to have an open conversation about the hitting community and how toxic it can be. Social media has become a place of arguing who is right or wrong, instead of focusing on the main goal: Getting the athlete better and help them perform. There are many potentially controversial takes and opinions on this subject but this episode provides an honest space f...

In today's episode, we sit down with Former New York Yankee 1st Round Pick, Cito Culver, as we discuss his baseball journey and lesson learned along the way. There are great nuggets and advice throughout the entire episode. This is a great conversation to learn and grow from for any athlete, parent, or coach. Cito will be a regular on the show as we dive in to various baseball topics.