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**Pelotero Podcast**

#1 Player Intelligence Podcast – Former MLB player Chris Colabello and famed hitting coach Bobby Tewksbary, cofounders of Pelotero discuss the hottest topics in baseball, sports, and athlete development through the lens of player intelligence.

Latest Episodes:

Sports Role Models for Kids and How to Train Swing Decisions Mar 06, 2024

Show notes

6:03 - How to create 7U practice plans and what lessons can we take from these

18:17 - The importance of role models in sports to kids

42:50 - How to train swing decisions and the Phillies' new BP philosophy

1:01:41 - Shohei Ohtani's legendary exit velos in flips and why it means less than you think

Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello

Producer: Patrick McDonnell

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com

Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

How to Be a Good Baseball Parent Feb 28, 2024

Show notes

Off-the-cuff episode where we dive into panic from players and parents as the season starts up!

2:00 - Kicking off the college season

15:50 - Advice to baseball parents for when your kid is struggling

41:00 - Professor at a D3 school sent an email shaming student-athletes for their priorities

Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello

Producer: Patrick McDonnell

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com

Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

What Patrick Mahomes Teaches Us About Hitting Development Feb 14, 2024

Show notes

0:00 - Super Bowl recap that leaks into a discussion about hitting development (What is the lesson Mahomes teaches us?)

30:33 - If you were preparing an entire lineup to face Josh Hader, what would you have them do?

39:14 - A Pelotero intern was hired by an MLB team - Advice for people wanting to work for MLB orgs

45:33 - Hall of Famer Joe Mauer stories

Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello

Producer: Patrick McDonnell

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com

Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

ABCA Recap, Tech Trends, Texas BBQ Jan 17, 2024

Show notes

After two weeks and 3 collective coaching conventions we are back! This one is less structured than normal. Enjoy the recap of ABCA, Chris getting deep into mindset stuff of hitters vs. pitchers, and positive rants about measuring grip pressure!

Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello

Producer: Patrick McDonnell

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com

Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Holiday Resolutions, ABCA Preview, Mailbag Questions Jan 03, 2024

Show notes

1:00 - Holiday recap

10:40 - New Year's Resolutions, Chris's Twitter threads, and ABCA Preview

42:35 - Question/Rant about trying to control what players think on the field

53 - Mailbag question from Mark about skill vs. athleticism

Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello

Producer: Patrick McDonnell

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com

Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Judge's Swing Pattern vs. All Time Greats Dec 19, 2023

Show notes

We get real truthful today about swing dialogue on Twitter. Strap in.

2:30 - Talk about grip pressure and BS swing pattern talk on Twitter

25:03- Aaron Judge vs. Best Swings of All Time (they are not the same)

59:02 - Shohei Ohtani contract deferrals

1:02:20 - Which teams have spent the most so far this offseason?

Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello

Producer: Patrick McDonnell

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com

Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Shohei Signs for $700 Million, Juan Soto to the Yanks, Winter Meetings Recap Dec 12, 2023

Show notes

Tons of baseball news in this one but don't miss the extremely personal story from Bobby right in the middle!

3:00 - Shohei signs for how much?

20:50 - What drives you to be in the cage? (Bobby gets real personal here)

39:33 - Winter meetings recap

51 - Juan Soto to the Yankees

55:37 - Jackson Chourio gets the most guaranteed money before playing in the MLB ever!

Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello

Producer: Patrick McDonnell

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com

Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

"Missing Frames are Missing", Ramblings on Turkey and Bat Speed Nov 30, 2023

Show notes

Two episodes this week courtesy of Thanksgiving! Hope you enjoy!

10:23 - What does "missing frames are missing" mean?

22:45 - Discussing Patrick Jones' tweet about bat speed

34:44 - Is it better for hitters to do one thing really well or be able to do a little bit of everything?

57:49 - Would Ted Williams be the best hitter if he played today? Plus the first Baseball United games

Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello

Producer: Patrick McDonnell

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com

Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

There Will Never Be Another Mechanical Revolution Nov 27, 2023

Show notes

Recorded pre-Thanksgiving the guys go real deep on swing mechanics, timing, advice on professionalism and more!

6:47 - Acuna thread and why there will never be another massive widespread hitting mechanics breakthrough

45:05 - The problem with the word "hitting guru"

52:43 - Tom Brady's advice to CJ Stroud

1:04:57 - Mailbag question about timing

Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello

Producer: Patrick McDonnell

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com

Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

Reframing College Recruiting, Managerial Hunger Games, Baseball in Movie Theaters Nov 14, 2023

Show notes

We start the show off with Chris recapping Mike Olt's wedding from this past weekend. The guys then attempt to reframe the conversation around college recruiting (14:30), talk about the crazy managerial swaps from this past week (35:21), discuss Brian Cashman's recent comments on the Yankees analytics department (58:07), and finally talk about if the US should have big baseball games play in movie theaters (1:05:21).

Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello

Producer: Patrick McDonnell

Send us your topics! Email pickle@pelotero.com

Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter

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