On this episode, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) and Bobby Scales (@Bobby_Scales) are joined by …
4-time Gold Glove winner Marquis Grissom (@MGBA_Baseball). Marquis talks about the work he does with aspiring Black baseball players and youth baseball organizations and the value of going to an HBCU both for school and for baseball. (0:55)
Major League Baseball's senior director of front office and field staff diversity pipeline program Tyrone Brooks (@tbrooksBIN). Tyrone talks about the work he does with MLB and the Baseball Industry Network, his time in baseball, and opportunities around the upcoming SABR Analytics Conference. (16:28)
And children’s book author Matt Tavares. Matt is the author of the children’s book, Henry Aaron’s Dream that was recently pulled from school bookshelves in Florida for review - the good news is that it was eventually returned. Matt gives us a good history lesson on Hank Aaron. (36:39)
And stay tuned at the end – Bobby answers Mark’s question – can you change a player’s defensive aggressiveness during spring training? (49:57)
No-Hit Wonders: More Than Just the Pitcher
Jeeho Yoo on covering the KBO
Softball Gold Glove winner A.J. Andrews on Defensive Excellence in Softball
NBA Assistant Coach Dean Oliver on Measuring Defense in basketball
Braves Coach Ron Washington is a Defensive Guru
Kevin Kiermaier Talks Defense, Defense, and More Defense
The Impact of Coronavirus on Baseball Training
Multi-Position Masters: Don Kelly & Joe McEwing
Comedienne Kasha Patel on Using Analytics to Evaluate Jokes
Giants Bench Coach Kai Correa on Teaching Defense, #CoachesvsCOVID, and his path to MLB
First Things First with A’s first baseman Matt Olson
Eric Longenhagen & Kiley McDaniel talk scouting and player development
Keith Law on Biases, Decision Making, and The Inside Game
Wall Street Journal writer Jared Diamond on Swing Kings and the Home Run Revolution
Who is the Best Defensive Player of the 21st century?
The Baseball Brainpower Bonanza (Eno Sarris, Jay Jaffe, and Rob Arthur)
Wake Forest Coach Tom Walter on Performance Sciences and Analytics
Royals GM Dayton Moore on Analytics, Looking to the Future, Getting Into Baseball
Nationals assistant GM on winning World Series, Tips for Jobs in Analytics
Fielding Bible Awards, Bill James Handbook, New Defensive Runs Saved!
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