Pelotero Pickle

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Former MLB player Chris Colabello and famed hitting coach Bobby Tewksbary, cofounders of Pelotero discuss the hottest topics in baseball, sports, and athlete development.

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Pelotero Pickle episodes:

05.21.2024
Hitters Who Suck vs. Hitters Who Don't
2:27 - Golf talk and weird umpire stories 18:36 - Caitlin Clark talk 24:39 - Hitting talk begins - If you can't hit a fastball down the middle that you are looking for...you suck at hitting. 46:45 - MLB posts...
05.14.2024
Bat Speed Is So Boring
We definitely did not talk about bat speed. 2:00 - Women's sports and why Bobby is now into the WNBA 14:25 - MLB releases bat tracking data 41:46 - Watching Juan Soto should be mandatory for players that want to...
05.01.2024
How to Perform When Your Team Sucks
0:43 - Chris has a black eye from adult men's basketball 12:18 - The White Sox struggles and how to hit well when you're in a dreadful lineup 20:16 - NFL Draft and talking about the importance of family in...
04.23.2024
Why Corey Seager is Obsessed with Mirror Swings
2:00 - Chris recaps going to another Motor Preferences clinic and the guys talk generally about hitting 16:24 - Deep dive into the Corey Seager article about his mindset 47:18 - Juan Soto is KILLING it in NY 53:00 -...
04.16.2024
The Death of Arms, Fastballs, and Arenado's Swing
3:27 - Pitcher Injury Epidemic 21:45 - Death of the Fastball 35:30 - Mookie Betts is doing Babe Ruth things but Bobby is skeptical about him playing shortstop 50:12 - Nolan Arenado might be broken right now 59:00 - Certain...
03.27.2024
Shohei Can Definitely Dunk a Basketball
4:10 - NCAA basketball watching in Bobby's household 7:43 - MLB Korea Series and Shohei Ohtani under investigation 19:12 - LeBron and JJ Redick's new podcast and what it can tell us about the process of high level athletes 38:06...
03.20.2024
Why Jackson Holliday Is Different
2:52 - Chris talks about his experience making an MLB roster out of Spring Training 15:48 - The hype behind different Spring Training guys: Jackson Holliday, Wyatt Langford etc. 35:35 - Can a guy do anything in Spring Training that...
03.06.2024
Sports Role Models for Kids and How to Train Swing Decisions
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...
02.28.2024
How to Be a Good Baseball Parent
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...
02.14.2024
What Patrick Mahomes Teaches Us About Hitting Development
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 -...
01.17.2024
ABCA Recap, Tech Trends, Texas BBQ
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!...
01.03.2024
Holiday Resolutions, ABCA Preview, Mailbag Questions
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...
12.19.2023
Judge's Swing Pattern vs. All Time Greats
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 -...
12.12.2023
Shohei Signs for $700 Million, Juan Soto to the Yanks, Winter Meetings Recap
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...
11.30.2023
"Missing Frames are Missing", Ramblings on Turkey and Bat Speed
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...
11.27.2023
There Will Never Be Another Mechanical Revolution
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"...
11.14.2023
Reframing College Recruiting, Managerial Hunger Games, Baseball in Movie Theaters
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...
11.07.2023
MLB Season Wrap Up, Bobby Bores Chris with Lag Talk, and Being "On Purpose"
Quick turnaround on this one! Bobby and Chris do some wrap up topics for the 2023 season, Bobby bores Chris to tears by getting way too technical about the swing, and Chris breaks down what it means for hitters to...
11.03.2023
Rangers Win the WS, Seager Enters Favorite Player Territory
Late show this week where the guys talk about Chris turning 40, talk a ton about the World Series and the hitters that led the way for the Rangers (5:25), and then talk about a viral response email to a...
10.23.2023
The ALCS is Nuts
Bobby and Mike talk through the highlights of both championship series', discuss black out swing, a proposed new rule for travel ball, and why Travis Kelce plays better with T***** S**** in attendance. 6:22 - ALCS 25:15 - NLCS 30:46 -...
10.17.2023
Atta Boy Harper
Chris is back and we are talking about the Championship Series' (7:30), Bryce Harper's heroics (24:04), the Astros run (38:00), and we close with some 6u soccer observations (42:12). Hosts: Bobby Tewksbary, Chris Colabello Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email [email protected] Or tag...
10.11.2023
Talking Playoffs and Sasaki with Mike Olt
Mike Olt is filling in as host for Chris this week. Tons of cool playoff stuff to recap (2:28) and we end the show talking about Sasaki coming to play in the US for college and current landscape of college...
10.03.2023
Playoff Preview 2023
0:00 - Ramblings on Instagram coaches and "trends" 14:50 - Bryce Harper's LOUD ejection this past week 24:49 - Breaking down the 2023 MLB playoffs 41:27 - The hardest hit ball of the year was a homer? Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary...
09.26.2023
Dan Kaplan and Mike Tampellini from Baseball Connect
Thanks to Dan and Mike from Baseball Connect for coming on and talking tech, analytics, and player development! This one is a really cool look at where the industry is at and where we are headed. Enjoy! 2:48 - The Biggest...
09.19.2023
Avoid Making Outs Like the Plague
1:39 - Continuing last week's conversation about good misses and why a hitters first priority needs to be not making an out 36:38 - MLB stories this week - Red Sox fire Bloom, Shohei cleans out his locker 51:26 -...
09.12.2023
George Kirby, Skills Across Eras, How Good Hitters Slow Things Down
Chris and Bobby are flowing in this one. Tons of good bits. Hope you enjoy! 2:55 - George Kirby not wanting the ball 33:00 - Bill James twitter thread on skills across eras 57:20 - "When good hitters take a bad swing they slow...
09.05.2023
The Best Hitters Outperfrom Their Athleticism
Lots of talk about building hitters from the ground up, following up on Paul Skenes, Trea Turner's turnaround, and Coach Prime's coaching debut at Colorado! 5:50 - The best hitters outperform their athleticism 18:44 - Building hitters from the bottom 39:17...
08.29.2023
Paul Skenes AA Debut, Shohei's Injury, Why LLWS Homers Aren't Impressive
Chris is back this week with updates on Clutch! He and Bobby get into Power 5 vs. MLB levels of baseball and the recent Shohei Ohtani injury news. Enjoy! 9:25 - Paul Skenes struggles in his AA debut and people...
08.22.2023
If You're Going to Do Data...Do It Right
Another Bobby solo episode this week as Chris had to step away for some personal stuff. The theme of this one is truth -- how important it is to have truth in your data capture and how empowering to know...
08.14.2023
How to Create "Defining Moments" in a Player's Development
Sunday night recording this week and the guys were very animated! The guys discuss Jose Bautista being honored by the Blue Jays, Bobby turning 40 years old, the importance of "defining moments" and how to create them. 13:25 - Bobby...
08.10.2023
Facility Spotlight: Asteri Sports Performance
Special mid-week upload for you on this feed! We are going to be posting some conversations with Pelotero customers talking about their experience using Pelotero, the future of hitter development, and sharing their success stories in business! Chris Colabello talks...
08.07.2023
Bobby's Solo Episode, Travel Ball Rants, Time vs. Player Development, Stanton's Running
Bobby does a solo pod this week expanding upon his recent tweets criticizing travel ball/showcases, and dives into some recent MLB stories. 0:45 - Ethics of showcases and travel ball 14:30 - Athletes only have so much time and they only...
08.01.2023
Sal Frelick Talking His MLB Debut and Competitive Mindset
Got an awesome one with Sal Frelick and just Chris this week! Sal had some mic issues so parts will sound a bit choppy. But what he says is very worth your time! Enjoy! Host: Chris Colabello Guest: Sal Frelick Producer: Patrick...
07.25.2023
We Want To Kill Travel Ball
Travel ball is broken. It doesn't accomplish what it sets out to and we want to change that. 4:22 - Long travel ball discussion 34:22 - Issues with tracking bat speed and why there is no industry standard 45 - Sal Frelick's...
07.18.2023
Why Amateur Hitters Struggle with Direction
We're back after a few weeks off! Diving into some observations watching amateur hitters at showcase events, why the home run derby is broken, and Shohei's crazy angles: 2:33 - Why good direction is rare in amateur hitters 18:18 - Daily...
06.19.2023
Paul Skenes is a Major League Ace, New xDamage Metric
Lots of College World Series thoughts, a new metric that has Bobby's gears turning, and why will nobody on the Red Sox talk to David Ortiz about hitting? 2:07 - College World Series and Paul Skenes 15:51 - New xDamage metric...
06.12.2023
Stop Trying To Hit Home Runs
An extra ranty episode about hitter optimization and narratives. And Elly De La Cruz is a human lightning bolt. 6:06 - Luis Arraez's superhuman hitting ability and why it is being talked about the wrong way 21:41 - Why hitters should...
06.05.2023
Why Is There So Much Bad Baseball
Bobby and Chris dive into observations from watching the NCAA championships this past weekend, obnoxious fans/parents, a discussion about bat speed, and whether or not defense can improve in-season at the MLB level. 7:10 - College baseball championships and bad...
05.30.2023
Texas High School Baseball, Jordan Walker's Absurd Ground Ball Rate, Bobby's 6U Soccer Coaching Debut
Bobby recaps his trip to a Texas High School baseball game where there was a LHP touching 99mph. The guys also get into the inevitability of hitting struggles, Jordan Walker's specific struggles, Bobby's soccer coaching debut, and some college baseball...
05.15.2023
The Best Hitting System in the World
Chris and Bobby discuss their twitter brain dumps, the (best in the world) hitting system that they've built, and dig deep into what types of processes create good hitters. 3:20 - Twitter Brain dumps - Pelotero as a hitting system 16:31...
05.01.2023
Fixing Juan Soto, The Role of Confidence, Giannis's Perspective on Failure
What does Juan Soto need to do to be Juan Soto again? The guys get into it! 1:00 - Chris’s thread on what a hitting coach's role actually is 15:10 - Juan Soto talk begins 35:13 - Giannis's answer to a question...
04.24.2023
An Eccentric 6U Soccer Coach, Rapid Fire MLB Topics
Quick but meaningful this week as Bobby tells a story from his daughter's soccer game and gets into the ethics of youth coaching. The guys then talk about several MLB stories at a rapid fire pace...enjoy! 13:43 - Rapid fire begins...
04.17.2023
Early Season Rollercoasters, Jared Kelenic, What Do Teammates Say About You w/ Joey Cunha
Monster episode this week! Joey Cunha joins the guys last second as they discuss early season swings from teams throughout their careers, the adjustments they see with Jared Kelenic, and have a deep discussion about perception from teammates and leadership....
04.11.2023
Going Deep on Pitch Selection, What Can Hitters Actually Control
The guys get deep into hitting talk this week starting with a question of whether pitches put in play or pitches not put in play have a bigger impact on the game. This leads to debate what hitters and pitchers...
04.04.2023
The New Major League Baseball
Some ramblings on the new Major League Baseball game from two old timers - it's a weird time! Hosts: Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary Producer: Patrick McDonnell Send us your topics! Email [email protected] Or tag @PeloteroPickle on twitter
03.31.2023
Changing the Hitting World with Casey Smith and Joey Lewis
We are back and pumped to announce the launch of our Hitting Mentorship Program! Those enrolling in the program will get their at bats tracked and broken down by some of the best hitting minds in the game! We are...
02.28.2023
Our Trip to Italy, Pitch Clock Madness, Spring Training Trash Talk
We are back after a week long trip to Italy with lots of stories about food and Italian baseball culture! Oh, and everyone has strong opinions about the pitch clock. Enjoy! 0:00 - Recapping our trip to Parma Italy 21:39 - Pitch...
02.10.2023
Hitting Rants, World Baseball Classic Preview
We have the rare Friday release this week because we will be traveling to Italy next week! Enjoy Bobby and Chris riffing about their qualms with the hitting world, WBC stories, Hall of Fame voting and more! 2:25 - Hitting order...
02.06.2023
Florida Assistant Coach Chuck Jeroloman
This week we are joined by Florida Assistant Coach Chuck Jeroloman for a conversation about modern college baseball, his coaching journey, culture of player development, and recruiting! Chuck brings a breadth of knowledge from 8+ years as a professional player...
01.24.2023
Doug Bernier Defensive Coordinator for the Rockies
This week we have a long conversation with Chris's former teammate Doug Bernier who founded Pro Baseball Insider and is currently the Defensive Coordinator for the Colorado Rockies. We get into his baseball journey, his experience trying to make late...

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Pelotero Pickle episodes:

Hitters Who Suck vs. Hitters Who Don't

Bat Speed Is So Boring

How to Perform When Your Team Sucks

Why Corey Seager is Obsessed with Mirror Swings

The Death of Arms, Fastballs, and Arenado's Swing

Shohei Can Definitely Dunk a Basketball

Why Jackson Holliday Is Different

Sports Role Models for Kids and How to Train Swing Decisions

How to Be a Good Baseball Parent

What Patrick Mahomes Teaches Us About Hitting Development

ABCA Recap, Tech Trends, Texas BBQ

Holiday Resolutions, ABCA Preview, Mailbag Questions

Judge's Swing Pattern vs. All Time Greats

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

"Missing Frames are Missing", Ramblings on Turkey and Bat Speed

There Will Never Be Another Mechanical Revolution

Reframing College Recruiting, Managerial Hunger Games, Baseball in Movie Theaters

MLB Season Wrap Up, Bobby Bores Chris with Lag Talk, and Being "On Purpose"

Rangers Win the WS, Seager Enters Favorite Player Territory

The ALCS is Nuts

Atta Boy Harper

Talking Playoffs and Sasaki with Mike Olt

Playoff Preview 2023

Dan Kaplan and Mike Tampellini from Baseball Connect

Avoid Making Outs Like the Plague

George Kirby, Skills Across Eras, How Good Hitters Slow Things Down

The Best Hitters Outperfrom Their Athleticism

Paul Skenes AA Debut, Shohei's Injury, Why LLWS Homers Aren't Impressive

If You're Going to Do Data...Do It Right

How to Create "Defining Moments" in a Player's Development

Facility Spotlight: Asteri Sports Performance

Bobby's Solo Episode, Travel Ball Rants, Time vs. Player Development, Stanton's Running

Sal Frelick Talking His MLB Debut and Competitive Mindset

We Want To Kill Travel Ball

Why Amateur Hitters Struggle with Direction

Paul Skenes is a Major League Ace, New xDamage Metric

Stop Trying To Hit Home Runs

Why Is There So Much Bad Baseball

Texas High School Baseball, Jordan Walker's Absurd Ground Ball Rate, Bobby's 6U Soccer Coaching Debut

The Best Hitting System in the World

Fixing Juan Soto, The Role of Confidence, Giannis's Perspective on Failure

An Eccentric 6U Soccer Coach, Rapid Fire MLB Topics

Early Season Rollercoasters, Jared Kelenic, What Do Teammates Say About You w/ Joey Cunha

Going Deep on Pitch Selection, What Can Hitters Actually Control

The New Major League Baseball

Changing the Hitting World with Casey Smith and Joey Lewis

Our Trip to Italy, Pitch Clock Madness, Spring Training Trash Talk

Hitting Rants, World Baseball Classic Preview

Florida Assistant Coach Chuck Jeroloman

Doug Bernier Defensive Coordinator for the Rockies