The Mound Visit : The Catchers Podcast Show

Its been a while but both Tyler and Chris were able to bring on SF Giants Bullpen/Catching Coach Craig Albernaz. Craig was a very solid defensive guy in his playing days so they picked his brain on a number of topics as well as learning about the changing of the guard in San Francisco behind the plate. They also got to hear about the daily routine and work ethic of future HOF catcher Buster Posey and his impact on the catchers in the organization. Turn up the volume as its another MV classic.

Hello again! Feels like forever since our last Mound Visit but we were able to visit with Cincinnati Reds coach JR House as well as their minor league catching coaches and catchers. Got to discuss some things the Reds do to make their catchers more efficient and productive. Former Reds MLB catcher Corky Miller also sat in and explains teaching based on each individual. All the Reds minor league catchers were together talking differences from hs to college to pro ball. And at the end Eric Sim (King of Juco) crashed the meeting to our surprise. Had some fun with him and got a couple quality answers as well. This one was fun with a lot of people on the call. Enjoy!

Former MLB catcher, Olympian and instructor at IMG Academy joins Tyler and Chris to discuss changes in the game as well as what it was like to represent his country by playing in the Olympics. There were a lot of laughs in this one as we talked baseball, a little bit of hockey and even a rendition of the Canadian National Anthem (in french). Andy has been spending a lot of time lately working with the youth so we get to hear some of his favorite drills. On to the great white north to meet up with Andy at the CN tower for this one!

Seems like our off season was forever but we are back at it. The guys had a late night session with former 11 year MLB catcher Matt Walbeck. This episode was a lot of technique talk and drills. Matt talks about today's catchers from the MLB down to the kids, what they excel at and a number of drills he likes to use when he is training kids remotely today. It was fun to throw our gear back on! This one was a lot of info so might to save this one as well. Here we go... on to the 6th Inning of Game 4.

We head down to visit with Rangers catcher Jose Trevino for our 5th Inning. He told us about his journey to the show as well as some mechanical adjustments made in spring training. Like many others Jose started applying a 1 knee down stance this year and gave us his review. We also got into some conversations on receiving, workouts, prep work as well as his charity work he does for the community. Like we said on twitter, he was one of the coolest dudes we've spoke with. You'll enjoy this one!

We joined 9 year MLB catcher Bobby Estalella recently on the show and had a blast hearing his thoughts on the game today. For anyone that knew him or saw him play, you'd recall he was build like a truck. So when we talked collisions at the plate you won't be surprised to hear he welcomed contact. He did go into detail on how he received the ball and what he did to stay relaxed as well on who he imitated as a catcher growing up. Always cool when you meet and eventually play with your childhood idol. Anyways, lot of solid info for everyone on this episode so let's cut off our sleeves, throw on our Oakleys, and join Este on the mound for the 4th Inning.

It took us a while but we got to sit down finally with Jerry Weinstein... one of the most respected minds in baseball. In between monitoring every baseball game on TV, he was able to give his take on a bunch of different topics. So grab a pen, paper and hit the download button because this ones a keeper! Here comes the 3rd!

Our 2nd Inning takes us on the road with Mariners catcher Joe Hudson. This is a really cool episode as we get to hear what its like in the big leagues in 2020 with daily Covid testing, cutout cardboard fans, generic crowd noise and more. Hear about Joe's path to the show and how quickly things can happen as well as his experimentation this spring with using multiple setups. We even talked a little about hitting at the big league level and offseason workouts in Tampa. Alright, heading out the mound again to hang with Hud!

The Mound Visit starts Game 4 off with a bang. MT discusses and breaks myths on one knee catching, drills with his catchers in spring training, how he’s been dealing with Covid and more...

In this episode we go further in depth with 28 year front office exec Bill Geivett. We discuss what he’s currently doing now, and how he’s taken his experience to educated young men from all levels of what scouts are looking for.