The Pitching Command Show

The Pitching Command Show

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The Pitching Command Show episodes

  • The Pitching Command Show with guest Peter Gammons

    The Pitching Command Show with guest Peter Gammons, hall of fame sports writer.

    With everyone throwing hard nowadays, command is now the separator. It’s no longer a choice between being either a power pitcher or a finesse pitcher today. You need to be both, velocity with command. Command is what separates pitchers from the pack today.

    Peter began his journalism career at the Boston Globe where he covered the Red Sox for most of the 1970s and 1980s.

    He was also a lead baseball columnist for Sports Illustrated, as well as writing a column for Sporting News. Peter then joined ESPN as a baseball analyst in 1988 and appeared regularly on Baseball Tonight and also made appearances on SportsCenter. In 2009, he left ESPN and joined the MLB Network.

    Peter was voted the National Sportswriter of the Year three times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

    A great discussion about training and measuring pitching control, command, sequencing and what it takes to pitch at higher levels of baseball.

    Brought to you by Command Trakker , the professional-grade smart target that MLB teams and top D1 programs rely upon for automated measurement and training of pitching control, command, and sequencing.

    Visit https://commandtrakker.com


    Check out our baseball technology books on Amazon:

    Applied Technology in Pitching : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle

    Baseball Pitches: A Modern Data Definition : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle


    The Pitching Command ShowYouTube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLygz3kcZs4wnK3E7xjKi2jy-69WjMQO3Q&si=UdXNSJHyl55msefS

    Spotify Podcast: http://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/command-trakkerApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pitching-command-show/id1706754013

    Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lOGJhOWU5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw

    iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-pitching-command-show-125252584

    1 hr 12 min
  • The Pitching Command Show with guest Sean McGrath

    The Pitching Command Show with guest Sean McGrath, University of Iowa pitching coach.

    With everyone throwing hard nowadays, command is now the separator.
    It’s no longer a choice between being either a power pitcher or a finesse pitcher today. You need to be both, velocity with command. Command is what separates pitchers from the pack today.
    Sean graduated from Lafayette College in 2012 and spent the summer competing in Independent ball before becoming the youngest division 1 pitching coach the next year at Iona College.
    He then spent the next seven years in division 1 baseball before making the move to professional baseball; working three years in the Mariners organization.
    After spending the 2022 season with the Double A team, he took the pitching coach opportunity at the University of Iowa and is now in his second season.
    In your eight years of college baseball, you’ve developed 6 pitchers who have been drafted in the top 8 rounds, including MLB all-star George Kirby who is the definition of a command artist.
    A great discussion about training and measuring pitching control, command, sequencing and what it takes to pitch at higher levels of baseball.
    Brought to you by Command Trakker , the professional-grade smart target that MLB teams and top D1 programs rely upon for automated measurement and training of pitching control, command, and sequencing. Visit https://commandtrakker.com
    Check out our baseball technology books on Amazon:
    Applied Technology in Pitching : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle
    Baseball Pitches: A Modern Data Definition : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle
    The Pitching Command Show
    YouTube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLygz3kcZs4wnK3E7xjKi2jy-69WjMQO3Q&si=UdXNSJHyl55msefS
    Spotify Podcast: http://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/command-trakker
    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pitching-command-show/id1706754013Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lOGJhOWU5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-pitching-command-show-125252584

    52 min
  • The Pitching Command Show with guest Scott Bankhead

    The Pitching Command Show with guest Scott Bankhead, former MLB pitcher, Olympic medalist, and owner of North Carolina Baseball Academy.

    With everyone throwing hard nowadays, command is now the separator.It’s no longer a choice between being either a power pitcher or a finesse pitcher today. You need to be both, velocity with command. Command is what separates pitchers from the pack today.

    Scott has had a great career in baseball as a pitcher starting in 1981 when he earned National HS Player of the Year , and then All American in 1983 and 1984 with the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He was also a member of the 1984 US Olympic baseball team that won a silver medal.

    He was drafted in the 1st round in 1984 by the Royals, and after only 31 games in the minors, was called up to the big leagues. He then spent 10 years pitching in the MLB for the Royals, Mariners, Reds, Red Sox, Yankees, and A’s.

    He then spent 4 years as a pitching coach for the USA Baseball 18U national team. and served as the HEAD PITCHING COACH for the 2018 Pan Am Games in Panama and the 2019 World Cup in South Korea.

    He is also a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and the North Carolina American Legion Hall of Fame, and currently the owner of one of the best baseball academies in the country, North Carolina Baseball Academy in Greensboro North Carolina.

    A great discussion about training and measuring pitching control, command, sequencing and what it takes to pitch at higher levels of baseball.

    Brought to you by Command Trakker , the professional-grade smart target that MLB teams and top D1 programs rely upon for automated measurement and training of pitching control, command, and sequencing. Visit https://commandtrakker.com


    Check out our baseball technology books on Amazon:Applied Technology in Pitching : by Wayne Boyle and Sean BoyleBaseball Pitches: A Modern Data Definition : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle

    The Pitching Command Show

    YouTube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLygz3kcZs4wnK3E7xjKi2jy-69WjMQO3Q&si=UdXNSJHyl55msefS

    Spotify Podcast: http://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/command-trakkerApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pitching-command-show/id1706754013

    Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lOGJhOWU5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw

    1 hr 1 min
  • The Pitching Command Show with guest Brad Ausmus

    The Pitching Command Show with guest Brad Ausmus , former manager of the Tigers and Angels.

    With everyone throwing hard nowadays, command is now the separator. It’s no longer a choice between being either a power pitcher or a finesse pitcher today. You need to be both, velocity with command. Command is what separates pitchers from the pack today.

    Brad was drafted in 1987 by the Yankees as catcher out of High School just before he was to attend Dartmouth College , and continued to go to Dartmouth while he played in the minor leagues. He then played extremely well for 18-years in MLB for the Padres, Tigers, Astros, and Dodgers. And then became the manager of the Tigers, Angels and the Israel National baseball team, and recently as the bench coach for the A’s.


    A great discussion about training and measuring pitching control, command, sequencing and what it takes to pitch at higher levels of baseball.

    Brought to you by Command Trakker , the professional-grade smart target that MLB teams and top D1 programs rely upon for automated measurement and training of pitching control, command, and sequencing. Visit https://commandtrakker.com

    Check out our baseball technology books on Amazon:

    Applied Technology in Pitching : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle

    Baseball Pitches: A Modern Data Definition : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle

    The Pitching Command Show

    YouTube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLygz3kcZs4wnK3E7xjKi2jy-69WjMQO3Q&si=UdXNSJHyl55msefS

    Spotify Podcast: http://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/command-trakker

    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pitching-command-show/id1706754013

    Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lOGJhOWU5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw

    37 min
  • The Pitching Command Show with guest Burke Badenhop

    The Pitching Command Show with guest Burke Badenhop , Diamondbacks special assistant to GM.

    With everyone throwing hard nowadays, command is now the separator.It’s no longer a choice between being either a power pitcher or a finesse pitcher today. You need to be both, velocity with command. Command is what separates pitchers from the pack today.

    Burke has had a great career in baseball starting as a pitcher in college with Bowling Green State university. He was drafted in the 19th round in 2005 by the Tigers, and then traded in a package for Miguel Cabrera.

    He then spent 8 years pitching in the MLB for the Marlins, Rays, Brewers, Red Sox, and Reds. He is currently in his 7th season with the Diamondbacks and currently as special asst to the GM.

    A great discussion about training and measuring pitching control, command, sequencing and what it takes to pitch at higher levels of baseball.

    Brought to you by Command Trakker , the professional-grade smart target that MLB teams and top D1 programs rely upon for automated measurement and training of pitching control, command, and sequencing.

    Visit https://commandtrakker.com


    Check out our baseball technology books on Amazon:

    Applied Technology in Pitching : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle

    Baseball Pitches: A Modern Data Definition : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle

    The Pitching Command Show

    YouTube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLygz3kcZs4wnK3E7xjKi2jy-69WjMQO3Q&si=UdXNSJHyl55msefS

    Spotify Podcast: http://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/command-trakkerApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pitching-command-show/id1706754013

    1 hr 9 min
  • The Pitching Command Show with guest Greg Schilz

    The Pitching Command Show with guest Greg Schilz , Red Sox International Crosschecker.

    With everyone throwing hard nowadays, command is now the separator.
    It’s no longer a choice between being either a power pitcher or a finesse pitcher today. You need to be both, velocity with command. Command is what separates pitchers from the pack today.
    Greg started in scouting with 12 years with the Pirates as an area scout and regional supervisor, then 5 years with the Phillies as National scouting coordinator and Assistant director of amateur scouting. Now he's with the Red Sox the last 2 years as the International Crosschecker.
    A great discussion about training and measuring pitching control, command, sequencing and what it takes to pitch at higher levels of baseball.
    Brought to you by Command Trakker , the professional-grade smart target that MLB teams and top D1 programs rely upon for automated measurement and training of pitching control, command, and sequencing. Visit https://commandtrakker.com
    Check out our baseball technology books on Amazon:
    Applied Technology in Pitching : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle
    Baseball Pitches: A Modern Data Definition : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle
    The Pitching Command Show
    YouTube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLygz3kcZs4wnK3E7xjKi2jy-69WjMQO3Q&si=UdXNSJHyl55msefS
    Spotify Podcast: http://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/command-trakker
    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pitching-command-show/id1706754013

    32 min
  • The Pitching Command Show with guest Travis Hergert

    The Pitching Command Show with guest Travis Hergert , Phillies minor league pitching coordinator.


    With everyone throwing hard nowadays, command is now the separator.It’s no longer a choice between being either a power pitcher or a finesse pitcher today. You need to be both, velocity with command. Command is what separates pitchers from the pack today.


    Travis is currently in his third year as the minor league pitching coordinator for the Phillies, after serving as the assistant minor league pitching coordinator beginning in Dec 2019. Before that, he had spent 7 1/2 years as the head baseball coach at North Iowa Area CC in Mason City, Iowa. A team that appeared in 3 JUCO World Series and had 10 players drafted over a 5 year span. He had served as pitching coach for 8 years prior to become the head coach.


    A great discussion about training and measuring pitching control, command, sequencing and what it takes to pitch at higher levels of baseball.


    Brought to you by Command Trakker , the professional-grade smart target that MLB teams and top D1 programs rely upon for automated measurement and training of pitching control, command, and sequencing. Visit https://commandtrakker.com


    Check out our baseball technology books on Amazon:

    Applied Technology in Pitching : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle

    Baseball Pitches: A Modern Data Definition : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle


    The Pitching Command Show

    YouTube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLygz3kcZs4wnK3E7xjKi2jy-69WjMQO3Q&si=UdXNSJHyl55msefS

    Spotify Podcast: http://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/command-trakker

    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pitching-command-show/id1706754013

    1 hr 12 min
  • The Pitching Command Show with guest Ricky Meinhold

    The Pitching Command Show with guest Ricky Meinhold, AppState pitching coach.

    With everyone throwing hard nowadays, command is now the separator.
    It’s no longer a choice between being either a power pitcher or a finesse pitcher today. You need to be both, velocity with command. Command is what separates pitchers from the pack today.
    Over a 13-year coaching career, Ricky has worked across nearly every level of baseball, from pitching coach and pitching evaluator for Team USA’s 17U and 18U programs, to coaching in college as pitching coach for the University of Missouri, in Minor League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets, in Major League Baseball with the Mets as assistant Major League pitching coach, as well as internationally as Director of Pitching for the Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization. And he is the pitching coach for App State.
    A great discussion about training and measuring pitching control, command, sequencing and what it takes to pitch at higher levels of baseball.
    Brought to you by Command Trakker , the professional-grade smart target that MLB teams and top D1 programs rely upon for automated measurement and training of pitching control, command, and sequencing. Visit https://commandtrakker.com
    Check out our baseball technology books on Amazon:
    Applied Technology in Pitching : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle
    Baseball Pitches: A Modern Data Definition : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle
    The Pitching Command Show
    YouTube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLygz3kcZs4wnK3E7xjKi2jy-69WjMQO3Q&si=UdXNSJHyl55msefS
    Spotify Podcast: http://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/command-trakker
    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pitching-command-show/id1706754013

    1 hr
  • The Pitching Command Show with guest Scott Lovekamp

    The Pitching Command Show with guest Scott Lovekamp, the NY Yankees National Crosschecker.

    With everyone throwing hard nowadays, command is now the separator. It’s no longer a choice between being either a power pitcher or a finesse pitcher today. You need to be both, velocity with command. Command is what separates pitchers from the pack today.

    Scott has 31 years in professional baseball.  10 as a pitching coach with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and 21 as a scout (San Diego, Pittsburgh and the last 17 with the Yankees), as an area scout until 2012 and then as pitching analyst until today as National Crosschecker, acting as a liaison between scouting and the pitching department overseeing analysis from the scouting dept and the flow of information to the Director of Pitching.


    Requiring direct communication and personal involvement in development projects with a focus of integrating the philosophies of the player development side into the scouting department.

Prior to his professional baseball career, he was a pitching coach in college for 8 years.  MacMurray College 2 yrs., Missouri State 2 years and U of Florida 4 years from 1988-92.




    Drafted in 1980 out of Concordia College (IL) and pitched 3 years in the minor leagues. In the fall of 1980 in Instructional League, had the luck meet and work with Bobby Valentine and Tom House who were starting out their coaching careers.  This relationship continued when they took over the Texas Rangers in 1985.

    A great discussion about training and measuring pitching control, command, sequencing and what it takes to pitch at higher levels of baseball.

    Brought to you by Command Trakker , the professional-grade smart target that MLB teams and top D1 programs rely upon for automated measurement and training of pitching control, command, and sequencing. Visit https://commandtrakker.com


    Check out our baseball technology books on Amazon:

    Applied Technology in Pitching : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle
    Baseball Pitches: A Modern Data Definition : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle

    The Pitching Command Show

    YouTube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLygz3kcZs4wnK3E7xjKi2jy-69WjMQO3Q&si=UdXNSJHyl55msefS

    Spotify Podcast: http://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/command-trakker

    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pitching-command-show/id1706754013

    47 min
  • The Pitching Command Show with guest Sam Briend

    The Pitching Command Show with guest Sam Briend, the NY Yankees director of pitching.

    With everyone throwing hard nowadays, command is now the separator.
    It’s no longer a choice between being either a power pitcher or a finesse pitcher today. You need to be both, velocity with command. Command is what separates pitchers from the pack today.
    Casey has had a lot of success as a player and trainer, he was drafted by the Dodgers in 2015 out of the University of South Florida…. and after your injury ….. began a quest to find better ways to train and evaluate pitchers ……. leading him to starting the Kinetic Pro Performance training facility and several great products developed such as Kinetic Pro Sleeve, bands, and apps to optimize training.
    A great discussion about training and measuring pitching control, command, sequencing and what it takes to pitch at higher levels of baseball.
    Brought to you by Command Trakker , the professional-grade smart target that MLB teams and top D1 programs rely upon for automated measurement and training of pitching control, command, and sequencing. Visit https://commandtrakker.com
    Check out our baseball technology books on Amazon:
    Applied Technology in Pitching : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle
    Baseball Pitches: A Modern Data Definition : by Wayne Boyle and Sean Boyle
    The Pitching Command Show
    YouTube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLygz3kcZs4wnK3E7xjKi2jy-69WjMQO3Q&si=UdXNSJHyl55msefS
    Spotify Podcast: http://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/command-trakker
    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pitching-command-show/id1706754013

    1 hr

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With most pitchers now throwing hard, command is now the separator. Great discussions about training and measuring baseball pitching control, command, sequencing and what it takes to pitch at higher levels of baseball.