
The Baseball Project Podcast - Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) chats with Trevor Hooth (@HoothTrevor) about his 72 mph heater, connections to the game, college baseball, prospects, "scouting" and much more!
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Note: Episode recorded on February 28th, 2022
Mar 3, 2022
1 hr 8 min

The Baseball Project Podcast - Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and Jared Perkins (@JaredCP1) sit down to chat with Dr. Caleb Mezzy (@Caleb_Mezzy) about helping athletes to transition out of baseball and into the workforce when their careers end. He is a professor of sports management at Neumann University by day and runs Grit & Glue as a side project to help baseball players who, for whatever reason, will no longer be playing baseball at the professional level.
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Note: Episode recorded on February 21st, 2022
Feb 24, 2022
48 min

The Baseball Project Podcast - Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and Jared Perkins (@JaredCP1) sit down to chat with Ty Buttrey (@butt_ty), a former Angles reliever making his comeback to MLB after a one-season hiatus. We talk about everything from burnout to hard work with a special focus on Behind the Lights (@BTLwithsam), a project designed to help young athletes develop healthy habits in pursuit of their dreams.
See more about Ty, his wife Sam Green, and their project here: https://youtu.be/-j83jNB866c.
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Timestamps:
Meet Ty Buttrey, Behind the Lights, and Twitter Spaces (00:18)
The camp element of Behind the Lights (04:25)
Coming back to MLB during a lockout (07:55)
Walking away from and coming back to baseball (08:35)
The BtL camp's role in the comeback (10:57)
The power and pressure of a high profile (12:08)
Confronting difficult and conflicted feelings (14:52)
The universality of burnout (19:30)
Contract logistics of returning (24:27)
What is the one takeaway for kids at the camp (27:13)
Hard work is hard work (34:52)
Jared + Matt debrief (35:36)
Note: Episode recorded on February 16th, 2022
Feb 18, 2022
49 min

The Baseball Project Podcast - Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and Jared Perkins (@JaredCP1) are joined by Michael Govier (@mjgovier) to discuss his personal connections with baseball, mental health on and off the field, talk a little fantasy, and open up about his own personal journey and battle with addiction. And don't miss Jared's Prospect of the Week!
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Timestamps:
The Pastime: Michael’s connections to baseball (01:26)
In the Clubhouse: Drew Robinson and mental performance coaches (11:47)
The Press Box: Eric Kay, Tyler Skaggs, and opioid addiction (29:26)
The Fantasy World: Biggest question marks heading into 2022 (51:28)
Prospect of the Week: Curtis Mead (1:12:57)
Note: Episode recorded on February 7th, 2022
Feb 10, 2022
1 hr 16 min

The Baseball Project Podcast - Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and Jared Perkins (@JaredCP1) take this pod for its maiden voyage talking about their own personal connections to baseball, Jake Burger's vulnerability and openness about his mental health struggles, the Hall of Fame voting controversy, upcoming drafts, young players to know, Jared's "Prospect of the Week" and more!
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Timestamps:
Our personal connections to baseball (01:05)
The Press Box: Athletic Article on Jake Burger (08:59)
Who is Jake's secret podcast co-host going to be? (19:39)
Foul Territory: The Great HOF Debate (23:27)
The Fantasy World: Our upcoming drafts (40:12)
Jared's Prospect of the Week: Carter Jensen (59:45)
Note: Episode recorded on January 31st, 2022
Feb 3, 2022
1 hr 7 min
