We found ourselves just south of Cowtown for an interview with the Sergent this week. We welcome Okotoks Dawgs roaming Pitching Coach, Joe Sergent on the pod this week. We talk WMBL life, playing life, coaching life, teaching life, Jr. High Basketball coaching life, and most important of all, Dad Life.
Also RJ does a really good Cleveland from Family Guy impression.
Enjoy!
Mar 7, 2022
1 hr 22 min
We are joined this week by Pittsburgh Pirates MiLB Hitting Coach and alumni of UBC Baseball, Justin Orton. Orton walks us through using Rapsodo Technology to help decipher and program hitters to get them to the top of their game! You can find the video version of his Rapsodo Presentation on our Instagram Page and Facebook page!
Following the presentation Justin and the Battery Boys had likely the most in-depth hitting conversation that we've had on this show. Bring a pen and paper and listen to this Pro-hitting coach drop some knowledge out here, hitters at all levels can get something out of it!
Enjoy!
Feb 28, 2022
1 hr 24 min
In this new installment of The Battery, we have decided to approach some more specific topics to discuss in more detail. Sometimes this might be with just the three of us, sometimes with more, we don't know, we're trying to keep it loose out here.
In this episode, we talk about how to go about building a safe and effective Ramp Up program for throwers and more specifically, Pitchers. RJ talks about his current ramp that he has been on for the last month or so, with Isiah using his big SandC brain to talk about how everything works. Meanwhile, Wedge just takes notes and asks questions because, well, he's out of his league on this one.
Hope you enjoy and can get some value out of this conversation.
Feb 21, 2022
55 min
Welcome back to the Battery, the show where three lovable idiots ask mediocre questions to people much smarter than us!
Cole was an absolute blast to have on. We talked about everything from the landscape of youth baseball, to the Junior National Team, to the Y-word (seriously, don't say it).
Enjoy this one, it was a blast to make.
The Battery
Feb 14, 2022
1 hr 5 min
We are joined with OBJ's President and Director of Player Development, Corey Eckstein.
Some may know Eck as the former Team BC Head Coach for the 2019 Canada Cup squad, and others might know him as the former head coach of Abbotsford Cardinals and Yale Academy in Abbotsford.
He made the big move in 2020 to Ontario to head the biggest amateur baseball program in Eastern Canada and has been making big splashes ever since.
OBJ is home to current MLB players Josh Naylor, Jordan Romano, Jacob Robson and Zach Pop.
Enjoy!
Feb 7, 2022
1 hr 4 min
We are joined this week with University of Calgary Baseball Head Coach, Cam Williams.
We talk this week about the CCBC, , redefining a collegiate baseball program, and how Cam has gone about building a culture of success in a program that... well hasn't had a ton of it.
It's a new chapter for U of C baseball, and Cam Williams has already begun to turn the ship around. With two years since the last real CCBC season gone, it will be fun to see Cam surprise the CC.
Enjoy!
Jan 31, 2022
1 hr 8 min
We are joined this week by David Burns, Founder and CEO of the growing company, Baseball Jobs Overseas. BBJO's main focus is finding baseball players the right fit to allow them to continue pursuing the dream of playing baseball professionally. RJ connected with BBJO for his opportunity to play in Germany and ultimately Czech Republic, and we wanted to bring on David Burns to bring information to all of you who may be interested in doing the same!
Thanks for joining us, enjoy this week's episode of The Battery!
Jan 24, 2022
56 min
BLE fans rejoice! We have the quick talking, high energy, always laughing, Assistant Hitting coach of YOUR 2015 and 2016 Toronto Blue Jays on the pod this episode, the legendary Eric Owens.
Owens was no slouch as a player, logging 9 years in the show along the likes of greats like Tony Gwynn, Barry Larkin, Deion Sanders, Trevor Hoffman and many many more. Following his career, he saw great success as a hitting coach in various organizations like the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays, coaching players like Joc Pederson, Yasiel Puig, Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson, Troy Tulowitzki, the list goes on and on and on.
Also RJ was late for this interview so listen to the first five minutes to hear us light him up.
Enjoy!
Jan 17, 2022
1 hr 11 min
To quote a Goat... We Back.
Introducing our new co-host, Isiah McDonald, the boys catch up on life:
RJ has two new friends, Isiah gets to be around big leaguers daily, and Wedge spends too much time on his laptop.
Welcome to the Battery. (New and Improved, maybe.)
Jan 10, 2022
37 min
The boys from episode 1 are back! The San Jac Gators are in Grand Junction for the NJCAA Juco World Series!
We had to catch up for this emergency pod and talk about their season, as well as talk about how Grand Junction has been so far, and the excitement of playing for the title of the Best Band of Juco Bandits. RJ skipped practice for this!
Check it out!
May 27, 2021
40 min
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