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Joined October 2014
Five guests of the Backpick Podcast that have gotten promotions this offseasonโฆ
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Learned from the best this weekend and loved the Florida sun!! @JennieFinch @briannaaa_ellis @SisBates22 @acarda3 Our Eagles team fought hard, it was awesome to take the field with players from all over the country. Thank you @usasoftball for giving us such an incredible
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Heading to Vero Beach, FL this week with @LTG2029Buck teammates Aubrey Davis and @madelyn_benzler to represent Region 10! So excited to be a part of this and meet other players from across the country. Thank you @USASoftball for the opportunity! ๐ด๐ด @CoachCatLTG @LtgHenderson
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5. Craig Driver, Catching/1B Coach, Miami Marlins Craig, with the Cubs when he was on the pod in โ23, spent the last two years collecting hardware with the Dodgers and now joins the Marlins. @craigdriver81 spoke about so many great catching tidbits! https://t.co/oSnePuRfX6
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4. Bobby Wilson, Catching Coach, Washington Nationals This was a lateral move, but nonetheless an excuse to listen to @bobbywilson_88 on the pod talking about his playing days and move into coaching. He was outstanding! https://t.co/inKu1SijaC
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3. Dustin Garneau, Catching Coach, Atlanta Braves Dustin was in charge of catchers and game planning with the Rockies when we had him on last offseason. We discussed so many of the intangibles of that game planning on the pod! https://t.co/ZBi78DSby5
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2. @TonyArnerich, Bench Coach, Cleveland Guardians When Alby left for Baltimore, this seemed like a perfect match as Arnerich joins former Mariners colleague Stephen Vogt on his staff. Tony was the inaugural guest on the podcast and did not disappoint! https://t.co/Fl23BwBMmk
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1. @CraigAlbernaz, Manager, Baltimore Orioles Alby was the catching coach with the Giants when we had him on in โ23. He moved onto Bench Coach in Cleveland for two years and after listening to this pod you will not be surprised he is now a leading man. https://t.co/cVRewVxmHU
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๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฌ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ข๐ช๐ท๐ฝ๐ช ๐๐ช๐ป๐ซ๐ช๐ป๐ช, ๐๐พ๐ญ๐ผ๐ธ๐ท! Catcher Hudson Flora from Pleasanton is coming to the beach next fall to support the Gauchos behind the plate๐ช #GoChos
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Thank you, Tony Arnerich, for all of your work on the field, in the clubhouse and in our community. Best of luck in Cleveland ๐
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Dude being a dude. Proud of my guy. @TonyArnerich
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Congrats to all of those signing NLIs today. To those who are not, your opportunity is coming. Keep stacking days.
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This mental model is an attempt to show the decision process catchers have to make before each call. Itโs a conceptual idea, but one I havenโt seen put to paper publicly. Theoretically, a good game-calling model would be able to account for things like matchups, trends, and
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Getting in the late Tuesday night reps with Coach Busky at Wellmans Sports. @Dub_Baseball @CoachOravetz @bHAvInSOdhA @CatchingAcademy
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Loved everything about Georgia and Tennessee! Thanks for an awesome tournament @ConnectSports_ , so grateful to have the opportunity to come out and compete in the Scenic City Top 25. We came to play and went 8-0 to bring home the championship! Here are a few hitting
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2028 @DLSBaseball Colin Crvarich vs. Delta College today. Athletic catcher with a plus arm behind the plate. ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
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Human element.
"It's eye-test, it's gut โย people can't get off the analytics for some reason." โย #Dodgers manager Dave Roberts on trusting his gut over analytics in Game 7.
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