Ian Hardman is a 6’6”, 240 lb pitcher who throws absolute fuel, and has the look of one of the most intimidating baseball players at any level. That is, until you get to know him and realize he’s one of the nicest, goofiest dudes in the entire game. He and J-Rob got to know each other on the infamous Bercovich Gold summer squad of 2015, and their divergent career paths somehow brought them back on a podcast together. Today, they covered almost every baseball topic under the sun, including:
· The Sticky Stuff Debacle engulfing Major League Baseball and Ian’s comments on pitcher injuries
· The prettiest lefty swings in baseball, because why would we not talk about it?
· Ian’s matchup against Juan Soto in Rookie Ball in 2016
· Ranking some of the game’s young phenoms
· The magic of collegiate summer baseball and the way our 2015 summer impacted each of our careers
· Transitioning from the two-way lifestyle to being a Pitcher Only at the JuCo level
· RapidFire and the Fantasy Draft of Relievers in our Lifetime!
· And of course, Ian shared his own Love Letter to Baseball!
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