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Beyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GamePracticing Under PressureJim and Ronald discussed the importance of simulating game-like pressure during practice to help players develop mental toughness. They emphasized the value of live infield drills, where players face real-game scenarios with base runners, and live at-bats against live pitching to prepare hitters for the challenges of facing different pitches and in-game situations. They also highlighted the significance of teaching players to hit ground balls, as this skill is crucial for advancing runners and creating scoring opportunities. Jim shared his approach of forcing players into pressure situations to build confidence and resilience, while Ronald recalled a rigorous drill from...
2025-10-1559 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameDeveloping Baseball IQRon and Jim discuss the strategic aspects of baseball, focusing on the importance of understanding the game in real-time and making adjustments accordingly. Ron emphasized that while talent gets players into the pro ball, understanding how to play the game and make consistent adjustments is crucial for staying there. They highlighted the difference between minor and major league baseball, noting that crafty veterans often outsmart younger players. Ron also shared insights on teaching his son to recognize and exploit pitchers' tendencies, underscoring the importance of strategic thinking in baseball.
2025-09-2256 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameDevelopment vs WinningJim and Ronald engaged in a detailed discussion about youth sports, particularly travel baseball, focusing on the balance between winning and player development. They explored various challenges in youth sports, including talent development, physical attributes, and the transition from little league to higher levels of play, while emphasizing the importance of perseverance, teamwork, and learning through struggle.
2025-09-1249 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameThe Travel Ball ExperienceRon and Jim discuss the difference between travel ball and rec ball. They also discuss how to standout defensively at any level. Lastly, the dive into the importance of building and maintaining relationships .
2025-08-231h 30Beyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameThe Transfer PortalRon and Jim discuss they effect the transfer portal has on the recruiting process and team culture.
2025-08-151h 14Beyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameThe Pros and Cons of being a Multi-sport AthleteThe good, the bad, and the ugly of being a multipart athlete. Ron and Jim dig into when an athlete should specialize as well as the pros and cons of playing multiple sports.
2025-08-0944 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameDeveloping a Winning Attitude and the Importance of Having a Strong Off-SeasonJim and Ron Discuss how your attitude can either get you opportunities or cost you opportunities. They cover a few things players can do to get a coach to buy in to them.Off-season training, how to communicate to better position yourself, and Living Legends 10th year in a row attending Cooperstown is covered in this episode.
2025-07-161h 10Beyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GamePreparing for CooperstownJim Greco of Living Legends Baseball Club discusses how he prepares his club for playing in Cooperstown. We also dive in to a few things that can help young players become better pitchers and hitters.
2025-07-0933 min
Texas Toast139. TCMA RED CARPET 2023!!!Send us a text and let us know what you think!The Texas Country Music Awards weren't the same this year without Miss Helen and Captain Ron, but we made it through and had literally HUNDREDS of great conversations with Texas country's finest!Find more info on the Texas Country Music Association at https://www.texascountrymusicassociation.org/Thanks to Release Rocket for making this episode possible!Release Rocket: Get Heard.Helping artists gain a competitive advantage in the Connected world. Successfully launch music, and build community through content...
2023-11-211h 49
Pod Gave Rock'N Roll To YouStagger Lee/Is He Playing At Outside Lands This Weekend?Twitter: @podgaverockInsta: @podgaverockSpecial Guest Host: Matt BaetzLloyd Price “Stagger Lee” single from the 1958 released on ABC-Paramount. Written by Lloyd Price and produced by Don Costa.Personel:Lloyd Price – lead vocalsMerritt Mel Dalton– saxClarence Johnson– pianoJohn Patton– bassCharles McClendon and Eddie Saunders - tenor saxTed Curson - trumpetSticks Simpkins - drumsCover:Performed by Josh BondIntro Music:"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.Other Artists Mentioned:My Morni...
2022-08-0949 min
Pro Politics with Zac McCraryThe Political Life of Haley BarbourSend us a textOther than those who've been elected President, I'm not sure anyone in his generation has had a more remarkable political career than Haley Barbour. Running Mississippi for Nixon while he was still in college...ED of the MS GOP at a critical building phase in the 70s...battling a Senate Giant in his unsuccessful first race in '82...running the Reagan White House's political operation...chairing the RNC during the '94 GOP wave...2-term Governor...and starting what has become one of the most successful lobbying government affairs firms in the...
2021-07-1357 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameUmpires Pt.2Ron Calloway and Jim Greco discuss umpires strike zones and why they aren't all the same, how the impact the game and what we can do to fix it.
2021-06-2044 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameLet's Talk UmpiresJim Greco And Ron Calloway discuss all things umpires, from ways to improve our current situation to ways to begin a process of recruiting young talent. Umpires are an important part of the game. You won't want to miss this episode.
2021-06-1258 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameStrength TrainingRon Calloway and Jim Greco discuss the ins and outs of introducing young players to strength training. You don't want to leave the game without ever getting close to fulfilling your potential.
2021-05-271h 05Beyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameThe Science of Hitting Part 2Jim Greco and Ron Calloway continue their discussion of Ted Williams book, The Science of Hitting. This Week they cover being selective and how guessing at the plate might not be such a bad idea. Tap in!
2021-05-2149 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameThe Science of Hitting, featuring Jim GrecoThis week Jim Greco and Ron Calloway discuss Ted Williams book, The Science of Hitting.
2021-05-1459 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameThe Ins and Outs of Travel Baseball, featuring Jim GrecoIn this episode, Jim Greco and Ron Calloway discuss how to choose a travel team, the importance of playing multiple positions, development vs winning trophies, and arm care.
2021-05-071h 06Beyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameDeveloping a Winning Mindset, Featuring Jim GrecoThis week Jim and I discuss how parents can keep their kid motivated to play when things aren't going their way as well as things parents that encourage/discourage their kids.
2021-04-301h 13Beyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameThe Mental Side of Baseball, featuring Jim GrecoJim Greco and Ron Calloway discuss baseball IQ, mental toughness and the advantages/disadvantages of playing multiple sports.
2021-04-221h 00Beyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameHigh School Team or Travel Ball TeamKids are beginning to face a dilemma that people have never faced before: choosing between playing travel ball only and skipping their high school season. Coach Jim and I will dive deep into this, and give you our usual strong but heat-felt opinions.
2021-04-1536 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameJUCO or 4-Year School?Ron Calloway and Jim Greco Discuss the pros and cons of choosing a 2-year school over a 4-year school. There's a lot of insight shared from two guys that both attended community college in the late 90's. Everything from cost, player development and emotional and physical maturity are discussed in this episode.
2021-04-0945 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameEpisode 14 ANTOINE WATTS, Founder of Sluggers Baseball ClubAntoine discuses the ins and outs of his program. You can tell by his programs description that he means business.
PROGRAM
Our program provides opportunities to compete in practice and select tournaments throughout the year, but our focus remains on player development, because at all levels development is key. Part of development is experiencing adversity and responding accordingly. Our players will receive professional instruction and will be taught the fundamentals of the game in a highly structured and competitive environment.
WHAT WE DO
We don't play games to just play and st...
2021-03-3118 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameEpisode 13 - Jim Greco of Living Legends BaseballCoach Jim discusses the start and evolution of Living Legends Baseball. His passion is evident as he explains why it's important to build strong relationship/friendships with his players and parents. Additionally, he talks about the importance of community service and helping people grow through the game of baseball. He truly wants everyone he comes in contact with to play like a legend, and live like a legend.
The Living Legends Baseball Club focuses on consistent hard work and striving to become a better ball player and person.
Our Philosophy:
We instill discipline, teamwork, s...
2021-03-261h 08Beyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameEpisode 12 with Terrmel SledgeTerrmel Sledge ,a former MLB player and assistant hitting coach for the Chicago Cubs, goes down memory lane with Ron Calloway. Sledge talks about the mindset needed to compete at the highest levels, as he and Calloway swap stories of their journey through professional baseball.
2021-01-2133 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameBeyond Mechanics #11 with Jeff Walker, HC Santa Barbara Community CollegeSanta Barbara Community College HC discusses the role technology plays in recruiting and player development.
2021-01-1442 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameBeyond Mechanics Episode 10Former Major Leaguers Don Reynold's and Ron Calloway discuss getting better during the pandemic and picking the right school.
2021-01-0257 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameBeyond Mechanics Episode 7 - High Pressure OffenseHOF coach Mike Garcia discusses the strategies he used to apply massive amounts of pressure to the opposition.
2020-08-1534 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameBeyond Mechanics Episode 6 - Former Fire Chief Dan GhiorsoDan Ghiorso draws parallels between the pressure associated with fire fightinging and playing baseball.
2020-08-1054 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameBeyond Mechanics Episode 5 - The Game Within The Game with Cal poly HC Larry LeeHOF coach Mike Garcia discusses how to get an edge on you opponent through sign decoding among other things.
2020-08-0657 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameBeyondMechanics Episode 4 - CSU Fullerton HC Rick VanderhookCSU Fullerton HC Rick Vanderhook discusses recruiting and goes in depth about hi 4 time national champion program.
2020-08-0451 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameBeyond Mechanics Episode 3 - Dealing with PressureFormer MLB player's Ron Calloway and Donnie Reynolds discuss the best ways to handle pressure. HOF coach Mike Garcia speaks on practice planning and the basics of the bunting game.
2020-08-0357 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameBeyond Mechanics Episode 2 - Adapting and AdjustingRon Calloway discusses how players that are comfortable changing, always have the upper hand.
2020-08-0235 minBeyond Mechanics: The Game Within the GameBeyond Mechanics Episode 1 How to outperform a more talented playerFormer MLB player Ron Calloway discusses how to get an edge on more talented players. Former MLB scout Donnie Reynolds discusses how to get noticed by scouts.
2020-08-0152 min
Motivational Messages/SpeechesFuneral Service Kathy Jean HarbinKathy Jean Harbin, age 62, passed away Monday, July 10th, 2017, at the Middlesboro ARH.She was born in Salina, Kansas, on December 18, 1954, and was the daughter of the late Billy E. Harbin Sr. and Muriel Calloway Harbin, who survives.In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by her grandparents: Virgil and Ellen Harbin and Richard and Alpha Calloway.Kathy was a devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend to many. She enjoyed reading books and was an avid crocheter. Kathy was very passionate and cared with her whole heart, and she gave ceaselessly.
2017-07-1644 min