Too Tall Sports Podcast

Today we are joined by a former professional baseball player, Independent film producer and Head of Content for Diamante Media Group, Zack Parker. Zack grew up near Austin, Texas and started his baseball career at a community college near there. He was draft-and-followed by the Rockies (which we explain on the episode), and he spent many years in the minors trying to make it to the big leagues. He was dominant in his early career and we discuss the game that really took him to the next level.We cover his stint in independent ball and how that brought back the joy of baseball for him, as well as his time playing in Taiwan and how that season led him to film. He returned to Texas to go to film school at UT which eventually helped bring him to Los Angeles. Zack talks about his extremely successful and award winning indy film, "Thunder Road", that he toured the world showing after it's success here in the states. He worked for MLB star, Trevor Bauer, at his media company Momentum for a short time before transitioning to Diamante Media Group out here in So Cal. We spend some time on the visionary Bauer and how he has become a positive disruptor in a sport that doesn't market it's stars...Enjoy the episode, and please don't forget to subscribe, RATE 5 STARS on Apple Podcasts and leave a great review if you like what you hear!Follow me:Instagram: @tootallsportspodcastTwitter: @TooTallSportsFacebook: Too Tall Sports PodcastSpotify: Too Tall Sports PodcastYouTube: Too Tall Sports PodcastEmail: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today I get a chance to sit down with a former 2nd round pick of the Houston Astros. He played his college ball at UC-Irvine and actually threw a no hitter while he was there. We discuss his rise in pro ball and how a tragic overnight bus accident partially derailed his promising career. We dive into the different stops and organizations he played for, as well as how analytics started to become more mainstream during his career. He is on his way to becoming a professional golfer. Don't forget to Subscribe, RATE and review. Thank you and enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No "Too Sense" This Week... Conversation: - Daniel Epstein - Baseball Writer, Podcaster, Co-Director for IBWAA My guest today on the Too Tall Sports Podcast is Daniel Epstein. He is a teacher and baseball writer for many different publications including: Baseball Prospectus, and Bronx Pinstripes. He recently took over with another writer, as the Co-Directors of IBWAA, which is the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America. This membership group highlights any and all writers that want a fair platform to showcase their talent and ability. Daniel has some deep Baseball thoughts which made me think today... Let me know what you think! Here are the topics we covered on the show:

Daniel and I start with World Series thoughts and reaction

We dive into his beloved Yankees and what they need to do in the offseason

We discuss the difference between "MLB" and the game of Baseball itself

What changes need to be made to the game today

The Awards for this MLB season, including Coach of the year and MVP, discussing Ohtani and Bryce Harper

IBWAA information and how it all works

Finishing with the best columns he's ever written

Please follow him on Twitter: @depstein1983

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Well the time has come and a lot of you have asked to hear it, so today you're getting it. My Story. My name is Brett Lorin (host of Too Tall Sports Podcast) and this will episode will feature the story of my sports career and upbringing as well as my professional baseball career and beyond. I interview a ton of different people in several sports industries but my listeners haven't heard how I came to be who I am today. I go through my younger years and also my decision to transfer during my college career to better my chances of making it in pro ball. Also, we discuss the seven years in the minor leagues and being very close to reaching my ultimate goal of being a Major League Baseball player. I follow that with my experience running a restaurant franchise. Alex Burket from Rise to the Challenge Podcast interviews me today. Let me know what you think and please subscribe, rate and review! @tootallsportspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of my favorite, and in depth episodes so far in terms of peeling back the layers in sports psychology. My long time friend Bernie Holliday, (who helped me for a few of my professional baseball years), shows you why the mental game is so important in sports and daily life. We discuss his unlikely journey from coaching tennis, to training soldiers and cadets at West Point, and his transition from working with the Army to professional baseball. Lots of great concepts and examples of what he does to get athletes ready to perform at the highest level every night. Let me know what you think and what you took from this episode! Don't forget to Subscribe, Rate and Review... Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices