Too Tall Sports Podcast - Bob Scanlan - San Diego Padres Analyst and Broadcaster, Former MLB Pitcher

Bob Scanlan - San Diego Padres Analyst and Broadcaster, Former MLB Pitcher

12/03/20 • 68 min

I had the opportunity to sit down with San Diego Padres broadcaster and on-field reporter, Bob Scanlan. The former major leaguer joins me today to discuss his early days growing up in Los Angeles and being a high school draft pick in professional baseball. Bob was traded for the "Wild Thing" Mitch Williams from Philly to the Chicago Cubs, and he explains what it was like to make it to the Big Leagues in the "Windy City". We cover what it was like this year in 2020, and how the logistics of baseball were conquered by MLB. The Padres had an amazing season, earning the moniker "Slam Diego", and were an incredibly fun team to watch this year. Bob tells us just how great Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. really are, and how they work every day to perfect their craft on the field. We also discuss the art of pitching and what he looks for in guys as he analyzes during a game. Finally, Bob tells us about his tough road to becoming a broadcaster and how he had to really put in the work at the lower minor league levels to become a confident on-air talent.Please enjoy, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, RATE 5 STARS and REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Spotify.Follow Bob Scanlan on Twitter: @heyscanFollow Me: Twitter: @TooTallSportsInstagram: @tootallsportspodcastWatch The Show On YouTube: Search - Too Tall Sports PodcastEmail: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Abe Alvarez - Former MLB Pitcher, Asst. Coach at Nevada

Joined by Abe Alvarez today on the Too Tall Sports Podcast. The Left-Handed pitcher was a 2nd round pick of the Boston Red Sox back in 2003 out of Long Beach State. He was in the big leagues in 2004, having the quickest jump from draft to the show, in franchise history! Abe shares some stories from his childhood including being diagnosed as legally blind in his left eye and having to deal with that socially as a kid and overcoming that athletically as well. It didn't stop his progress and dominance as he was a 2-time Big West conference pitcher of the year and 2-time All American during his college years at Long Beach State. Abe had the opportunity to play with big name players like Troy Tulowitzki and Jered Weaver in college and of course the other big names you know for the champion 2004 Red Sox team. We discuss his post career coaching stops in high school and college and what it's like now being a member of the staff at the University of Nevada-Reno. Please enjoy the episode and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, RATE and REVIEW where you can to help the show, we would really appreciate it!Links:Twitter: @TooTallSportsInstagram: @tootallsportspodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT1dawh_079qckq7OmFHAQFacebook: Too Tall Sports PodcastEmail: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Zack Parker - Film Producer, Head of Content at Diamante Media Group, Baseball Player

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

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