Episode 18: The life of a clubbie with clubhouse manager Christian O'Kelly
10/22/24 • 36 min
A special episode with Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp clubhouse manager (affectionately known in baseball as a clubbie) Christian O'Kelly!
Christian details the day-to-day clubhouse duties (1:47), how he got into sports (5:05), his original internship with the Jumbo Shrimp (6:08), managing an ever-changing roster (9:39), how he handled being a visiting clubbie (12:11), dealing with the Jumbo Shrimp staff as the home clubbie (18:59), communicating with Spanish-speaking players (21:56), the grading scale MLB uses for clubhouses (25:13), what he does in the offseason (27:49), his passion for coaching (32:18) and how he enjoys his job right now (33:37).
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A special episode with Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp clubhouse manager (affectionately known in baseball as a clubbie) Christian O'Kelly!
Christian details the day-to-day clubhouse duties (1:47), how he got into sports (5:05), his original internship with the Jumbo Shrimp (6:08), managing an ever-changing roster (9:39), how he handled being a visiting clubbie (12:11), dealing with the Jumbo Shrimp staff as the home clubbie (18:59), communicating with Spanish-speaking players (21:56), the grading scale MLB uses for clubhouses (25:13), what he does in the offseason (27:49), his passion for coaching (32:18) and how he enjoys his job right now (33:37).
If you like what you heard, please rate and review us so we can continue to grow Turn 2 with Scott & Troy!
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Episode 17: Dane Myers was a pitcher (or thrower), now he's a big league outfielder
Miami Marlins outfielder Dane Myers joins Turn 2 with Scott & Troy! The trio talk about his first big league call-up (2:03), his MLB debut (4:33), who he called when he found out he was going to The Show (5:47), the importance of his siblings in his life (7:44), his decision to go to Rice University (9:42), his foray into ballet as a kid (12:02), rooming with Tristan Gray in college and then playing with him in the major leagues (16:35), converting from a pitcher to a position player (19:05), what he thinks about when he goes to the plate (20:15), his hitting mechanics (26:02), important things to have in a swing (27:09), what big leaguers he enjoys getting advice from (29:33), his brother being his hitting coach (31:11) and the bat he uses (32:41).
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Episode 19: Football dad Jeremy Powell enjoyed a terrific baseball career, is now a fantastic pitching coach
Longtime Miami Marlins Triple-A pitching coach Jeremy Powell joins the pod! He talks about his sons playing college football (1:08), getting his call-up to the major leagues from current Nashville manager Rick Sweet, who Jeremy now coaches against now (8:41), the feeling Jeremy gets from telling players they are going to the majors (10:20), the sacrifices a coach makes (11:03), how his playing career has helped him in Triple-A as a coach (12:40), how he uses analytics as a tool (16:14), his pillars of pitching (17:58), how he prepares his team for a series and game (22:16), his decision to play in Japan (26:39), returning to the U.S. after seven seasons in Japan (30:53), living in Japan (32:28), and sumo wrestling (36:13).
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