Turn 2 with Scott & Troy - Episode 19: Football dad Jeremy Powell enjoyed a terrific baseball career, is now a fantastic pitching coach

Episode 19: Football dad Jeremy Powell enjoyed a terrific baseball career, is now a fantastic pitching coach

11/12/24 • 38 min

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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Episode 18: The life of a clubbie with clubhouse manager Christian O'Kelly

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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).

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Episode 20: Athletic trainer Sandy Krum truly cares

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An episode you don't want to miss with longtime athletic trainer Sandy Krum!
We start not with baseball, but with Sandy's time in Hollywood on The Biggest Loser, The Amazing Race and American Gladiators (2:02), what athletes can control (4:16), being a bat boy as a kid at Wrigley Field (5:28), what it's like to be a trainer at the Triple-A level (11:56), his advice to young athletes (13:37), building trust and his relationships with players (15:45), the importance of staying current in his role (21:04), the advancements of nutrition and medical science during his career (26:27), how he saved someone's life in 1988 and received the Presidential Medal of Honor (30:29) and becoming the best person he can be (37:09).

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