This episode of Hardball Society is all about the mental side of baseball and sports. Justin Musil and Phil Mackey sit down with Justin Anderson from Premier Sports Psychology -- one of the top peak mental performance coaches in the country. Ju

Brad Ziegler on weird throwing motions, life, baseball's joys and more (ep. 8)

Jan 9th, 2017

In addition to being one of the best relief pitchers of the past 20 years, Brad Ziegler is also one of the most accessible, approachable players in the major leagues. The submarine baller currently with the Miami Marlins -- joins this episode

The Art of Scouting: How Tom Brady almost played baseball (ep. 7)

Dec 15th, 2016

Rick Schroeder has been one of Major League Baseball's top scouts for decades and was recently honored at the Winter Meetings as baseball's West Scout of the Year. Not only does he have stories about most of the prominent players in baseball ov

Glen Perkins on why electronic K-zones are inevitable in MLB (ep. 6)

Dec 1st, 2016

Glen Perkins is one of the sharpest, most opinionated players in Major League Baseball. He sits down with the Hardball Society guys - Phil Mackey and Justin Musil - for a wide-ranging discussion about electronic strike zones, clubhouse leadersh

How MLB teams, scouts and trainers view the arm injury epidemic (ep. 5)

Nov 10th, 2016

Arm injuries are at an all-time high in baseball, and teams are doing more work than ever to figure out why - and to figure out how to get an edge, medically, on other organizations. More than 50% of pitchers end up on the DL each year, on aver

Willie Bloomquist on old school vs analytics, Lou Piniella, more (ep. 4)

Oct 26th, 2016

Willie Bloomquist comes from the school of baseball hard knocks - an old school utility player who spent 14 years in the major leagues, thanks in large part to a mastery of fundamentals, leadership and a grinder mindset, which may sound like cl

Why MLB has struck gold; Plus, entertaining college coach Tracy Smith (ep. 3)

Oct 12th, 2016

On this episode of Hardball Society, Phil Mackey (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) and Justin Musil (pro scout, founder of Elite Sports Advising) discuss what MLB can learn from its current playoff format -- why it works, and why it could help jolt baseb

Cubs' pitching guru Jim Brower dishes baseball philosophies and tells stories (ep. 2)

Sep 14th, 2016 55m

On this episode of Hardball Society, Phil Mackey (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) and Justin Musil (pro scout, founder of Elite Sports Advising) sit down with Chicago Cubs organizational pitching guru Jim Brower for a wide-ranging discussion about his p

Aaron Boone on his famous HR, life in the TV booth and more (ep. 1)

Sep 14th, 2016 43m 24s

On the debut episode of Hardball Society, Phil Mackey (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) and Justin Musil (pro scout and founder of Elite Sports Advising) venture to Aaron Boone's house in Arizona. The boys discuss Boone's life as an ESPN broadcaster, the

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