The stories keep rolling in part 2 on Earl Weaver. You'll hear more about Earl as a player, his famous clashes with umpires, the hard to believe stories about his mob boss uncle, and the flagship baseball video game Earl helped create. I hope you enjoy!

00:00 EW2 - Mob Bosses, Video Games, & Umpires (Based on the book "The Last Manager")

01:05  Deep Insecurity From Not Making It As A Player

08:09 Earl Vs. Umpires

11:41 Mob Boss Uncle - Uncle "Bud"

16:04 Video Game - Earl Weaver Baseball - Precursor to Madden

18:58 Hard Drinking

22:47 Conclusion

Mental Game Podcast With Dan Hurley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP_DyHH35-k

The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668030926

Bill Haller "HOT MIC" Argument: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrhmUGRaOwY

You're going to love learning about Earl Weaver in this episode. His life is as entertaining as it is legendary. We use John W. Miller's The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball as our source text. It's an incredibly well done book. I add some commentary and insights as well. I hope you enjoy!

00:00 Intro

03:38 Then Vs. Now - Star Manager to Corporate Manager

08:04 Then vs. Now - Relationships Still Key

10:17 Visionary & Innovator

10:42 Visionary - The Shortstop Position & Cal Ripken Jr.

12:16 Visionary - The Radar Gun

15:12 Visionary - "Money Ball" Before Money Ball

17:39 Coaching Takeaways - Weaver on Strategy Book

19:35 Coaching Takeaways - Emotional Intelligence

23:45 Coaching Takeaways - Intensity

25:17 Coaching Takeaways - Genius of a Madman - Conversation with Steve Stone

28:12 Conclusion

The Last Manager:

https://www.amazon.com/Last-Manager-Tormented-Reinvented-Baseball/dp/1668030926

Weaver on Stategy:

https://www.amazon.com/Weaver-Strategy-Classic-Managing-Baseball/dp/1574884247

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In our final episode on Joe Maddon, we explore the age old debate of man vs. machines...baseball analytics vs. gut instinct. We also dive into the magical moments of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Game 7, with some amazing words from Theo Epstein regarding that rain delay and the Jason Heyward led team meeting that transpired.

00:00 Intro - Man Vs. Machines

01:24 Analytics vs. Instintc - Man Vs. Machines

14:45 Analytics vs. Instinct - Game 7 2016 WS - Pitching Decisions

24:04 Series Conclusion: Rain Delay - Let The Lead Bulls Run

Joe Maddon's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Joe-Trying-Suck-Baseball/dp/1538751798/

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Shohei Ohtani. Jake Arrieta. These guys were unlocked by Maddon's belief that you shouldn't mess with greatness. For Shohei, it was to stop coddling him. Give him more, not less. Quit monitoring him so closely, and let him go be an athlete. For Arrieta, it was to let him pitch cross-body. Let him pitch complete games. Let him be himself. There is so much wisdom from Joe Maddon in this episode today. I hope you enjoy.

00:00 Intro

01:25 Don't Mess With Greatness - Shohei Ohtani

09:34 Don't Mess With Greatness - Complete Games

12:29 Don't Mess With Greatness - Jake Arrieta

17:33 Relationships & Trust

23:45 Conclusion

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Joe Maddon, the philosopher king. There are many layers to this man. In part 1 of this 3 part deep dive we look at his Pennsylvania origins, early coaching influences, and some of this famous and entertaining "Maddonisms". I hope you enjoy. Podcast also available on Apple, Spotify, etc.

00:00 PART I - ORIGINS & MADDONISMS

03:29 Early Life - Hazleton, Family, Coaches

09:06 Early Life - Coaching Influences

12:20 Early Life - Coaches - Bob Clear

13:50 Early Life - Coaches - Gene Mauch

17:57 Early Life - Conclusion

18:40 Coaching - Original Thinker

20:57 Coaching - Intellectual Honesty

23:39 Maddonism - Process is Fearless

28:13 Maddonism - "Try Not To Suck"

30:38  Maddonism - "Aim High"

33:49 Maddonism - Never Let The Pressure Exceed The Pleasure

35:22 Conclusion

Book:The Book of Joe:

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There were too made good takeaways on Jay Wright's book Attitude not to do a follow up episode. In this episode we dive into more on Jay's pre-Villanova stops such as Hofstra and UNLV. We also cover the great role of the Team Chaplain at Villanova. Thanks for listening.

00:00 Intro

01:17 Early Coaching Stops

14:22 UNLV, Hofstra, & Dream Job at Nova

21:45 Team Chaplains - Fr. Lazor & Fr. Rob

31:42 Conclusion

Today we dive into the great Jay Wright. I appreciated Jay from afar, but after studying him, I'm an even bigger fan now. You'll love learning about Jay's childlike appreciation for Philadelphia and Big East basketball, the awesome traditions of Villanova Basketball, Daniel Ochefu's inspiring leadership in the 2016 National Championship game, and so much more. Thanks for listening.

00:00 Intro

03:48 Early Life - Love For Philly, The Big 5, & The Big East

09:21 His Dad, The Larks, & A Key Lesson Learned

14:24 Early Coaching Stops - Summary

16:56 What Makes Jay Great - Elite Perspective

29:11 Jay's Coaching - Things I Took Away

40:09 Conclusion

Jay's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Attitude-audiobook/dp/B01ND18A2R

Final Minutes of the Villanova/UNC 2016 National Championship Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTThyQPoXxY

Things get personal for Dan, and for me, in this episode. I think you'll love what you learn about Dan Hurley. There is so much more than meets the eye, and he's doing work that transcends basketball as it relates to what he's doing for anxiety / depression / mental health awareness. But beyond that there's a ton of great basketball content and history in this podcast that I think you'll love. Thanks for listening.

00:00 Danny Hurley: Human.

04:30 Early Life - Dad / Jersey City

20:31 Early Life - Brother Bobby (Bob Jr.)

24:57 Anxiety & Depression

37:26 Dan's Anxiety & Bobby Coming Up Clutch

43:12 Sister Catherine - Manna from the Heavens

52:21 Young Dan Shows Guts At Seton Hall Press Conference

54:04 Impetus to Coach & Return to Seton Hall

56:18 Coach Blaney - Postive Coach

59:50 Evolving as a Man & Coach at Uconn

01:04:58 Uconn - Dan's Early Seasons

01:13:51 Coaching - Becoming a Better Offensive Coach

01:16:04 The New Way: Alex Karaban

01:20:27 Using Your Resources - HD Intelligence (Analytics)

01:23:48 Family - Andrea Hurley

01:31:42 Family - Andrew Hurley

01:33:36 Conclusion - "And One"

His excellent new book: Never Stop: Life, Leadership, and What It Takes to Be Great

https://www.amazon.com/Never-Stop-Leadership-Takes-Great/dp/1668095742/-1