The Bret Boone Podcast

Bret welcomes on longtime Atlanta Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone as he shares many stories about his days coaching the legendary trio of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rick Ankiel tells Bret Boone what he was going through during his struggles on the mound. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bret welcomes on 11-year MLB veteran Rick Ankiel to talk about playing in a legends game together recently, the mental side of sports and the start of his struggles on the mound, his transition to hitting and the book he wrote: "The Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips and the Pitch that Changed My Life". To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bret Boone and Rich Herrera break down a multitude of topics on this week's Turning 2. They start the show with some college football talk before shifting to discuss the Tua-Brian Flores situation and how it relates to player-manager relationships Boonie has had in the past. Plus, the guys give their thoughts on the retirement of Joey Votto and the collapse of the Mariners. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Rich brings up the Tua Tagovailoa/Brian Flores controversy, Bret explains his thoughts on the situation and how it relates to some relationships he's had with managers in the past. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bret and Rich discuss if they think Joey Votto is a Hall of Famer and what makes a HOF'er in the current day. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bret is joined by Astros play-by-play announcer Todd Kalas to talk about the team finding their stride lately, the keys to their impressive play and what they need to do to win another division title. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bret joins Matt and Anthony to discuss Javy's return to Wrigley, the Cubs dissapointments and the White Sox manager search. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kirk Herbstreit and Bret talk about parenting in sports and why it seems like these days, we are simply putting too much pressure on kids instead of just letting them enjoy the moment. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kirk Herbstreit tells Bret which College Gameday he should attend this year and what separates the Big Ten from the Pac-12. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices