The Bret Boone Podcast

On today's episode of Turning 2 With Boonie, Bret shares some stories from his childhood growing up around the game, the time Mike Cameron almost hit five homers in one game, the debut of Drew Maggi, why it's so exciting watching Shohei Ohtani & Mike Trout play baseball and more. Plus, one of Bret's sons owes him two-thirds of his next several paychecks and is Bret a fan of the new alternate jerseys being worn around the league? 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 shares some stories from his childhood, including being around the Angels organization when his father played there, getting his first uniform as a kid and playing ball with his grandpa before he was even a year old. Plus, the Angels go back-to-back-to-back and Bret details his experience being a part of something similar. 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 Drew Maggi's MLB debut at the age of 33 and what it was like for Bret playing in the majors for the first time, the job that Derek Shelton has done with the Pirates, just how exciting watching Shohei Ohtani & Mike Trout is and more. 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 tells Rich why one of his sons has to give him two-thirds of his next several paychecks, a story of when Bret took his dads car for a road trip without him knowing, the latest TV series he binged and if he is a fan of the new alternate jerseys being worn by teams across the MLB. 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 joined Sportsradio 910AM in Richmond VA to discuss the impact the rule changes have had on the season so far, his favorite players in the MLB, The Nationals fall from grace since winning the World Series, The A's leaving Oakland, and other top storylines around the MLB. 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

On today's episode, Bret is joined by Atlanta Braves legend John Smoltz as they talk about his budding broadcast career, how your comfort level affects your heartbeat and in turn your athletic performance, the new rule changes, when he realized he needed to start again after closing games and more. What has been the biggest challenge since entering the booth? Will we see players' athleticism more because of the rule changes? Plus, thoughts on Shohei Ohtani and what John's next big goal in life is. 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

John Smoltz tells Bret if going into the broadcast booth was always the plan and what the hardest part about it has been, if he would be able to call a golf tournament, the connection between comfort and your athletic performance and more. 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

John Smoltz and Bret discuss why putting a pitch clock on some pitchers could yield interesting results, if the changes affect hitters or pitchers more, why the strike zone should be lowered and more. 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

John Smoltz talks to Bret about the culture of the 90's Braves, why closing games was a failed experiment for him, Shohei Ohtani, his next big goal in life and more. 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

On today's episode, Bret welcomes on long-time New England Patriots coach Dante Scarnecchia to discuss what helped him succeed for so long at the highest level, advice he would offer to those trying to get into coaching, some fun stories about a few players he coached during his time and which Super Bowls stand out the most to him, for better or worse. How can former players best position themselves for coaching success? What separates Tom Brady & Bill Belichick from everyone else? 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