The Bret Boone Podcast

On today's episode, Bret welcomes on two-time Cy Young award winner and 1995 World Series MVP Tom Glavine to discuss the increasing expectations in Atlanta in the early 90's, how the development of his changeup helped shape his career, why we might see some leeway given to the pitch clock as the season continues, how the methods in which pitchers attack hitters has changed and more. How important was winning to Tom's career? How was the transition to playing in New York after so many years in Atlanta? Who would be his dream foursome to golf with? 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 talks to Tom Glavine about the Atlanta Braves culture and increased expectations after successful seasons in the early 90's, how the development of his changeup helped his career, the variables of the strike zone 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 and Tom Glavine talk about the effects of the pitch clock through the first couple weeks of the season and how it will affect players differently, if a clock would have affected Tom at all and Tom's prowess as a hockey player. Did he ever give a hockey career a serious look? Could he go and call an NHL game tomorrow? 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 talks to Tom Glavine about the importance of winning as a pitcher, how the methods in which pitchers attack hitters has changed, the transition of going to play for the Mets after so many years in Atlanta and what his dream foursome would be to play golf with. 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 former center fielder Steve Finley to discuss the importance of preparation, winning a Gold Glove versus being named an All-Star, winning a World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks a few years after being swept as a Padre, the pros and cons of each team in the NL West and more. What can different generations learn from each other? What exactly is launch angle? What was the city of Phoenix like after the 2001 World Series win? 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 Steve discuss taking pride in playing defense and why it is so important to play the field well, the difference in preparation between generations of players, what exactly launch angle means and more. How do elite defenders separate themselves? Which hitting coach had a huge impact on Steve? How does the outfield communicate with each other? 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

Steve talks to Bret about the feeling of winning a Gold Glove versus being selected an All-Star, getting swept in the 1998 World Series and what the city of Phoenix was like after he got back there in 2001 with the Diamondbacks and won it. 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

Steve tells Bret the pros and cons of each team that he played for in the NL West, including Colorado, San Francisco, Arizona, San Diego and Los Angeles. 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 Angels legend Chuck Finley to discuss the early years of his career, how keeping track of pitch count has changed, the feeling of being inducted into the Angels Hall of Fame and more. What happened the first time Bret faced Chuck in the big leagues? How would a pitch count have affected Chuck's career? How did it feel watching the Angels finally win the World Series after he left? 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 Chuck talk about the first time they faced each other in the big leagues, the early years of bullpen life and how his split finger fastball helped shape his career. 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