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Remembering Hank Aaron, 'Big Three' stories & the state of pitching with Leo Mazzone
Remembering Hank Aaron, 'Big Three' stories & the state of pitching with Leo Mazzone
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Length:
93 minutes
Released:
Jan 27, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
As the world mourns the loss of Henry "Hank" Aaron, DOB and EOF welcome former Braves pitching coach and soon-to-be Braves Hall of Fame inductee, Leo Mazzone, to discuss Aaron's life and impact on himself and baseball. Mazzone, who worked under Aaron while he was a team executive, reflects on working with 'Hammerin' Hank', who offered him the opportunity to coach in the Big Leagues.(1:00). Mazzone reminisces about coaching alongside Bobby Cox and Joe Torre, and shares his philosophy to those pitching staffs of the 90s and early 2000s that he mentored (8:00). The trio swap tales of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz, Atlanta's 'Big Three', and the latter threes' pitching careers (25:45). Mazzone recalls Atlanta's 15-consecutive division titles from 1991-2005, and the mentality and philosophy he and Bobby Cox nurtured in Atlanta's clubhouse (37:00). To close, the group discourses the state of pitching and how it compares to when Mazzone coached (46:30).
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Released:
Jan 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The legendary Chipper Jones joins the show!: DOB & EOF are back from their brief respite to preview the World Series (4:00), and provide an update on Freddie after his procedure (11:15) before welcoming in the man who needs no introduction: Chipper Jones (23:30)! The triumvirate touch on the Astros and NLDS (30:15), and chat about the prodigy, Mike Soroka (37:30). The guys also discuss: B-Mac (39:30), Martin Prado (46:30), the 2009 Boston game (1:07:15), the HOF (1:17:30), Barry Bonds and Bobby Cox (1:40:15) and Atlanta's off-season priorities (1:48:30). by 755 Is Real: A show about the Atlanta Braves