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Trevor Story Goes “Full Superman” In Talking Great Defense

Trevor Story Goes “Full Superman” In Talking Great Defense

FromThe SIS Baseball Podcast


Trevor Story Goes “Full Superman” In Talking Great Defense

FromThe SIS Baseball Podcast

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Sep 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Rockies shortstop Trevor Story (@Tstory2) to ‘talk shop’ about his defensive success. Trevor currently leads in our “Good Fielding Plays” stat for shortstops by a WIDE margin. Trevor talks about the origin of his developing into a good defensive player and how Troy Tulowitzki influenced him (1:24), why he’s an advocate for playing multiple sports growing up and the similarity between defense in baseball and basketball (3:06). He also walks us through some of his favorite defensive plays, including a recent tag of Cody Bellinger (4:26), and offers advice to aspiring shortstops (7:52).Trevor also talks about how shifting impacts how he plays shortstop (8:52), why he likes his glove (10:02), and the challenge of playing defense in a high-altitude ballpark (12:06). Lastly, he shares what goes into playing next to all-world defender, Nolan Arenado (14:36). Thanks for listening, and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.LINKSTrevor’s ‘Full Superman’ catchStory’s tag play
Released:
Sep 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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The R&D team at Sports Info Solutions is joined by special guests to discuss notable topics related to baseball analytics and defensive excellence. Hosted by Mark Simon.