Episodes

  • Episode 8: What Next?

    Episode 8: What Next?
    Aug 16 2022
    Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today, Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch close the series with a message to listeners: you don’t have to play baseball to be a grinder.
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    17 mins
  • Epiosde 7: Don't Worry, Be Happy

    Epiosde 7: Don't Worry, Be Happy
    Aug 9 2022
    Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today, Travis Driskill recalls the night of his retirement, and explains the importance of believing in yourself to Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch.
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    24 mins
  • Episode 6: Paying it Forward

    Episode 6: Paying it Forward
    Aug 2 2022
    Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today, Scipio Spinks describes how changing people’s lives spurs a chain reaction as he shares his experience as an African-American grinder with Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch.
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    23 mins
  • Episode 5: Honing a Generational Craft

    Episode 5: Honing a Generational Craft
    Jul 26 2022
    Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today’s illustrious guest is Jerry Hairston Sr, baseball royalty. He shares the values his family hold dear that made them so successful with Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch.
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    20 mins
  • Epiosde 4: Walking the Extra (Four) Miles

    Epiosde 4: Walking the Extra (Four) Miles
    Jul 19 2022
    Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today, Lorenzo Bundy talks to Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch about walking the extra mile - literally - and why he’d do it all over again.
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    20 mins
  • Episode 3: No Pain, No Gain

    Episode 3: No Pain, No Gain
    Jul 12 2022
    Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today, Jeff Frye and John Allgood chat with Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch about the grinding experiences they had along their professional journey.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 2: The Beauty and the Glory

    Episode 2: The Beauty and the Glory
    Jul 5 2022
    Welcome back to Grinders, the companion podcast to the new book Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein. Today, hear Jackson Ryan, James Moore, Mike Capps and Shawn Clynch talk about what baseball means to the fans and professional players who love it.
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    16 mins
  • Episode 1: Baseball's Engine

    Episode 1: Baseball's Engine
    Jun 27 2022
    The Grinders in baseball are the guys who make up most of a team's roster, show up game after game and put in the work without necessarily receiving all of the glory. In this first episode of Grinders, Shawn Clynch and Mike Capps talk to Loren Steffy and Tal Smith about these men, and the value they bring to the game and the industry.
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    17 mins