Short and to the Point: Dan Straily on being a free agent pitcher, training, not giving up, and more

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews MLB pitcher Dan Straily. Jessica and Dan discuss a wide range of topics including trying to get signed by an MLB team, being in the right mental state of being a free agent as the season starts, having the motivation to not give up and retire, and more.

Here’s the full breakdown.

• 2:56: Welcome Dan to Short and to the Point
• 3:37: Being a free agent this season compared to previous seasons
• 8:36: Trying to evolve as a pitcher when you don’t know your role
• 11:00: Mental battle of waiting to be signed
• 13:26: Being able to self-evaluate
• 15:13: Where does confidence come from?
• 17:33: Inaccurate radar guns
• 20:26: Tripping up a batter’s timing
• 22:42: Not quitting
• 27:02: Who would play Dan in a movie about his story?
• 28:09: Dan’s wife, Amanda, inspiring him
• 33:59: Going to Spring Training
• 37:30: A.J. Griffin
• 38:48: People no longer in baseball
• 42:34: Being able to tell who’s a lifer and who isn’t
• 46:00: Stephen Strasburg or Mike Trout
• 48:03: Making the Big Leagues
• 50:21: Making MLB debut
• 53:03: Memorable outings
• 59:40: Highs and lows in playoffs
• 1:03:38: Business side of baseball
• 1:13:32: Changing mental state when being traded
• 1:17:51: Baseball being a job sometimes
• 1:26:02: Failing as a part of baseball
• 1:29:19: Shohei Ohtani
• 1:32:35: Reaction to Ohtani’s contract
• 1:38:53: Getting an autograph from Dan

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