Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews retired pitcher, host of "The Top Step" podcast, owner of NxtGen Baseball, and Seattle Mariners/MLB Network analyst Ryan Roland-Smith. Jessica and Ryan discuss a wide range of topics including the rise of arm injuries among pitchers, being a Rule 5 player, experiencing weird and sometimes phony injuries, getting in at MLB Network, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-1:52: Welcome Ryan to Short and to the Point-2:25: Off the record conversations-5:36: Embracing social media to transition into broadcasting-9:17: Insecurities when just talking to the camera-11:48: Balancing working various forms of media-14:38: Defense mechanisms-16:07: Impostor syndrome-21:53: Bullpen on the field-22:59: Having a “shove it up their ass” mentality-27:42: Discussing biomechanics and analytics in broadcasting-31:12: Dealing with adversity-35:42: Retiring-39:19: Things Ryan doesn’t miss about not playing-42:09: Experience as a Rule 5 player-48:11: Arm injuries-57:22: Do kids feel like they have to throw 100 mph?-58:18: Pitch clock-1:00:15: Weird injuries-1:06:53: Australian baseball players-1:11:21: NxtGen Baseball-1:16:21: MLB Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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