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Send us Fan Mail We disappear for a bit, then come back exactly how we left off: honest, loud, and obsessed with doing baseball the right way. Josh and Dan catch up on a long summer of tryouts, travel ball, and fall schedules, including a brutal loss that still stings and the one small play that could have changed the whole game. From there we get into the day-to-day reality of coaching youth baseball, where missed signs and bad awareness are not “little mistakes” when you’re trying to build winners. Fall baseball is the big theme. We talk about why fallball is a development cheat code in the Midwest, how playing more actually builds baseball IQ, and why “I’m going to train instead of play” often turns into an excuse. We also break down what we want in players: competitors who pay attention, learn situations, and put the team first. Talent helps, but it doesn’t automatically win, especially when the pressure shows up. Then we hit a college baseball recruiting topic that’s all over social media right now: the “School Name?” uncommitted visit post. We explain why it can rub college coaches the wrong way, how one post can live forever, and what a better approach looks like if you want to play at the next level. Along the way we drop a wood bat note, a couple sponsors, and even a few life updates and dating debates that you’ll definitely have an opinion on. If you enjoy real talk on travel baseball, fall baseball development, and recruiting culture, subscribe, share this with a baseball parent or player, and leave us a review. Support the show