Episode 5 - 2026 Season Preview
Mar 18, 20261h 19m0
In this episode we make our predictions for the 2026 baseball season!
Hosted by Nathan Hale · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 21 episodes
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This podcast is for baseball people FROM baseball people. Two high school coaches who love the game and want to discuss it weekly. We will have special guests, and topics from around the game of baseball.
Nathan Hale hosts Meetings on the Mound, a sports show with 21 episodes published.
In this episode we make our predictions for the 2026 baseball season!
In today's episode we recap the World Baseball Classic to this point, complete our first ever product review on a baseball staple, and then we each pick Minor League hats! Your meeting on the mound is next!
We dive into the world baseball classic and our predictions! Some guys made announcements after we picked so that makes us look bad, but hey, we do a good job of that ourselves. Your Meeting on the Mound is next!
We review the movie The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid! If you are looking for more Jimmy Morris check out our "Arm Barn" series in this feed. Look for the interview with Jimmy! Your Meeting on the Mound... is next!
Maybe you are new to the podcast, maybe not. Either way, we are back (or starting)! The Baseball podcast by fans for fans with no insiders whatsoever... It's a good time. Oh, and we have an intern. Check it out now!
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In this classic episode of Meetings on the Mound from June of 2020 we are joined by Bob Kendrick the president of the Negor League Baseball Museum.
In this episode of Meetings on the Mound from March 2020 we were joined by Phil Shallenberger, the former head coach of Cairn University.
During this classic episode we were joined by Kevin Wilson.
During this classic episode of Meetings on the Mound from March 2020 we are joined by Bob Kendrick the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum! This was our first interview with Bob.
In this episode from March 2020 we talked with former Chicago Cubs minor league hitting coach Travis Fitta.
On this episode from January 2020 we interview Jeremey Sheetinger who is currently part of the Washington Nationals Organization about coaching and baseball.
In this classic episode of Meetings on the Mound from January 2020 we talk with Joe from Obvious Shirts! This is a great episode! We also complain about Rob Manfred, because some things never change.
In this episode from December 2019 we talk with Nick Bredeson who is now with the Detroit Tigers (then with Ohio University) about catching and catcher development.
In this classic episode of Meetings on the mound from November 2019 we interview Tyler Gillum the head coach of the Savannah Bananas! This was a great episode!
In this episode from October of 2019 we talked about the ALCS that year, manager turnover and baseball news. But most importantly we conducted our very first interview with Tim Dillard!
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