E84 | Chris Pollard - Duke Baseball Head Coach
Division 3's Finest
English - June 04, 2020 06:38 - 1 hour - 123 MB - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsSports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In episode 84, the guys welcome Duke Baseball Head Coach Chris Pollard on the podcast. Our interview with Coach Pollard features his journey from playing at Davidson to coaching, how he's developed as a coach, and how Duke Baseball is dealing with COVID-19 derailing their season.
The rest of the podcast includes awesome baseball stories, when we can get Coach K on the podcast, and why Bull Durham is the best baseball movie of all-time.
At the 52:51 mark, the guys also talk about this past week in America regarding the murder of George Floyd and the following protests. In the conversation we acknowledge we need to educate ourselves more and continue to take action, and we'll be talking more about racism in America with informed guests in the following weeks.
0:00-11:50 | Mini-Intro, Opening Music, and Podcast Preview
11:51-19:28 | Coach Pollard Intro + Baseball Background
19:29-26:17 | Rapid Fire Questions (Baseball Superstitions, Go-To Gas Station Snack, and His Relationship With Zion Williamson)
26:18-34:11 | Dealing with COVID-19 + Staying Positive and Motivated During Quarantine
34:12-40:58 | How He's Built Duke's Program + Recruiting Challenges
40:59-45:41 | His Secret to Building Programs + Playing Days at Davidson
45:42-52:50 | Final Rapid Fire Questions (Which Podcaster Would Make the Best Coach, Why Bull Durham is Awesome, and Analyzing His Wikipedia Page)
52:51-1:19:47 | George Floyd, Protests, and Racism in America