Former Cub John Baker on getting mentally prepared for baseball
Jul 10, 2020•40 min•Ep. 372
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Episode description
Former Cub and now mental skills coach for the Cubs, John Baker joins the podcast with David Kaplan and Gordon Wittenmyer to discuss the mental aspect the players are going through in the return to play plan. They dive into keeping players focused, how the lessons of Cubs psychologist, the late Ken Ravizza still impacts the Cubs, and how the Cubs are operating under the new guidelines.
(2:23) - Biggest mental challenges Cubs players are dealing with
(10:55) - Ken Ravizza's lessons still impact the Cubs
(19:46) - Getting Cubs players to be in the moment when playing
(25:00) - Kaplan and Baker exchange tattoo stories
(30:30) - Not having fans around has been tough
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