The WindUp Podcast

Well it looks like the spring season is officially kicking off this weekend, and a week and a half away from the biggest travel baseball event in Texas.We welcome back PG Director Darren Larson back to the show to discuss the 2021 PG Super Regional NIT in Houston.

We are back!! join us as we discuss the new facility in South Houston. We will also discuss the start of the 2021 Spring Season.

Join us for the last episode of the year. We will go over the 100s of polls Jr put on the page and reminisce some of the events that happened in 2020.

Steve and Jr will be discussing the end of fall ball and the start of tryout season. We will also discuss the ban of the goat family of bats. Join us for another episode of the The Windup Podcast.

John Martin (President) and Raul TheGrind Guerra (owner/VTOOL Director) will be live in studio! We will talk about the VTool nation coming to Houston and Texas.

Bear Bay will be joining us in studio.We will be talking Houston Heat Baseball & Softball!!Also, we will have Coach Brad Cresse from Traction Sports in Louisiana join us as well over the phone.

Steve and Jr will be discussing the hottest topics in the youth baseball around the Houston Area.This weeks special guest include:Coach Adam Shibley, Head Baseball Coach for Baytown Sterling!

Steve, Jr and Julio will be discussing the hottest topics in the youth baseball around the Houston Area.

Were live at the Houston Hustlers Facility!

SEASON 2 IS HERE!!!Steve and Jr will be discussing the hottest topics in the youth baseball around the Houston Area.

Steve and Jr will be discussing the hottest topics in the youth baseball around the Houston Area.This weeks special guests is AJ Bettcher.* Began coaching at the age or 21 after playing Juco ball.*18 years as a high school coach.*Coach at Lutheran South Academy located at Dixie Farm Road and i45.* Been at LSA 13 season.* Tapps 5a State champions 2015, 2018, 2019.* Been a part of Houston Bengals for 7 years.* Coach the Houston Bengals 2025 group and have had that team since 7u.* Group has been one of the top teams in Houston every year. Typically ranked in the top few in the state every year.* Just finished up this past season with a record of 58-13-2.** LOOKING FOR A COACH TO TAKE OVER MY GROUP.

Friday Showndown returns with the Steve and Jr will be discussing the hottest topics in the youth baseball around the Houston Area. MLB Opening day. As well as recap from the #EWS2020 in Florida and current #PGWS in Atlanta.

Steve and Jr will be discussing the hottest topics in the youth baseball around the Houston Area.This weeks special guests areJason Tyner- Texas A&M Aggie from 96-98. Drafted by the NY Mets in 1998.12 years in professional baseball, 8 in major leagues with Mets, Rays, Twins & Indians.Also head of Piranhas Baseball and Owner of Southeast Texas Baseball Academy!Adam Smith- Assistant Coach andMedia (YouTube) commentator for GT STARS 10u Major.

Friday Showndown! Steve and Jr will be discussing the hottest topics in the youth baseball around the Houston Area.This weeks special guests areRicky Ramirez Jr., 4 year letterman @ Deer Park High School3x All District 1st Team, 1x District MVP,(2012) 5A All-State Team2 yrs @ Alvin Community CollegeJuco All-Star2 yrs @ Mcneese St2017 Southland Conference Champs & 1st Team All-ConferenceVolunteer Assistant (2018) @ Mcneese StIndependent baseball2018 Pecos League w/Trinidad Triggers2018-2019 Frontier League w/Florence Freedom (2019 Mid & Post Season All-Star)2020 Signed w/ Sioux City Explorers of the American AssociationAssistant Coach of the Pasadena LegendsHitting InstructorNoah Cano- 25, grew up playing baseball and being mentored by Hondo Medellin. Graduated from Deer Park in 2013 where I played under Coach Jag and Coach Rupp, had multiple NAIA dual Scholarships for football and baseball, chose Colorado State University-Pueblo to play football at. Now 9 years deep umpiring T-Ball all the way up to the American Southwest ConferenceDale Pollock- Little League and now USSSA umpireAlso Rick Goff, TBS Tournament Director discussing TBS National happening in August

This weeks special guest is, Coach Sam Jefferson Jr. from Sabers Baseball. Coach Sam will talking about his Sabers Baseball program and much more.

Friday Showndown! Steve and Jr will be discussing the hottest topics in youth baseball.This weeks special call-in guest is Miguel Montero, He played in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, and Washington Nationals. Montero is a two-time MLB All-Star.

This week guests are Shawn Ina, Adidas Baseball, Scout for the San Diego Padres and hitting instructor at Advantage BaseballAlso, Charley Hayes will be joining us. Charley played 13 years in the Big Leagues and won a World Series with the New York Yankees. BLBA Academy in the house!

WINDUP PODCAST 1 HR SPECIAL TONIGHT WITH NEW PERFECT GAME HOUSTON AREA DIRECTOR Darren Larson

This week guests is TX USSSA Director, DARREN LARSON. He will be joining us in studio to discuss the summer events in the Houston Area and to also answer all questions regarding safety and procedures for tournament play.

This weeks guests are from Vendetta Baseball - Humble. Representing Victoria and Houston, TX.Corti Wilson - Vendetta Sports Headquarters (Victoria)Former D1 Player and Current High School Head Coach7 years of instructionVendetta Baseball and 3 yrs of High School coaching experience Jaren Brown - Vendetta Sports Academy (Pasadena)Former D1 player 8+years instructionVendetta Baseball and Team USA South/Southwest NTIS coaching staffKevin Brown-Chavelier - Vendetta Humble - 20+ years of instruction. 7 yrs high school Varsity Coach. Multiple Time Youth National Champion.

Willie Ansley, Astros’ first-round draft choice in 1988 as a senior at Plainview High School in West Texas. He played five years in the minors, including one season in Class AAA, and two years in the Mexican League before retiring following the 1995 season. Also, a mentor for some big names like Anthony Rendon, and Carl Crawford. He is now founder of the Rising Stars Baseball Academy in Southeast Houston. 

Mike Partida, Cincinnati Reds Area Scout South Texas/Lousiana. Former Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at Alvin Jr. College And Josh Jones, former professional outfielder who played for the LA Angels, Cincinnati Reds and Miami Marlins organizations. He is also a former international pro basketball player. He is now found of the Texas Bluechips Baseball Organization.We will also be unveiling our newest sponsor, Señor Spitz Sunflower seeds, brought to you by John. Let me tell you...they are the best in the game!!!

Get ready for another episode of The Windup Podcast!Special guest: John RuizPasadena resident with over 30 years of youth baseball coaching experience from T-ball to select baseball. Co-founder of the Pasadena Stars and coached 14 years with the Houston Heat.

Coach Sam Marrero from Adidas Baseball will be live in studio tonight! We will discussing the hottest topics in select baseball! We will also be announcing the winner for Week 4 of the EASTON GIVEAWAY CHALLENEGE SPONSORED by Darren Larson, TX USSSA Director.

Cody Langham from Langham Baseball Academy will be in studio to talk about the current baseball situation going on and also discuss VUK Gripz.We will also be announcing the winners for Week 3 of the EASTON GIVEAWAY CHALLENEGE SPONSORED by Darren Larson, TX USSSA Director.

Special Guest, brought to you by Ferrari Michelada Mix Hotline:-AJ Hoffman, @ajisthereal from 97.5 ESPN Houston, will be joining us to talk about his personal experiences with select baseball, discuss the current status of the MLB season and much more.We will also be announcing the winners for Week 1 of the EASTON GIVEAWAY CHALLENEGE SPONSORED by Darren Larson, TX USSSA Director.

The Windup Crew will be covering a lot of topics including MLB’s delayed #OpeningDay2020 and also the #Pushup and #DadChallenge on Facebook. We will discuss top baseball news, tournaments, and events going on around the nation.Tonight’s special guest is none other than our favorite Astros TV Analyst and Former MLB player, Geoff Blum! Excited to have Blummer on the show! He will be talking to us about all things Astros and also his MLB career!Also, Coach Vincent Blue from BE ELITE Baseball will be giving us a call to check in and talk about the season being postponed.

We have a few guests lined up for this episode:-Coach Torres, Pasadena Dobie Baseball Head Coach-Lee Martinez, Goose Creek Assistant Athletic Director

-The famous BASEBALL GRANDPA from the viral video going around Facebook-Darren Larson- USSSA Director regarding updates regarding the coronavirus and thoughts on S30 Super NIT HOUSTON.

We discuss this weekend's Select 30 super NIT tourney that took place in Houston this past weekend.Pause-2:20:46Additional Visual SettingsEnter Watch And ScrollClick to enlargeUnmute

Live at the Marriot with some of the coaches from out of the state. Join us for another great episode!

Thomas Johnson Head Coach of the 14U Rage based out of Atascosita will be live in studio touching on our topic and all different things going on in the select baseball world.Michael Jacob, Head Coach of Marucci Elite 9U & 11U will join us via the Ferrari Michelada Mix Hotline to discuss his teams, plans for spring and talk about the anticipated S30 Super NIT Houston!Steve Medina is in Laredo, TX covering the 2020 Border Olympics sponsored by WHATABURGER of Alice. He will join us via Skype with results and special interviews.

Josh Wells will be live in studio to talk about Houston Jackets by 2W Baseball Academy and all different things going on in the select baseball world.Also, We will be touching on Week 2 of the WINDUP rankings and give an update for the S30 tailgate.

We talk about last weekend's tournament. Lale Esquivel and Tanner Lucas call in to discuss their baseball clubs.

This week’s special guest is none other than the man himself, Darren Larson, TX USSSA Director. We will be discussing the 2020 USSSA calendar, the big Houston Select 30 Super NIT taking place in March and much moreWe will also be unveiling the 2020 WINDUP RANKINGS for 7u-14u.

Michael Jonkins of Monarch Baseball club join us in studio to discuss his baseball programsWe will also get some phone calls in from Adrian Castillo of South Texas Banditos and Angel Carillo of Laredo Little League.

Join the crew as we talk about the ongoing Astros updates.  Also we discuss that tournaments the happened over the weekend.

Join the crew as we talk about player free agency and tryouts. Also we discuss that events that unfolded earlier today with the Houston Astros.

Happy New Years!!! Join the Windup crew as we start a new season of the Windup podcast. We discuss what the future brings for the podcast, and the upcoming baseball season. Spring is just around the corner! So join us in another episode of the windup podcast in Midtown Pasadena, TX.

The Windup crew is joined with moms from different teams in studio to discuss on what they thoughts are when their kids are on the field.  What goes on during the games in the stands and what they think the direction of the select baseball scene is going.  Our guests include:Elyda Rodriguez Rivera - Pasadena LegendsLaurie Roberts - Channelview CrushersVeronica Paniagua - Free AgentPatricia Caldwell - SBO ProspectsMonica Jimenez - Pearland PhantomsWe also announce the winner of our Christmas Facebook Giveaway.So make sure to listen to this exciting and crazy episode of The Windup Podcast from our "Kate Upton" studio in midtown Pasadena, TX.

Join us in studio as we debut our new "Kate Upton" studio. The end of fall ball is here so we talk about try outs coming up and the events that happened in previous tournaments. Mo Betta joins us in studio to talk about his transition in teams. Also Cookies Etrain of ZT baseball calls in to discuss the upcoming tryouts for ZT baseball. So join us for another great episode in our new studio in Union Station.

Larry Rodriguez - Baseball umpire for various leagues, high school , and college around town joins us in studio to tell us some stories of his time on the field. What his pet peeves are from the parents and coaches. We also go through some baseball scenarios to test how knowledgeable of the game you have to be in order to call the game. Also Steve receives a prestigious award from the crew for his performance last month. So join us in our studio in midtown Pasadena, TX as we have another fun episode.

The crew talks about the possibility of fall ball being over. The amount of tryout activity going on in the Houston Area Select Baseball Community on FB and tournaments starting to dwindle down. We talk about the winners of the previous weekend tournaments. We also give out some good news towards the end of the show. So join us for another great episode in Midtown Pasadena, TX.

Dennis and Michelle Chatagnier call into the show to discuss their son Peyton's road to Ole' Miss. The hunger to play the game and the hurdles they went through from travel baseball to a D1 school. Happy thanksgiving from The windup crew!Peyton Wayne Chatagnier - Three-year letterwinner at Cy-Fair High School under head coach Billy Hardin ... Hit .405 as a senior, .430 as a junior and .375 as a sophomore ... 2019 All-State, All-District First Team selection ... 2018 District MVP ... 2019 Academic All-American, All-District ... 2019 Perfect Game All-Region (Texas) Second Team ... 2018 Perfect Game High Honorable Mention Underclass All-American ... 2017 Perfect Game Honorable Mention Underclass All-American ... 2016 16U Texas State Championship Tournament MVP ... No. 68 prospect, No. 14 shortstop in the state of Texas.

We discuss the issues around the league with illegal players, pick up players, and questionable rosters during the tournaments. Flash Gordyn of Five Tool Players joins us in our studio to give his side of the story from this past weekend events.  We have a surprise caller chime to explain their side of the story.  We also talk about the case of the missing FB post and share our thoughts on that.  So join us in our studio in midtown Pasa-getdown-dena, TX for another great episode.

Gil Avalos, one of the board members of Pearland little league joins us in studio to discuss the differences in both select and little league. Why little league is on a big decline, and why there is the importance of having little league baseball. Jr surprises the crew with his Kate Upton edition Astros sweater. So join us in midtown Pasadena, Tx for another great episode.

The group discusses the many showcase camps that occur around this time of year. The importance of the student athlete's ambition through high school and college. We also discuss the importance of school and how big of an importance school grades are in the college recruiting process.

Join us in Studio as we discuss the past weekend events in the state tournament here in Houston, and the deep south NIT in Portland, TX. Oscar joins us in studio to discuss some events that got posted up on the FB page, and we go deep into discussion about pitch counts that goes on in the travel ball scene.

Coming off a spectacular Perfect Game Tourney in Jupiter, FL. Kingwood Sr Masyn Winn drops in the show for a few minutes. Can the Astros find new hitting coach on Facebook?Join us as we discuss all this and more on this bonus episode of The Windup Podcast

Vincent Blue of Be Elite Baseball joins us in studio to discuss his baseball program. We also discuss his experience through travel ball and high school in Houston and talk about his experiences in the minors. Santos Saldivar also joins us in our Midtown Studio.

Join us as we discuss the events that happened over the weekend, and super NIT winners bracket recap. El Oscarin joins us and finally delivers our pizza.