Today we launch a 3 part series on Dick Bennett. Underrated. Brilliant. Flawed. Earnest. Faithful. There are many layers to the man that we will study based on a very unique source text - A Season with Coach Dick Bennett by Eric Ferris, which chronicles exclusively the 1996-1997 Wisconsin Badgers basketball season. It features highlights, and lowlights, and we'll zoom out from there. I hope you enjoy.

00:00 Everything Leads To Something

05:00 Early Life.

05:28 Early Life - Dad

08:44 Early Life - Conclusion / Mom

09:47 Faith & Family

14:15 Dick's "Why" - Quality Basketball

17:39 Conclusion

Books Mentioned:

A Season with Coach Dick Bennett by Eric Ferris: https://www.amazon.com/Season-Coach-Dick-Bennett/dp/1879483483

Actor's Life, A Survival Guide by Jenna Fischer: https://www.amazon.com/Actors-Life-Survival-Guide/dp/1944648224

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The stories keep rolling in part 2 on Earl Weaver. You'll hear more about Earl as a player, his famous clashes with umpires, the hard to believe stories about his mob boss uncle, and the flagship baseball video game Earl helped create. I hope you enjoy!

00:00 EW2 - Mob Bosses, Video Games, & Umpires (Based on the book "The Last Manager")

01:05  Deep Insecurity From Not Making It As A Player

08:09 Earl Vs. Umpires

11:41 Mob Boss Uncle - Uncle "Bud"

16:04 Video Game - Earl Weaver Baseball - Precursor to Madden

18:58 Hard Drinking

22:47 Conclusion

Mental Game Podcast With Dan Hurley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP_DyHH35-k

The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668030926

Bill Haller "HOT MIC" Argument: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrhmUGRaOwY

You're going to love learning about Earl Weaver in this episode. His life is as entertaining as it is legendary. We use John W. Miller's The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball as our source text. It's an incredibly well done book. I add some commentary and insights as well. I hope you enjoy!

00:00 Intro

03:38 Then Vs. Now - Star Manager to Corporate Manager

08:04 Then vs. Now - Relationships Still Key

10:17 Visionary & Innovator

10:42 Visionary - The Shortstop Position & Cal Ripken Jr.

12:16 Visionary - The Radar Gun

15:12 Visionary - "Money Ball" Before Money Ball

17:39 Coaching Takeaways - Weaver on Strategy Book

19:35 Coaching Takeaways - Emotional Intelligence

23:45 Coaching Takeaways - Intensity

25:17 Coaching Takeaways - Genius of a Madman - Conversation with Steve Stone

28:12 Conclusion

The Last Manager:

https://www.amazon.com/Last-Manager-Tormented-Reinvented-Baseball/dp/1668030926

Weaver on Stategy:

https://www.amazon.com/Weaver-Strategy-Classic-Managing-Baseball/dp/1574884247

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