280. Matt Hobbs: A Pitching Culture
The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly
Sport & Story
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The Hog Pod, Arkansas pitching coach Matt Hobbs breaks down the Razorbacks' deep and talented pitching staff heading into the season. With four standout arms vying for starting roles and a culture built on development and hard work, Hobbs provides insights into the team's recruiting strategy, player growth, and preparation for postseason expectations. From the evolution of key players like Gabe Gaeckle and Zach Root to the relentless pursuit of improvement, this episode offers an in-depth look at how the Razorbacks are building a staff poised for success. Fans won’t want to miss Hobbs’ candid assessment and high hopes for this year’s squad.
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| 0:00.0 | So just put it on you right out the gate here. |
| 0:04.0 | Who's going to be the national player of the year off this team? |
| 0:07.0 | The thing that we'll make one of these guys, potentially one of those guys, |
| 0:11.0 | is how they're going to handle the pressure of it, how they're going to handle the adversity that comes with it. |
| 0:20.0 | You look at like Hagen Smith was a national pitcher of the year last year, |
| 0:23.6 | but the first outing he goes an inning. |
| 0:26.6 | And it wasn't because it was cold, it's because he didn't pitch good. |
| 0:29.6 | And you look at what happens after that, I think between the two, |
| 0:32.6 | the first and the last outing he gave up like 10 runs the whole season. |
| 0:36.6 | And he decided that that wasn't going to define him. |
| 0:40.3 | And there's going to be, Gabe Gackle's going to have an outing where it's not good this season |
| 0:45.3 | and he's going to have to decide what's going to define him. |
| 0:48.3 | He's a talented enough player to become one of those guys. |
| 0:51.3 | Like he's got all the pedigree, he's got all the things that he needs to be one of those guys. Like he's got all the pedigree, he's got all the things that he |
| 0:55.0 | needs to be one of those guys. |
| 1:08.9 | Welcome into the hog pot. I'm Beaumatically, and this episode is made possible by Calipari, Razors Edge, a new series from Vice TV. |
| 1:18.6 | Support for the Hog Pod comes from South by Northwest Hospitality. |
| 1:22.6 | He struck him out swinging on a curve ball. |
| 1:31.2 | This season, Arkansas baseball fans have plenty to be excited about. |
| 1:35.9 | With four standout pitchers competing for weekend starts, the Razorbacks pitching staff |
| 1:41.2 | is loaded again. |
| 1:42.5 | I think they're all more than capable of being starters, but there are four of them. |
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