158. Stories from Joey Cunha, The Farm System Co-Founder/CEO, MLB Hitting Consultant

The Talking Shop Podcast

Joey Cunha shares his biggest stories, lessons, and experiences along the way from not getting recruited out of high school to building the successful business he runs now with all the biggest stops along the way.

Key quotes:

"During that 2 year span I watched no baseball. I was completely out, I wanted nothing to do with it, I felt resentful. I was training, kept getting hurt, the NCAA got us. Those 2 years I needed a break."

"We drove 26 hours straight, across the country, in 2 blizzards, and we got there on time. No sleep, I went immediately into a presentation."

Show notes:

2:24 Joey's playing background, education, and mentors. Including stories of going from JUCO to D1 and his first hitting coach job

13:38 Getting back into baseball: the leap of faith he took becoming high school coach which eventually led to consulting for the Chicago Cubs

19:24 Joey's craziest story: driving to the ABCA through a snow storm when all the flights got cancelled, 26 hours straight

24:11 The origin story of The Farm System and how it came to be

33:05 Story of how the Farm Boards got created

37:34 Joey's first big athlete: working with Paul Skenes since high school

41:31 (my own question) Joey's opinion on The Farm System philosophy and training for pitchers

Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pGdh9OfT8oM

Instagram/Twitter: @_joeycunha @TheFarmSystem

Website: https://thesystem.farm/