Podcast Ryan Smith

Curtis Mead is a Top 50 Prospect with the Tampa Bay Rays and has a chance to be the first legit everyday player Australia has produced in a long time. Curtis tells former Major leaguer and fellow Aussie about his rise to ultimately knocking on the doorstep of the Major Leagues. Please, subscribe, review, and set notifications wherever you watch or …

RRS gives his thoughts on the WBC and some of these ridiculous reactions as the baseball world argues about the importance of the World Baseball Classic. Let me know your thoughts and if you are new to the show, please subscribe and leave a review! Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-top-step-with-ryan-rowlan…

The best hitters on the planet from Mookie Betts to Shohei Ohtani are all making Driveline their offseason home. Ryan sits down with Driveline's hitting coordinator Andrew Aydt as he takes us inside the world’s most renowned baseball training facility. Andrew explains how they construct a plan and program for the best hitters and Drivelines philoso…

Former Aussie MLB players Ryan Rowland-Smith and Grant Balfour discuss Spring training physicals, the WBC, mental toughness, and new rules! To support the show, please subscribe, click the notification so you don’t miss an episode, and tell your mates! Enjoy. www.thetopstep.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-t…

Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith are back! Happy new year, mates! It's good to be back on the chat! We talk about the Los Angeles Angel's ownership. Carlos Correa's physicals, snake stories, and much more good stuff! Subscribe and tell your mates! www.thetopstep.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-top-step-…

Former Aussie MLB Player Ryan Rowland-Smith discusses the Teoscar Hernandez trade, Manager of the Year, and whether or not Mitch Haniger will be back in 2023. Please click the subscribe button, Leave a review as Ryan Rowland-Smith or Grant Balfour a question, and we will discuss it next episode! Enjoy! Previous episodes with your favorite MLB Playe…

Hey mates, Aussie MLB Players Grant Balfour, and RYan Rowland-Smith are joined by MLB Network Producer Tim Fryer! We cover everything from epic wedding speeches, what happens behind the scenes during the World Series Broadcast and was Lance McCullers tipping pitches? Please support the show by clicking the SUBSCRIBE button wherever you get your pod…

Former Aussie MLB Player Ryan Rowland-Smith talks about players who need to keep their off-season training top secret, plus what the Arizona Fall League does for players and what it all means! Go subscribe! Go listen to other episodes with your favorite MLB Players! Enjoy! www.thetopstep.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…

Former Aussie MLB Players Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith dive into their World Series Predictions and discuss Aaron Judge's big free agency. Where is he going to land? We also welcome back Cohey the Apprentice and he unveils his big announcement! Make sure you subscribe, and thanks for supporting the show! Enjoy! www.thetopstep.com --- Suppor…

Former Aussie MLB Player Ryan Rowland-Smith tells us what players go through mentally after tough seasons. Should JP be open to switching positions? YIKES! Also, my prediction with Jesse Winker, his relationship with players and the Mariners, and more! Please subscribe and enjoy! Ryan Rowland-Smith www.thetopstep.com --- Support this podcast: https…

Former Aussie MLB Players Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith get back on The Top Step. We discuss Robbie Ray's pitch to Altuve, the Mariners season, the World Baseball Classic, Aussie Word of the day and more Subscribe! Enjoy Mates! www.thetopstep.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-top-step-with-ryan-rowland…

Former MLB player Ryan Rowland-Smith dives into the Jarred Kelenic social media drama, the Mariner's post-season run, WBC Qualifier, and more. Make sure you click subscribe, so you don't miss an episode! Go to www.thetopstep.com and check out interviews with some of your favorite MLB Players. Enjoy mates! RRS --- Support this podcast: https://podca…

Former MLB Pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith discuss the breaking news of Fernando Tatis, do veteran players really make a difference in a playoff race? The Jeter documentary plus the Aussie word of the day and more! Please subscribe, and write a review wherever you listen or watch your podcasts. Enjoy mates! www.thetopstep.com --- Supp…

What do you do if someone charges the mound? 6 x UFC Champion and MMA Legend Randy Couture join former MLB All Star Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith to dive into the best tactics and some of the toughest fights in his career. We also dive into the mind of one of the toughest human beings on the planet! Make sure you subscribe wherever you are w…

Oakland Athletics Paul Blackburn went from a guy just trying to survive in the Major Leagues to being a top 5 starting pitcher in the American League. We talk about what changed, some of his darkest times, and geek out on pitching stuff! Please click subscribe to support our show so we can keep bringing you the biggest and best players in the game …

Seattle Mariners Taylor Trammell is in the middle of a break-out season and sits down with former Major League Ryan Rowland-Smith. We talk about everything from the brawl to his biggest influences and dive into the rise and falls of every elite athlete. This episode is the first of many sitdown interviews with the game's best players, so, please su…

So good to be back! Former Aussie MLB players Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith discuss bench clearing brawls and dive into Grant's All-Star game memories! So many stories so many laughs! So good to be back! We are also launching our all-new in person interviews with the game's best players starting next week. Mariners Taylor Trammell, A's All-S…

Former MLB players Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith dive into what it's like when your team is struggling. the plane ride, the clubhouse, the grind! We also give our first quarter reports on the big-money free-agent signings. The good the bad and everything in between! Make sure you subscribe wherever you listen or watch your podcasts! Enjoy ma…

Former MLB Pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith dive into the latest MLB happenings and some serious words of wisdom when it comes to dealing with a demotion! Big announcement... We are now available on video! Make sure you subscribe wherever you listen or watch this podcast and make sure you add your mates to your rotation! Enjoy! --- Sup…

On the anniversary of his Perfect Game, Dallas Braden jumps up on the Top Step with fellow former MLB pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith. We discuss his 'Mothers Day perfecto', as well has his disdain for A-ROD and that time he got the f#*k off his mound. As well as the Oakland A's difficult fan situation, the game today, word of the day…

3 x Gold Glove Centerfielder for the Rays joins Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith on the show this week. We discuss his journey from being a 31st-round draft pick out of Junior College to one of the most elite Centerfielders in the game. Why he loves the Rays Organization, and what it's like hitting against this generation of pitching! Please le…

Welcome back mates! Baseball is back and so are your favorite Aussie MLB Players Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith. We discuss everything from our human umpire friends, to who we are buying and who we are selling in the first weeks of the 2022 season! Click subscribe and enjoy mates! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…

Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert joins us days before his first start on the 2022 season to discuss his journey, what he experienced as a rookie in 2021 plus, who will be the MVP, who win the CY Young? Former MLB Pitchers Ryan Rowland-Smith, Grant Balfour and Ryan 'The Apprentice' Cohen give their end of year predictions! Make sure you subsc…

Aussie MLB players Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith get stuck right into all the new contracts, all the hype and madness of spring training, Aussie Word of the Day, the All In moments sponsored by All In Energy Drink and more! Please subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts! Enjoy mates! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotif…

The lockout is over and baseball is back in full swing. Former MLB Aussies Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith talk free agency, the CBA, what they like and what they don't. Australian word of the the day and the 'All In Moments! Please add The Top Step top your rotation and click subscribe! Enjoy Mates! --- Support this podcast: https://podcaster…

The lockout is over and baseball is back! We have former NL Comeback player of the year and Rockies closer Daniel Bard returning to the show to discuss the lockout form a players point of view and of course one of the most epic comeback stories in Major League baseball! Click subscribe and tell your mates! We are back! Enjoy! --- Support this podca…

Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith talk the 12 team playoff format we will see in 2022, as well as give their very honest opinion on the smart watches seen all over college pitchers wrists! Will we see these gizmo's in the show soon? We hope not! Please welcome 'Cohey the Apprentice', Ryan Cohen as he makes his way from behind the scenes to infer…

Gar Ryness AKA 'The batting Stance Guy' went from doing impressions for buddies of his favorite hitters stance to going viral and ending up as a guest on David Letterman. If you're a baseball fan you have seen him and now you can hear his story and the highs and lows of walking into MLB Clubhouses and impersonating your favorite players! If you hav…

The Super Bowl is over and spring training is right around the corner. Well, sort of. Former MLB pitchers Ryan Rowland-Smith and Grant Balfour dive into Rob Manfred's announcements of a universal DH, the new draft rules and the lack of progress to get baseball out of this lockout! As well as trade spring training stories, what goes on inside the cl…

The former AL MVP, 4 x All Star and NL Batting Champion, Justin Morneau was easily one of the best first basemen of his generation and even the history of the game. He sits down with Ryan Rowland-Smith and Grant Balfour to discuss his career, his backyard hockey rink, his new career in Broadcasting, the game today and more. Please subscribe to The …

Former Aussie MLB Pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith and All Star Grant Balfour give their thoughts on the decision to keep Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens out of the Hall of Fame, as well as give a few David Ortiz stories. We also share 'The List'. Who are are the biggest and most iconic Aussie baseball players and why? Would love to hear your thoughts! Mak…

Tyler Matzek was a huge part of the Atlanta Braves World Series Championship last year but his story of how he got there is one of the most epic comeback efforts in the Big Leagues. From a first round draft pick to completely being out of baseball due to the 'yips' to being arrested during the World Series parade it's all happening this week on The…

MLB Manager and 12 year veteran Chris Woodward is entering his 4th season at the hem of the Texas Rangers and about to enter into an exciting era in Texas as they signed two of MLB's biggest stars to long term deals. We dive into that, how he got to the top of the coaching pyramid, the interview process and more! If you haven't already make sure yo…

MLB Insider Jon Morosi joins us to break down the MLB Lockout, what is the latest, what will all this mean for the 2022 season and what are some of the positives that might come out of this historical time for baseball. Happy new year mates! If you haven't already, make sure you subscribe wherever you get your podcasts we have a massive lineup of g…

Callie Bundy is a fitness model, ex Division 1 Athlete who has an absolute cannon and can throw a football further and more accurate than you (and me). We sit down to find out how she created such a massive following on social media which has led to so many opportunities all over the world. As well as put this ex jock to the test in our Australian …

Seattle Mariners pitcher Paul Sewald went from a guy trying to survive in the game to one of the most dominant swing and miss pitchers in the Big Leagues. His tells his story of how he found himself and became one of the games toughest guys to hit! We also breakdown the 20 most iconing bands to come out of Australia, word of the day and more! Merry…

5 x All Star 4x Gold Glover MLB superstar joins the guys while on vacation in the Maldives. Fresh off 2 years in Japan and a 14 year MLB Career, Adam does not hold back discussing everything with MLB's lack of ability to market their players, the culture differences in Japan and the issue with an analytic driven approach to baseball. Please subscri…

MLB is officially Locked out. Former Aussie Major Leaguers Ryan Rowland-Smith & Grant Balfour dive into what does this really mean for baseball. Their thoughts on some of these contracts and the current state of the game. Thanks for subscribing wherever you're listening to the show! Enjoy mates! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.…

Lauren Gardner is the host of MLB Network's Quick Pitch as well as all kinds of programming across MLB and the NHL. You would have seen her all throughout the playoffs post game getting the biggest interviews of your favorite players careers! More importantly we put her Aussie knowledge to the test in our Aussie Segment 'Thats Grouse'. Make sure yo…

Jesse Chavez has been through it all in a 14 MLB year career including his recent World Series victory with the Atlanta Braves. He joins former Big leaguers Ryan Rowland-Smith and Grant Balfour cover everything from the Braves amazing run in 2021 to where it all started as a 46th rounder. Enjoy the stories, the inspiration and all the laughs! Make …

American League Reliever of the Year Liam Hendriks joins fellow Aussie Big Leaguers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith. These mates break down the free agent process, possible rule changes for 2022 and Liam explains Aussie Rules football in 'Thats Grouse'. Big welcome to all the new listeners and thank you for our recent ranking of #30 in Basebal…

Seattle Mariners Mitch Haniger discusses his recent 'letter to the fans' article in The Players Tribune. We also break down the World Series Champions Atlanta Braves. Will Freedie Freeman be a Brave for life? Sports Aussie segment laughs , word of the day and more! Make sure you click subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and tell your mates! En…

MLB All Star Kirby Yates is our special guest. We dive right into his journey from an undrafted free agent to an MLB All Star. Also, when did Charlie Morton actually break his leg in game 1 of the World Series? Did he pitch with a broken fibula? Your mates dive into what really happened. Be sure to click subscribe and don't miss the amazing lineup …

former MLB Pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith talk pending free agents, the Aaron Boone extension, what does 'dead arm' really mean and what happened to Max Scherzer in October! Make sure you subscribe to the best baseball podcast on the planet, enjoy the insight the laughs and the Aussie education! Available wherever you listen to your …

Former MLB Players Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith talk about what it's like playing in a snowed out World series, their favorite commentators Australia's Freedom day and much more! Make sure you subscribe to the best Baseball Podcast hosted by players with accents and the most laughs. Enjoy mates! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.…

Former MLB pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith discuss Grants 6 MLB Post Seasons, the moments and the meltdowns on his way to the World Series. We also hear the story of the most not so epic bummer of a speech of Ryan's career. Also the Aussie 'word of the day', growing up playing baseball in Australia in 'That's Grouse' and more! Don't f…

Former MLB Pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith discuss everything from flawed Baseball economics to their best and worse travel recommendations when visiting down under! Enjoy the insights, enjoy the laughs! Make sure you subscribe and pass it on to your mates! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-top-step…

MLB Pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith break down the dugout biffo between Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr last week. We also hear the epic RA Dickey swimming the river story, an aussie movie review and much more! Please subscribe and enjoy the episode of The Top Step! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show…

Ex MLB pitchers dive into the American league MVP race, the guidelines to an epic walk out song and... Is Mad Monday facing extinction? Thanks for joining us on The Top Step. Just subscribe would ya! Tell your mates, have a laugh. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-top-step-with-ryan-rowland-smith--grant-bal…

Ex MLB pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith dive into what it's like pitching In Playoff runs, September Call ups and big Aussie Icons, no not Crocodile Dundee, literally BIG Aussie icons along the Pacific Highway. We have baseball news, we have epic stories we have a ton of much needed laughs! Thanks for joining us on The Top Step! Make s…