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CSN Chicago · Jul 10, 2020

Cubs Talk Podcast: John Baker on getting mentally prepared for baseball

Former Cub and now Cubs mental skills coach John Baker joins the podcast with David Kaplan and Gordon Wittenmyer to discuss the mental aspect players are going through in the return to play. They dive into keeping players focused, how the lessons of late Cubs psychologist Ken Ravizza still impacts the team and how the Cubs are operating under the new guidelines.

(2:23) - Biggest mental challenges Cubs players are dealing with

(10:55) - Ken Ravizza's lessons still impact the Cubs

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(19:46) - Getting Cubs players to be in the moment when playing

(25:00) - Kaplan and Baker exchange tattoo stories

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