Even as his body began to betray him as he grew older, Tim Harkins didn't stop challenging himself, he just changed the nature of the challenge. And that strength was both an example and a blessing for his family until the very end. Listen to all of Season 3: https://www.razedsports.com/season-3 Razed Sports is a proud member of the Story Hangar podcast network: https://www.storyhangar.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

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Ep. 5: Strength

Whether encouraging his kids in sports or just sharing general wisdom, Tim Harkins had a way with words, and he always delivered them with humor and humility. Listen to all of Season 3: https://www.razedsports.com/season-3 Razed Sports is a proud member of the Story Hangar podcast network: https://www.storyhangar.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Ep. 4: Humility

Whether it was his beloved Gonzaga Bulldogs, his friends or his family, Tim Harkins possessed an unending supply of loyalty, always there for support, for guidance and sometimes a helpful push.. Listen to all of Season 3: https://www.razedsports.com/season-3 Razed Sports is a proud member of the Story Hangar podcast network: https://www.storyhangar.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Ep. 3: Loyalty

Tim Harkins was not only a competitive person, he was also kind, thoughtful and compassionate. He had “grace.” In Episode 2, we share stories from childhood through adulthood that illustrate how he often handled himself in a way that drew others to him. Listen to all of Season 3: https://www.razedsports.com/season-3 Razed Sports is a proud member of the Story Hangar podcast network: https://www.storyhangar.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Ep. 2: Grace

In Episode 1 of Season 3, we learn about how Tim Harkins honed his determination at an early age, and how he used that drive, which sometimes bordered on bullheadedness, to build a reputation as a hard-nosed athlete who always gave his best. That trait would later be a key part of his personality that he brought to his battle with cancer. Listen to all of Season 3: https://www.razedsports.com/season-3 Razed Sports is a proud member of the Story Hangar podcast network: https://www.storyhangar.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Ep. 1: Determination

He was an athlete, a leader and a mentor. Most of all, he was my Dad. We lost my father, Tim Harkins, to cancer in the spring of 2020.  He was a good person, an excellent father, a great man. But he wasn't a self-promoter, so I decided to do it for him. I decided that his story needed to be shared. Because quite frankly, the world could use more people like him. Ep. 1 drops Sept. 14. For more on the podcast, go to https://www.razedsports.com/. Razed Sports is a proud member of the Story Hangar podcast network. Learn more at https://www.storyhangar.com/. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Trailer: Season 3 begins Sept. 14

Having wrapped up Season 2 just as spring training was starting to crank up, it was time to catch up with Cole Uvila. So I headed out to Surprise, Arizona, and on Feb. 22, Cole and I sat down for a more traditional interview. Cole caught us up on everything that had happened since the end of the Arizona Fall League, touched on goals he has for the 2020 season and shared his thoughts on how much he has grown as a pitcher over the last year. Listen to all of Season 2: https://www.razedsports.com/listen-2 Subscribe: https://www.razedsports.com/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Bonus: One-on-one with Cole Uvila

In our season finale, Cole Uvila heads home to begin his offseason, taking with him a new-found momentum after a strong showing in the Arizona Fall League. That showing included one eye-opening pitch in the league's All-Star game that not only bested the top prospect in the AFL, but also grabbed the attention of some scouts, reporters and analytics experts across minor league baseball. Listen: https://www.razedsports.com/listen-2 Subscribe: https://www.razedsports.com/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Ep. 12: 'The Stars Aligned'

Cole Uvila finds himself navigating the slippery world of sports agents, going to one breakfast meeting after another, hearing pitch after pitch, searching for an agent who believes in him as much as he believes in himself. Meanwhile, his outings in the Arizona Fall League go so well that he lands the biggest honor of his pro career, a selection to the Fall Stars Game. Listen: https://www.razedsports.com/listen-2 Subscribe: https://www.razedsports.com/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Ep. 11: 'Every Dollar I'm Worth'

As the season winds down in late August, Cole Uvila prepares for the Carolina League playoffs -- with Hurricane Dorian looming -- while also looking forward to competing in the Arizona Fall League, battling some late-season fatigue and reveling in the continuing improvement of his curveball. Listen: https://www.razedsports.com/listen-2 Subscribe: https://www.razedsports.com/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Ep. 10: 'Bordering On Elite'

As the regular season winds down, Cole Uvila shares what life is like in the clubhouse of the Down East Wood Ducks, a lighthearted but talented group of players, as they prepare for the Carolina League playoffs. Meanwhile, the time he spent fixing his control problems pays off in the form of an incredible hot streak. It's a run so good that it earns him yet another challenge from the Texas Rangers, precisely the kind of challenge he has been hungering for. For more on the episode: https://www.razedsports.com/listen-2 Subscribe: https://www.razedsports.com/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Ep. 9: 'Exactly What I Want'

After an embarrassing four-walk game, Cole Uvila goes to the video tape to try to figure out what's wrong. When he does, he spots a tiny mechanical issue that seems to be at the root of his command issues. Cole's ability to identify and fix problems is a big strength of his, and it comes in part from a mantra he was taught by his late mother, Denise. She told him that there is always a reason for things that happen, and when you understand that you can figure out how to deal with them, and to be better. Cole puts this into practice on the field, and after making an adjustment to his mechanics, he finds the results are even better than expected. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Ep. 8: 'A Reason This is Happening'

Baseball is often referred to as America’s pastime, but that title could just as easily be applied to another activity -- the card game poker. Like baseball, poker might have its roots in games from other countries, but poker as we know it today is generally considered an American invention, dating back to the early 19th century, and over the years it’s become stamped into the fabric of American culture. Cole Uvila loves poker as much as baseball. In fact, he's actually made more money at the card tables than he has on the mound. In this episode, Cole shares how he got into the game and details how he can take the lessons he learns in poker and apply them to baseball. Meanwhile, as the second half of the season continues, Cole's tinkering on the mound leads to a bout of wildness, prompting him to take a deep look at how to fix it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Ep. 7: 'I'm not going to just lay down'

The great Ernie Harwell once said: “Baseball is a lot like life. It's a day-to-day existence, full of ups and downs. You make the most of your opportunities in baseball as you do in life.” As the second half of the 2019 season begins, Cole Uvila finds himself experiencing this truth on multiple fronts. He has to deal with a bizarre outing in which he feels great but the ball does not bounce his way, and he shares what life is like on the bus as his team powers through a series of difficult road trips. But he's not the only person having to deal with the challenges of a long baseball season. His fiancee Kayla, who is clear across the country in the state of Washington working on a career of her own, is also learning to adjust to the baseball life. Cole and Kayla share their thoughts on how they deal with being apart for weeks on end and how they plan for the future in a business that is designed to make that nearly impossible. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Ep. 6: 'Just Roll With It'

As the Carolina League All-Star break rolled around on the 2019 season, things were going great for Cole Uvila. His Down East Wood Ducks had dominated the Carolina League, winning 50 of their 70 games to take the first-half crown and clinch a playoff berth in the process. Cole had finished strong as well. He had worked on the issues that had been bothering him -- his command, his pitch selection -- and had some good momentum heading into mid-June. In his last seven appearances before the break, he’d allowed just one earned run across 10 innings, striking out 12. But now, as he headed home to Seattle for a brief break, it wasn’t going to be a vacation. He was returning to Driveline Baseball to get back on their mound and fine tune some things. Of all the different factors that had played a role in Cole reaching this point in his career, perhaps nothing – aside from his own determination – had had a bigger impact than Driveline had. “I guess Driveline has a lot of missions," Cole says, "but specifically what started Driveline was the idea that baseball players can be trained and created, not just, that they're born with 100-mph arm.” So Cole returned to Driveline with a very specific mission: He wanted to turn his curveball from merely a complement to his fastball into a dangerous weapon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/razedsports/message

Ep. 5: 'Baseball and Magic'

In Season 2 of the Razed Sports podcast, host Bob Harkins goes deep into minor league baseball, following a hard-throwing pitcher as he chases his dream of playing in the big leagues. Join us as we follow a unique journey that teaches lessons about dealing with both success and failure, and about navigating the curveballs of life. https://razedsports.com/

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