The Pioneer of Pitching Development | Tom House

Patrick Jones @pjonesbaseball is joined by Tom House @tomhouse this week. Tom House doesn't need much of an introduction. He has been involved with baseball for over 40 years. After his MLB pitcher career ended, he decided to take up coaching and became an MLB pitching coach. He had such a big impact that Nolan Ryan mentioned him in his hall of fame speech as someone who made a massive impact on his career. After coaching at the MLB level, Tom decided he could impact more players working in the private sector. It wasn't just pitchers that sought to work with Tom. NFL quarterbacks also wanted to spend time with him; Tom Brady and Drew Brees are among the few quarterbacks who worked with Tom over the years. To help as many pitchers as possible, Tom recently built a pitching app called Mustard app. A pitcher can take a video of themselves throwing, and with artificial intelligence, they will immediately be sent back a report on what they need to work on and drills specific for them. If you love pitching, you will love listening to the legendary Tom House on this episode.

Timestamps for Tom House 

[4:34] Introduction to Motion Analysis 

[8:10] The Confirmation Bias

[11:01] Unexpected Evolution to Pitching Mindset 

[18:40] Exploring Formerly Used Drills: A Reflection on Evolving Techniques

[22:30] Efficiency of Towel Drill

[24:51 ] The Hall of Famers

[31:02] Changing A player's Tempo 

[34:25] Windows of Trainability 

[42:08] Process Over Outcome 

[47:44] The Development of Mustard App

[50:35] The Best of Old and New 

Follow Tom House 

Twitter: @tomhouse