Enjoy this throwback interview with Three Swings classic guest Greg Proops, talking the mental side of baseball, including genius and not-so-genius managerial moves, playing angry, and why Willie Mays may be the smartest ball player of all time. Greg also tells some truly unforgettable baseball stories... postseason memories, meeting Joe Madden at the breakfast table... too many stories to count. Originally recorded 2/28/18. THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY BETTER HELP: *Get 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/baseball THE OLD BALL GAME HAPPENS EVERY SUNDAY AT 4:30PST! Rhea and pals Greg Nix and Wayland McQueen (Duck Snort Podcast) are watching classic baseball games every Sunday night during quarantine and you can join them! Just sign up at Patreon for exclusive access to the livestream and the archives: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod GET THREE SWINGS MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices