{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Up Your Average","title":"104: Who You Are When the Career Ends with MLB Pitcher Andy Benes","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1729,"description":"\"I want people to see me, when my career was over, as a person.\"\nCould you introduce yourself without mentioning your job? In this episode, Keith Tyner and Phil Byers sit down with former No. 1 overall draft pick Andy Benes. And they make the case that an identity built on your role can't survive the swings.\nThis episode covers:\n- How the third-best pitcher on his high school team reached the majors\n- Who to cheer for on your hardest days\n- When a month at home taught Andy empathy for players sent down\n- Why comparing contracts cost Andy two seasons with the Cardinals\n- What Andy's first financial advisor meant by hitting singles\nPass this one to a friend with a retirement date circled on the calendar.\nšŸ‘‰ Work with us: https://www.gimbalfinancial.com\n00:00 Cold open\n01:21 A three-sport kid from Evansville\n04:02 From 85 miles an hour to 101\n06:32 Humility, and a shutout at Arizona State\n08:49 The veterans who encouraged a 21-year-old\n10:17 Bouncing back after a bad start\n12:04 Separating who you are from what you do\n15:06 Cheering for a teammate on your worst days\n17:45 Sent home in his final season\n20:45 The deadline that sent Andy to Arizona\n23:12 A friend's call and Jennifer's ultimatum\n25:24 Greed, comparison and hitting singles\n#AndyBenes #LifeAfterBaseball #FaithAndFamily #FinancialPlanning #GimbalFinancial","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/KmuiimG1JFbZUHe-bhnPBJ0y4SJ0wy-v--_HuuSvNXc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NjJh/ODcyYjJiNzU5NjIz/Y2RkNWRhYjdlYjA5/ZTIyNC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}